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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. I decided to concentrate on a new framework draft and to work directly with Aharon Barak and Egyptian Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Osama elBaz. Barak seemed to have Begin's trust, and elBaz, the most militant of the Egyptians, could speak accurately for the Arab position. If el-Baz agreed to something, the other Egyptian aides would go along, and I could always override him, if necessary, by going directly to Sadat. At the same time, I could depend on Barak to influence Begin. Both Barak and el-Baz were brilliant draftsmen, fluent in English...
...mixed feelings about the prospective naming by the U.S. of a special Middle East negotiator. On one hand, they welcome the step, feeling that only the U.S. can persuade the Israelis to compromise. "It is important for the U.S. to remain active all the time, not just seasonally," says Osama el Baz, a key Mubarak adviser. On the other hand, the Egyptians warned that the U.S. envoy should not try to pressure them into anything...
...last week proposed another compromise peace formula. Sadat and Israeli Premier Menachem Begin should exchange letters on what Egypt's First Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Osama el Baz calls "the chronological parallelism" (euphemism for linkage) between Israel's Sinai withdrawal and preparations for self-rule in the occupied territories. In these letters the two leaders would pledge that 1) talks on autonomy for the West Bank and Gaza would begin within one month of the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, and 2) elections for local governing councils for those territories should take place...
WEDNESDAY. Carter takes a new tack. Ignoring protocol, he deals not with leaders but with their aides to work out technical details. Key aides: Egyptian Under Secretary of State Osama el-Baz and former Israeli Attorney General Aharon Barak. Carter keeps aides in session 10½ hours, sending out for tea and sandwiches. Begin walks in woods with Wife Aliza. Sadat too goes strolling again...
...hand, Fisher has been offering suggestions to his former student at the Law School, Osama el-Baz, who was the number-two negotiator for the Egyptians in the recent Cairo peace talks and a participant in the Jerusalem talks...