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This is a Central Intelligence Agency release of Foreign Broadcast Information Service coverage of the Middle East peace talks from December 1977. It collects British, Israeli and Soviet press and radio items on President as-Sadat's initiative and the planned Cairo conference. It also covers Prime Minister Begin's visit to London, Secretary of State Vance's regional tour and the Knesset debate on the peace plan. It contains no material on unidentified aerial phenomena.
“Cairo”42 pages
PP ELEASE CI I RICA ONS DIVISION A -14 NOV201 Dec 77 ISRAEL N1 BEG OMMENTS 0 BREAKING OF RELATIONS F I 6- o E / - - TA060530Y Jerusalem Domestic Service in Hebrew 0500 GMT 6 Dec 77 TA [Text] The prime minister has said in London that Israel was sorry to hear that Egypt had been forced to break diplomatic relations with five other Arab countries, as we eek to achieve a peace settlement with all our neighbors in the Middle East. At a anquet on behalf of the United Jewish Appeal, attended by about 1,000 people, the rime minister said that Israel favors direct negotiations, and hence we are not happy to see diplomatic relations being severed because our goal is a comprehensive peace settlement through direct negotiations with all our neighbors. Begin hopes that the U.S. secretary of state, when he comes to the region in a few days, will be able to persuade a few more Arab countries to join the efforts to reach a settlement. In Jerusalem it was reported that Israel will not have a diplomatic reaction to Egypt's decision to sever relations with Syria, Iraq, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen. The Foreign Ministry spokesman noted this was an internal matter of the Arab world, .) Our political oorrespondent reports it is unofficially believed that As-Sadat will now act toward reaching a settlement between Israel and Egypt. It is also believed that now Jordan willjoin the political moves in the region because of its interest in Judaea and Samaria. Thus it is possible that Israel will be asksd to define more clearly its positions regarding Judaea and Samaria as far as the Palestinian issue is concerned. BEGIN TO MEET WITH SECRETARY VANCE IN JERUSALEM TA051413Y Jerusalem Domestic Service in Hebrew 1400 GMT 5 Dec 77 TA [Text] It was confirmed to our correspondent in London from the prime minister's entourage that Mr Begin will confer with the U.S. secretary of state, Cyrus Vance, in Jerusalem at the end of the week. It became known today that Mr Vance will come to Israel within the framework of a tour of several Middle East countries. He will .try to persuade more countries in the z'egion to send their representatives to the Cairo conference. The Americans are especially trying to convince King Juhayn. - Britain also promised Mr Begin to help persuade the Jordanians. Begin on Vance, Other Topics TA051858Y Jerusalem Domestic Service in Hebrew 1705 GMT 5 Dec 77 TA [From the evening newsreel] - 1I [Text] Today the prime minister is concluding the political part of his visit in Bri- tain. In the afternoon the prime minister gave a special interview to our correspondent in London, Mikha Limor: [begin recording] [Question] Mr Prime Minister, the British prime minister, Mr Callaghan, in his speech accepted your contention that the Europeans should not intervene in the peace process in the Middle East. What was the argument which persuaded him? [Answer] You should know that we, the Israeli, and British delegations, Britain's prime minister and myself, talked for long hours. This question was raised in both the private talk between us and in the joint talk. We explained to the hosts: First, the nine decided on a position that is unfounded even in the opinion of the British Govern- ment, of [demanding] a total withdrawal to the 1967 lines. The British Government, just like the U.S. Government, has never accepted this false premise. So how can such a position be determined with your approval?
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