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...Anwar Sadat, who was then Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament, made his first visit to the U.S. He was worried about how an Egyptian would be treated. This week, returning as President of Egypt on an eleven-day trip, he knows exactly what his reception will be. Although there may be some picketing by Jewish Defense League activists, Sadat will be feted at the White House, address a joint session of Congress, and travel to cities including Williamsburg, Houston and Chicago. Says a high White House official: "We hope to cement Sadat to us and lay the groundwork...
Roger D. Fisher, professor of Law, said yesterday that when he was in Cairo last year he extended an "informal invitation" to President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt to visit the University while Sadat was on tour...
...Lebanon, combined with fear that Israel might try to exploit the situation, brought 18 Arab diplomats together last week for an emergency meeting of the Arab League at its Cairo headquarters. Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization, however, boycotted the session, primarily as a protest against Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's signing of the new Sinai accord with Israel. Even with the Syrians and the P.L.O., there was little the league could do to help Lebanon; in any case, after two days of inconclusive talks, the participants merely made a vague promise of financial aid to compensate Lebanon...
...Secretary of State's Sinai accord was all but certain of swift approval after a final congressional roadblock was removed last week. Following meetings with Kissinger, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released official texts of the agreements the Secretary had worked out with Israel and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. The release contained no surprises: the various protocols promising military, economic or diplomatic support to each side had all been leaked earlier. The reason that Kissinger had not wanted them published was to preserve the principle of confidentiality in international negotiations. On the strength of the official publication...
Moscow holds Kissinger and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat responsible for the humiliation the Soviets suffered in the Middle East. This was fully reflected in Gromyko's mood, which one U.S. official described as "disappointed and unhappy." The Russians are not in a very strong bargaining position in the Arab world at the moment. Not only have they lost their influence in Egypt, but they also do not have much clout in Syria, even though some 3,000 Soviet technicians remain there. Ironically, the Soviets seem to be turning to the U.S. for help in getting back on the Middle...