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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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PPROVED FOR RELEASE CIA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS DIVISION AR 70-14 13NOV201 V. 27 Dec 77 D 23 EGYPT - [As -Sadat] Well, we shall leave this to them. [Question] Mr Begin, may I ask you a question please? [begin] Of course. I- [Question] You said we are going to work now for a comprehensive settlement on thebases of Resolutions 242 and 338. Can you tell us if you accept the principle of non-acquisition of territories by force? And are you going to apply this for the compre-hensive settlement? [Begin] Yes, we are for a comprehensive settlement, and I accept the principles, thefamous principles established in the international law in practice. There must not beany acquisition of territories in the wake of a war of aggression. The war of the 6days was awar of legitimate self-defense, and the president yesterday told me: Yes, hedoes remember the slogans issued in those days to throw the Israelis into sea. So wedefended ourselves, and this is my reply to you. In complete accordance with inter- Ti) national law and practice. Thank you. Begin Departs Ismailia NC261008 [Editorial Report NC] Cairo Domestic Service in Arabic at 0945 GMT on 26 Decem- (lIber relays live the sendoff ceremony for Israeli Prime Minister Begin from An-Nakhilresthouse in Ismailia. The announcer reports at 0955 GMT that As-Sadat is seeing offBegin and his delegation and will accompany them to the helicopter pad-. Another announcer then takes over from the An-Nakhil helicopter pad to report the arrival of Presidentas-Sadat and Begin's entourage. The Israeli delegation takes off in five helicopters for Abu Suwayr Airport, where the delegation will board a plane for Israel. The liverelay ends at 0959 GMT. Former IAF Chief Hod in Ismailia TA261101Y Tel Aviv DAVAR in Hebrew 26 Dec 77 p 2 TA [Text] El Al Director General Mordekhay Hod, who was Israel's air force commander in the.* 6-day war, is in Ismailia. Yesterday morning, Hod joined Prime Minister Menahem Begin's party, which took off on El Al Flight No 447 to Ismailia. Hod is staying with the rest of those accompanying the prime minister, and he will returntoday at the end of the talks between the prime minister and Egypt's president. Israel Submitted Comprehensive Plan NC261348Y Cairo MENA in Arabic 1320 GMT 26 Dec 77 NC [Text] Cairo, 26 Decemberr-MENA has learned that during the Ismailia talks Israel sub-mitted a written plan for comprehensive and permanent peace in the Middle East area.The agency has learned that this was the first time since the beginning of direct talksor even since the beginning of the crisis that Israel has submitted such a plan for acomprehensive solution. The agency learned that during the talks the Egyptian' side studied this plan. However, in view of the differences of opinion on some of the points in the Israeli plan, theEgyptian side decided to prepare an Egyptian plan in response to the Israeli plan.
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