Word: offing
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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The buildup, and its potential for precipitating an all-out war, apparently frightened both sides. Since last month, when the original cease-fire was extended until Feb. 5, the principals have been moving gingerly back toward negotiations. Israel had been hoping to force Egypt to dismantle at least some of...
Eban was referring to a statement by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat demanding "a timetable for withdrawal." But diplomats in Cairo considered Sadat's statement, made during a visit to troops along the canal, to be more a matter of morale building than a real condition for the talks. More...
Familiar Figure. When the Israelis publicly indicate a willingness to sit down at the negotiating table. United Nations Secretary-General U Thant will summon Mediator Gunnar Jarring from his regular post as Swedish Ambassador to Moscow. Since the Arabs refuse to meet directly with Israel, Jarring is likely to shuttle...
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With the negotiations a virtual certainty, both sides dispatched high-powered emissaries to Washington this week to discuss the situation. Jordan's King Hussein, who stopped in Cairo to visit Sadat, is expected to warn President Nixon of a possible outbreak of fighting unless earnest discussions are under way...