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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.
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kPPR VDFOR RELEASE C IS CAL Cr~J CTION S DIVISION AR70O V. 2'7 Dec 77 D 13 E)Yi'T We have agreed upon raising the level of representation in the Cairo conference to min- isterial level, and, as you have heard yesterday, we have agreed upon two committees, a political committee and a military committee headed by ministers of foreign affairs anc ministers of defense. The military committee will convene in Cairo. The political committee will convene in Jerusalem. Those committees shall work in the context of the Cairo conference. I think that they will report to the plenary [as heard] whenever they reach any, I mean, decision. The question of the withdrawal, we have made progress in it. But on the Palestinian question, which we consider is the core and crux of the problem. here in the area, the .Egyptian and Israeli delegations discussed the Palestinian problem. The position of Israel is that Palestinian Arabs in Judaea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip should enjoy self- rule. We have agreed that because we have differences on this issue, we agreed that the issue will be discussed in the political committee of the Cairo preparatory conference. I hope I have given you some light upon our works. And thank you again. [applause] Begin Statement NC260910Y Cairo Domestic Service in English 0832 GMT 26 Dec 77 NC' [Statement by Israeli Prime Minister Begin at a press conference in Ismailia--live] [Text] Mr President, ladies and gentlemen: I have come here a hopeful prime minister. I am leaving a happy man. The conference in Ismailia has been successful. We will continue withthe momentumof the peacemaking process. Now starts the phase of the most serious negotiations in details; how to establish peace between Egypt and Israel as part of a comprehensive peace settlement throughout the Middle East. These 2 days are very goo d days for Egypt ,and for Israel and for peace. May I express our gratitude to the president for his gracious hospitality he bestowed upon me, upon friends and col- leagues, the foreign minister, Moshe Dayan, the defense minister, 'Ezer Weizman, and our collaborators and advisers. This is the second meeting between President as-Sadat and myself after the historic event of his breakthrough visit to Jerusalem. And here too may I say we spoke as friends. We want to establish a real peace. There are problems to discuss and in these two committees,.the chairmanship of which will rotate between our respective ministers, those serious negotiations and talks will take place. So now ry friends and I will leave Ismailia in Egypt with the faith that we contributed to the peacemaking process. And there is hope that with God's help, President as-Sadat and I and our friends will establish peace. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Questions and Answers NC261020y Cairo Domestic Service in English 0837 GMT 26 Dec 77 NC [Question and answer portion of press conference given by President as-Sadat and Prime Mi ster B n Ismailia--live] f [ xt] [Press conference mo erator All ight, gentlemen, you can start. Mention your name and the organization you represent. I
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