NSSD 4-87 Middle East Peace Process

= - i 8701700 - THE WHITE HOUSE SYSTEM II SECRET WASHINGTON 90040 January 22, 1987 DECLAGSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY STUDY Authorily Hr. leave to weastein DIRECTIVE NUMBER 4-17 4/20/05 BY KML NARADATE 2/24/11 Middle tast Peace Process (C) This interagency review of our strategy for the Middle take account peace directive establishes the terms of reference East for an process results over of the Assistant coming year. Secretary The review of State should Murphy's about trip our to the of the in January 1987 and offer recommendations visits overall Middle East strategy leaders in February and March. The review region in time for the scheduled high-level should by examine such questions as: (c) What are the present for a solution trends to the in problem -- of Palestinian polities? that an the implications of current - Palestinian representation What are the PLO gains in Lebahon? How can we strengthen Jordan - frole on the in the Palestinian peace process and . its efforts to assert further, leadership iteps could we take, e.g., in the question? Quality of What Life area of in AUT bilateral relations, to strengthen the xing' hand? How much flexibility does the #resent Isrueli government -- have in pursuing the peace ;process? -- What conference are in any of its current variants? Could ourselves such a the risks and benefits of an international conference be effective? How could we protect approaches to an from international its inherent framework traps? that Are would there be other more effective or easier to manage? Are prospects understandings role in easing of -- there tensions over that existed Southern Xarael and syria from 1976-81 possible? the sort What, are the propects for UNIFIL? What is our current assessment Of the of Syrian Egypt? factor Saudi and of -- Arabia? Assad's prospects? Morocco? Algeria? what fs the that role are the effects of the Iran-Irag war? SECRET Declassify on: OADR MR not j 2:24.2011 the SECRET