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...Acceptance by Israel of a permanent corridor through Israeli-held territory on the west bank of the Suez Canal to resupply Egypt's beleaguered Third Army (TIME, Nov. 5) with such items as blood plasma and food. Under terms of the agreement, United Nations forces, rather than Israeli troops, will control checkpoints on the key Cairo-Suez road. It will be the responsibility of the U.N. soldiers to supervise the movement of "nonmilitary supplies to the east bank...
...Agreement by Israel that it will relax the siege of the Egyptian town of Suez at the south end of the canal. There, 2,000 wounded soldiers and civilians have been trapped by the Israeli military operation that cut off the Egyptian Third Army...
...exchange of prisoners of war, beginning with the wounded. The Israelis, who pressed heavily on this point in Washington discussions with Kissinger, anticipate the return of 340 men, most of them captured in the early hours of the war when Israel's defensive positions along the Suez Canal and the Bar-Lev Line were overrun by the Egyptians. In return, the Israelis are prepared to surrender nearly 8,000 Egyptian prisoners, including 600 officers and 50 pilots...
...Israel. The hero of the war, General Ariel ("Arik") Sharon, had become the government's major adversary in peace. In an extraordinarily blunt interview with Charles Mohr of the New York Times, Armor Expert Sharon reproved leaders of the Israeli army for not exploiting the openings west of Suez that his tanks had carved out. Sharon was a leading opposition candidate for the Knesset before he was recalled to active duty; his parliamentary criticisms if he wins the election are certain to be continuous and biting...
Less Friendly. Business no doubt will go on-but perhaps in a somewhat less friendly way. Unquestionably the wrench in the alliance is more severe than at any point since 1956, when Britain and France, along with Israel, invaded Egypt to regain control of the Suez Canal. The U.S., working through the United Nations General Assembly, forced them to retreat. The partnership eventually recovered from that wound, but it took a long time. The convalescence this time may be even longer. The Europeans are far stronger economically than they were in 1956, and the U.S. is, relatively speaking, far weaker...