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...founding of the state of Israel in 1948, Arab and Israeli diplomats had sat face to face in the same conference room. More important, the delegates quickly agreed to form a military working committee to resume the negotiations that broke down Nov. 29 at Kilometer 101 on the Cairo-Suez road. The critical subject: the "disengagement" of Egyptian and Israeli forces along the Suez Canal...
Along the Suez Canal there were ripples of unrest. The Israelis complained to UNEF that Egyptian troop advances were taking place along the western shore of the Great Bitter Lake, threatening Israeli supply lines. Later they announced that Egyptian missiles had shot down a pilotless Israeli drone plane on a reconnaissance flight over the canal. But at Geneva both sides still seemed eager to put an optimistic face on their negotiations. At week's end they announced that they had reached "consensus on some principles of disengagement." If they can reach an agreement on this critical problem within...
Despite Kissinger's reassurances, the Israelis seemed doubtful that the Geneva meeting would accomplish anything substantive. They indicated that they were willing to pull back their forces from both banks of the Suez to the Mitla and Gidi passes in middle Sinai. In return, as Transportation Minister Shimon Peres said, "We want some guarantee that territorial concessions will bring about policy changes." One change that Israel will demand is full recognition by the Arabs. Israelis and the Arabs both are convinced, however, that a full peace agreement cannot be reached until the emotional issues of Jerusalem and the status...
...Cairo officials that Sadat expects major agreements to come out of the talks. The Egyptians say they are willing to have demilitarized zones set up in the Sinai with buffers manned by U.N. forces between the opposing armies. Egypt also is prepared to grant Israel full use of the Suez Canal once it is dredged and reopened. The Egyptians also made a remarkable but unsubstantiated claim that the U.S. had committed itself to the defense of Israel during the October war. Said a high Egyptian official: "As to security, the Israelis already have a guarantee. Kissinger has made us understand...
Perhaps the most enthusiastic sponsor of the conference is Egypt's Anwar Sadat. One of his advisers, alluding to the Egyptian military crossing of the Suez Canal in October, last week referred to Sadat's decision to begin peace negotiations as "the political crossing." Most participants assume that the conference can accomplish little until after the Israeli elections on Dec. 31. The Egyptians reckon that Sadat will then have about six weeks in which to get some results from the conference. If he fails, Sadat seems prepared to resume the fighting, though without much enthusiasm and probably without...