Word: syrian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Whatever negotiations do take place, it is unlikely that Kissinger will arbitrate them to the extent that he did the Israeli-Syrian discussions. At home, compliments for conjuring up his Middle East miracle were mixed last week with criticisms for remaining away so long and for tying himself down in resolving minor details. There were fears, as well, that Kissinger was overcommitting himself; whenever elements of the Middle East agreements became unstuck, he personally might have to re-stick them; whenever similar negotiations developed elsewhere, the magician might be sought out to run them...
...After getting a crucial concession from Israel on the problem of Palestinian attacks, Kissinger returns to Damascus and gets Syrian agreement on terms of disengagement...
APRIL 28. Leaves Washington for talks in Geneva with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. Fighting on the Syrian-Israeli cease-fire line continues for the 47th consecutive...
...Flies to Damascus for talks with Syrian President Hafez Assad...
...retaliation for Ma'alot, Israeli jets bomb Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Kissinger flies to Damascus and returns with new Syrian proposals...