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01a. Memo
C. David Welch to Brent Scowcroft
7/12/90
(b)(1)
Re: Your Meeting with Jordan Foreign Minister Marwan Kasem,
Friday, July 12, 2:30 p.m. (1 pp.)
01b. Letter
King Hussein I to President Bush (6 pp.)
6/24/90
(b)(1)
02a. Memo
C. David Welch to Brent Scowcroft
7/17/90
(b)(1)
&
Re: Your Meeting with Javier Perez de Cuellar, UN Secretary
General, Wednesday, July 18, 2:00 p.m. (1 pp.)
02b. Cable
Re: SYG's Report on the Aime Mission (3 pp.)
7/13/90
(1)
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03a. Letter
President Bush to King Hussein I (5 pp.)
7/21/90
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7/20/90
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7/16/90
(b)(1)
Re: Letter to King Hussein (1 pp.)
03d. Letter
King Hussein I to President Bush (6 pp.)
6/24/90
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7/20/90
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7/16/90
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INFORMATION
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THROUGH:
RICHARD N. HAASS
RH
FROM:
C. DAVID WELCH
SUBJECT:
Your Meeting with Jordan Foreign Minister Marwan
Kasem, Friday, July 13, 2:30 p.m.
Kasem wants to get a sense of where we are in the peace process.
He is also likely to lay on a saccharine view of Iraq. We need
to convey our seriousness about the next phase whereby Israel's
new government gets a fair but finite chance to give us a
go-ahead for a Palestinian-Israeli dialogue. For the longer
term, the best way to address King Hussein's moody frame of mind
is to signal that we are prepared to work more with Jordan but
this requires that Jordan play a more central role. You should
mention to Kasem that the President will be offering the King a
meeting followed by private dinner on October 1, if that is
agreeable with the Jordanians.
Although Kasem is personally pro-American, he is very outspoken
about Jordan's disappointments with the United States. (Some of
his acerbity may be defensiveness against political sniping in
Jordan because of Kasem's American education and wife.) My guess
is that he was the principal drafter of Hussein's bitter letter
(attached at Tab I). Hussein likes and respects Kasem, but he is
not Hussein's closest friend or adviser. In short, he is not the
fellow with whom to have a heart-to-heart about the unusually
blunt Hussein letter, the King's mercurial mood, and the
unfortunate Karen Elliot House interview (also attached at Tab
II). We are, by the way, clearing with State a proposed response
to Hussein.
Kasem spent a lot of time in his meetings with Dennis Ross and
John Kelly stressing that we misunderstand Saddam Hussein and
that Israel really does have designs on Iraq. The point to make
when he gets into the flow on Iraq is that we don't want a
confrontation with Iraq and that we aren't part of any plot, but
that Saddam's behavior should be responsible and restrained. We
will also be going to the Jordanians formally to request their
help with Iraq because we have recent information of Iraqi
dalliance with Abu Nidal and the PLF.
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King Hussein's Letter
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6/24/90
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WSJ
6/25/90
All
Mandela Pledge
King Hussein Fears Mideast Strife
Wins Over U.S.
Could Flare Into War, Chides U.S.
Business Leaders
By KAREN ELLIOTT HOUSE
government in Israel and the U.S.'s sus*
And GERALDINE BROOKS
pension last week of its dialogue with the
Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Palestine Liberation Organization have
By JOE DAVIDSON
AMMAN, Jordan - King Hussein,
combined to raise Arab "anger and frus-
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
alarmed by rising Middle East friction,
tration," he said.
it
e
Nelson Mandela won over U.S. business
said the region is approaching the same
His own frustration with the Bush ad-
y
leaders with a pledge that free enterprise
state of hair-trigger tension that led to the
ministration is clearly rising, too. In
outbreak of an Arab-Israeli war in 1967.
r
would play an important role in a post-
March, the monarch expressed faith in the
1
apartheid South Africa.
"We are at the most dangerous cross-
president's knowledge of the region and
Mr. Mandela, who has been drawing a
roads we have found ourselves in the 37
t
said he was the right man at the right time
flood of support and good will on a tour of
years of my life serving in this area," he
to bring progress towards peace. Now, he
said in an interview.
U.S. cities, has stressed the need to keep
says he can't distinguish between Presi-
applying pressure on South Africa's white-
The 54-year-old monarch, who led Jor-
dent Bush and President Reagan, who
minority government. It is a message he
dan into that war, seemed almost resigned
never visited the Middle East and who was
pushed at a meeting of more than 200 busi-
to another war as he dispassionately listed
widely perceived by Arabs to be biased to-
ness leaders in New York Friday and is ex-
what he sees as U.S. missteps that have
ward Israel.
led to a decline in Arab-Israeli relations.
pected to repeat to President Bush
He listed what he called U.S. missteps
today.
He called for an urgent reassessment of
dating from former Secretary of State
While the New York business leaders
U.S. Mideast policy. The point that now
Henry Kissinger's theory that a stronger
were divided over the continued use of eco-
has been reached, he said, echoes all too
Israel would be a more moderate Israel to
nomic sanctions, they were uniformly im-
closely the June 1967 situation: rising ten-
Vice President Dan Quayle's recent adop-
pressed with the African National
sion, righteous rhetoric and, finally, rash
tion of the Israeli terms Judea and Sa-
action.
Congress's deputy president, who was
maria in referring to the occupied West
freed in February after nearly years in
"The 1967 situation was a trap set by Is-
Bank of the Jordan River.
prison. "The business community was very
rael into which the Arabs fell," he said,
"My honest concern is that if the U.S.
positive, and Mr. Mandela came off very,
"and I'm afraid this situation is very sim-
doesn't reassess the current problems
very well," said Preston Robert Tisch,
ilar." Asked if the Arabs may again fall
against this background, it can't play the
president of Lowe's Corp. and the incom-
into war, the king said, "They may have
role it must play based on the principles it
no other choice."
ing chairman of the New York Partner-
upholds and responsibilities far greater
It is this fear of inexorable collision be-
ship.
than existed when there was a Cold War,"
That view was shared by Peter Farber,
tween frustrated Arabs and a seemingly
the king said.
a tax lawyer and trustee of the New York
frozen Israeli government that is produc-
Without some U.S. action, King Hussein
Chamber of Commerce, who says that
ing widespread talk of a new Mideast war.
said, he fears that Israel might spark a
sanctions hurt black South Africans more
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's re-
war in one of two ways-by forcing a mass
than anyone. "He seems very well-in-
peated declaration that Iraq will retaliate
exit of Palestinians from the West Bank
formed about business and the economy,"
if Israel strikes also has heightened war
or by some military adventure in the re-
Mr. Farber said. "He took pains to dispel
talk. Jordanian officials believe Israel soon
gion. "My concern is that Israel could act
the notion that there would be wholesale
will hit Libya to retaliate for a recent abor-
in a way to force an exodus from the terri-
nationalization of industries. Free enter-
tive guerrilla raid on the Israeli coast.
tories to give room for settlers," he said.
prise would play a major role, including
With a photograph of the Iraqi president
Any exodus of West Bank Palestinians
foreign investment."
just behind his shoulder, King Hussein, a
is particularly frightening to the Jordanian
In a speech Saturday at the Kennedy Li-
longtime U.S. ally and Arab moderate, laid
monarch, as they would inevitably flee
brary at the University of Massachusetts
out his own alarmist assessment in the
next door to his small, poor nation where
in Boston, Mr. Mandela called for a "large
comfortable sitting room of his palace.
already half the population is Palestinian-
inflow of foreign capital, including U.S.
As the king sees it, the winds of change
mostly refugees from previous wars. Many
capital," once democracy comes to South
that brought freedom and human rights to
in the new Israeli government have long
Africa. Limited nationalization of industry,
Eastern Europe have brought Palestinians
argued that Jordan is in fact a Palestinian
he said, was an option to be considered.
nothing but a flood of Soviet Jewish immi-
state and that declaring it to be SO is-the
Mr. Mandela expressed immediate in-
grants who may push them out of their
real solution to the Arab-Israeli dispute.
terest in a proposal by Peter Goldmark,
land-something he says the U.S. refuses
The king says about 46,000 Palestinians
president of the Rockefeller Foundation, to
to see. That plus the election of a hard-line
have crossed to Jordan from the West
establish a South African development
Bank since the beginning of the Palestinian
bank-"a place to channel investment the
encourage Mr. de Klerk to work to stem vi-
uprising, or intifada, in 1987.
minute a just government is elected," Mr.
olence in Natal province, where factional
The other potential flashpoint, he said,
Goldmark said. "There are businesses and
warfare has been under way for years.
would be "a military adventure" by Israel
foundations that would be interested in
In addition to speaking with the presi-
such as its 1981 destruction of an Iraqi nu-
building the machinery for such a bank,
dent, Mr. Mandela also will address a joint
clear reactor. "Israel cannot continue to
whether our government was ready or
session of Congress while in Washington.
throw its weight around without response,"
not," he said. Mr. Mandela indicated he
His reception on Capitol Hill tomorrow
he said. "The Arabs have taken all they
would like to follow up on the bank idea be-
may be somewhat muted by senators and
can take." In a speech on Baghdad radio
fore leaving the U.S.
representatives whose constituents
in April, Iraq's president warned: "We will
Mr. Mandela has already demonstrated
strongly objected to Mr. Mandela's words
make the fire eat up half of Israel if it tries
normous fund-raising prowess. Some
of support for Fidel Castro, Moammar
to do anything against Iraq. We are not
ides estimate the amount raised so far
Gadhafi and Yasser Arafat-the leaders of
carrying the banner of challenge. But if
luring his trip at well over $1 million, with
Cuba, Libya and the Palestine Liberation
anyone challenges us, he will find us
he biggest fund-raising events yet to oc-
Organization, respectively.
stronger than a diamond.
We
will
not
ur. Contributions to the ANC have come
On a PBS special Friday, Mr. Mandela
be trampled upon."
om excited, emotional crowds at big
said he was "astonished" at the critical re-
The king said the U.S. could act to re-
atherings, such as the huge outdoor rally
action his remarks have generated, ex-
duce these tensions by opening its doors to
plaining that the three men have long been
more emigrating Soviet Jews, many of
aturday, as well as at smaller functions
supporters of the ANC struggle.
whom
would
settle
ith the rich and famous.
Mr. will also ask Mr. Bush to
to
this
in
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INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR BRENT SCOWCROFT
New Sec Ad risor
THROUGH:
RICHARD N. HAASS
has seen
FROM:
C. DAVID WELCH,
SUBJECT:
Your Meeting with Javier Perez de Cuellar, UN
Secretary General, Wednesday, July 18, 2:00 p.m.
Last week, Perez de Cuellar delivered an oral report to the
Security Council on Aime's mission, thus capping the first stage
of the Secretary General's effort to consider the situation in
the Occupied Territories and measures for the protection of the
Palestinians. (See Tab I.) De Cuellar and Aime have skillfully
avoided contentious Security Council action by focusing on
practical steps to provide greater security for Palestinians; the
Arabs and Arafat have apparently agreed to go along with this
approach "for a reasonable period of time." Key to making it
work, however, is Israeli cooperation -- Aime feels that he left
Defense Minister Arens with the obligation to look into a number
of specific Israeli practices. It is early yet to judge Israeli
performance.
We support this step-by-step approach, i.e. giving Israel
specific ideas to consider and the time to work out solutions.
Some of Aime's ideas are reflective of our own human rights
concerns: unnecessary use of deadly force; beatings; expansion
of settlements; a "civil guard" of settlers; tax policy; and
family reunification. We prefer to keep these questions out of
the Security Council, where the action is more provocative than
effective. Further down the road, we would like to avoid a
situation where the United Nations advocates a greater UN role in
physical protection (e.g., redeployed UNTSO observers) in the
face of Israeli refusal, and we are forced to pick a side.
If Perez de Cuellar raises Permanent Five exchanges on the Middle
East, we need to hear more details about how such a process would
work. You should give him a sense of where we are in the peace
process, citing our strategy to clarify with Israel within a
finite period whether the approach we have been pushing can be
made to work. Only then will we look at alternatives.
Attachment
Tab I
Oral Report by Perez de Cuellar to the Security Council
CONFIDENTIAL
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(DIST>SIT: MONTGOMERY VAX
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SUBJECT: SYG'S REPORT ON THE AIME MISSION
REF: USUN 1953
1. (CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT)
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~BEGIN SUMMARY~
2. SUMMARY: THE SYG DELIVERED AN ORAL TO REPORT THE
SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE AIME MISSION JULY 13. AIME HAD
HAD FREE ACCESS TO HIGH RANKING ISRAELI OFFICIALS AND
PALESTINIANS OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE IN THE OCCUPIED
TERRITORIES, INCLUDING PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH DETAINEES
AT THE AL-ANSAR CAMP III IN THE NEGEV. ALL PALESTINIANS
SAID THEY WERE VULNERABLE, AND HAD NO RECOURSE TO ANY
AUTHORITY EXECPT THE OCCUPATION FORCES. AIME HAD
RECOMMENDED TO ARENS THAT THE ISRAELIS RECOGNIZE THE
RIGHTS OF THE PALESTINIANS UNDER THE FOURTH GENEVA
CONVENTION. IN PARTICULAR, THE ISRAELIS SHOULD LIMIT
THE USE OF FORCE, BEATINGS OF CHILDREN, EXPANSION OF
SETTLEMENTS, INTRODUCTION OF THE CIVIL GUARDS INTO THE
OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, AND DISRUPTION OF RELIGIOUS AND
PUBLIC CEREMONIES SUCH AS FUNERALS. PALESTINIANS SAW
THE INTIFADA AS A "STRUGGLE AGAINST DISPOSSESSION.
LAND SEIZURES, PARTICULARLY WHEN MADE FOR ESTABLISHMENT
OF ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS, WERE PARTICULARLY RESENTED.
THIS RESENTMENT WAS COMPOUNDED WHEN COUPLED WITH
SUBSEQUENT DENIAL OF ACCESS BY THE PALESTINIANS TO WATER
WHICH WAS THEN USED IN THE NEW SETTLEMENTS. THE SYG
MADE IT CLEAR THAT UNTSO'S ROLE COULD NOT BE EXPANDED TO
INCLUDE PROTECTION OF THE PALESTINIANS IN THE OCCUPIED
TERRITORIES WITHOUT ACTION OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND
COOPERATION OF THE ISRAELIS. ESTABLISHMENT OF A
PROTECTING POWER FOR THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES UNDER THE
FOURTH GENEVA CONVENTION SHOULD BE PURSUED THROUGH THE
ICRC IN GENEVA. THE AIME MISSION WOULD CONTINUE. END
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3. DURING A CLOSED SESSION JULY 13, UN SECRETARY
GENERAL PEREZ DE CUELLAR DELIVERED HIS VERBAL REPORT ON
THE JEAN CLAUDE AIME MISSION TO ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED
TERRITORIES (OTHER ITEMS REPORTED SEPTELS). PUTTING THE
AIME MISSION IN CONTEXT, THE SYG SAID HE HAD DECIDED TO
SEND HIS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE REGION WHEN THE
SECURITY COUNCIL HAD FAILED TO TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
THE PALESTINIANS AT THE MAY 25-26 MEETINGS IN GENEVA AND
THE SUBSEQUENT MAY 31 MEETING IN NEW YORK. HE USED HIS
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CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ICRC ON APPLICABILITY OF THE THE
FOURTH GENEVA CONVENTION TO THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES.
TURNING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A PROTECTIVE
POWER FOR THE THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, THE SYG NOTED
THAT AIME'S DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ICRC LED HIM TO
CONCLUDE THAT THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES WERE ALONE
RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A DECISION. IN ADDITION,
ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROTECTING POWER WOULD BY DEFINITION
REQUIRE THE COOPERATION OF THE ISRAELIS. IN A
CONVERSATION AFTER THE SYG'S REPORT, AIME TOLD USUN
MISSOFF THAT THE SYG'S INTENTION IN INCLUDING THE
REFERENCE TO THE CONSULTATIONS WITH THE ICRC HAD BEEN TO
CLARIFY THAT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROTECTING POWER FOR
THE TERRITORIES DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE
SECURITY COUNCIL.
5. AIME HAD ARRIVED IN ISRAEL JUNE 21, WHERE HE MET
EXTENSIVELY AND WITHOUT HINDRANCE WITH A RANGE OF
ISRAELI OFFICIALS AND PALESTINIANS. IN ADDITION TO
MEETINGS WITH SHAMIR, LEVY, ARENS AND IDF OFFICERS, AIME
HAD TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORIES, INCLUDING GAZA,
NABLUS, BETHLEHEM, JERICHO, RAMALLAH AND JERUSALEM. THE
ISRAELIS HAD COOPERATED WITH THIS TRAVEL AND HAD EVEN
PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE 6,000 DETAINEES IN AL-ANSAR III
IN THE NEGEV, WHERE HE HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO MEET
PRIVATELY WITH INDIVIDUALS. THE ISRAELI AUTHORITIES "IN
NO WAY HINDERED HIS MOVEMENT OR CONTACTS." IN HIS
MEETINGS, AIME HAD MET WITH PALESTINIANS OF ALL STRIPES:
MAYORS, TRADESMEN, DOCTORS, UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS,
JOURNALISTS, WOMEN'S CHARITABLE SOCIETIES AND "SOME OF
THE MOST DESTITUTE RESIDENTS OF THE REFUGEE CAMPS."
6. THE DOMINANT THEME AIME ENCOUNTERED FROM THE
PALESTINIANS, DE CUELLAR SAID, WAS A "PROFOUND FEELING
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OF VULNERABILITY AT ALL TIMES, WHETHER IN THE WORK
PLACE, SCHOOLS, INSIDE THE HOME OR SIMPLY WALKING DOWN
THE STREET." THE PALESTINIANS HAD NO RECOURSE TO ANY
AUTHORITY "OTHER THAN THE SECURITY FORCES THEMSELVES."
PALESTINIANS FEARED THAT THEY WERE UNSAFE EVERYWHERE,
AND WERE CONSTANTLY SUBJECT TO MIDNIGHT SEARCHES IN
THEIR HOMES AND BEATINGS. COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENTS
INCLUDING CURFEWS, DEMOLITION OF HOUSES, ADMINISTRATIVE
DETENTIONS, AND UPROOTING OF TREES EXACERBATED THE
SITUATION.
7. THE SYG SAID AIME ALSO ENCOUNTERED BITTER RESENTMENT
AGAINST ISRAELI SEIZURE OF LAND. PALESTINIANS
CHARACTERIZED THE INTIFADA AS "A STRUGGLE AGAINST
DISPOSESSION," AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN FULL HUMAN, ECONOMIC,
AND POLITICAL RIGHTS. THIS RESENTMENT AGAINST LAND
SEIZURES WAS EVEN MORE ACUTE WHEN, AS FREQUENTLY
HAPPENED, LAND WAS CONFISCATED FOR ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS.
IT WAS FURTHER COMPOUNDED WHEN, AFTER LAND SEIZURE,
PALESTINIAN ACCESS TO WATER WAS RESTRICTED TO SUPPLY
WATER TO THE SETTLEMENTS.
8. THE PALESTINIANS HAD TOLD AIME THAT THEY NEEDED
CONCRETE ACTIONS, NOT UN REPORTS. THEY HAD POINTED TO
NUMEROUS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS WHICH WERE STILL
NOT IMPLEMENTED, AND THEY WERE DISTRAUGHT THAT THE PEACE
PROCESS HAD FALTERED OVER THE LAST EIGHTEEN MONTHS. THE
PALESTINIANS BELIEVED THAT THE TIME FOR A PROCESS
LEADING TO THE END OF THE OCCUPATION AND A COMPREHENSIVE
SETTLEMENT HAD ARRIVED. RESPECT FOR THEIR BASIC RIGHTS
HAD TO BE INSURED. AIME HAD HEARD THEIR MESSAGE.
9. AIME HAD USED HIS SECOND MEETING WITH DEFMIN ARENS
TO RELAY THESE POINTS, PARTICULARLY THAT THE ISRAELIS
SHOULD RESTRICT THE EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE, BEATINGS OF
CHILDREN, UNJUST TAXATION, EXPANSION OF THE SETTLEMENTS,
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CIVIL GUARDS IN THE TERRITORIES,
AND DISRUPTION OF PUBLIC AND RELIGIOUS EVENTS SUCH AS
FUNERALS. AIME HAD URGED ARENS TO APPLY THE FOURTH
GENEVA CONVENTION TO THE TERRITORIES AND TO RECOGNIZE
THE RIGHTS OF THE PALESTINIANS UNDER THAT CONVENTION.
THE ISRAELIS SHOULD ALSO ADDRESS THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES.
10. MANY ISRAELIS HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE HAD BEEN
EXCESSES BY THE ISRAELI SECURITY FORCES AND THAT
PALESTINIAN ECONOMIC RIGHTS HAD TO BE DEALT WITH.
DEFMIN ARENS HAD SAID, HOWEVER, THAT THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY SHOULD BE AS CONCERNED WITH THE HUNDREDS OF
PALESTINIANS KILLED BY PALESTINIANS AS IT WAS WITH
PALESTINIANS KILLED BY ISRAELIS. THE CIVIL GUARD SHOULD
POSE NO PROBLEM FOR THE PALESTINIANS, ARENS HAD ALSO
SAID, BECAUSE THE CIVIL GUARD WAS AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE
ONLY WITHIN THE SETTLEMENTS. THERE SHOULD THEREFORE BE
NO CONTACT BETWEEN THE CIVIL GUARDS AND THE
PALESTINIANS. ARENS AGREED TO LOOK INTO A NUMBER OF
ISRAELI PRACTICES WHICH AIME HAD RAISED. THE SYG SAID
AIME WOULD WORK ON THESE ISSUES IN THE COMING WEEKS.
11. IN HIS MEETINGS IN GENEVA JULY 8, THE SYG SAID
ARAFAT HAD ASKED FOR UNTSO TO ASSUME AN OBSERVER ROLE IN
THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES FOR PROTECTION OF THE
PALESTINIANS. THE SYG HAD TOLD ARAFAT THAT ALTERATION
OF UNTSO'S MANDATE WOULD REQUIRE SECURITY COUNCIL
ACTION, AS WELL AS COOPERATION BY THE ISRAELIS TO
IMPLEMENT THE CHANGE ON THE GROUND. THE SYG TOLD ARAFAT
THAT HE WOULD FOCUS ON PRACTICAL STEPS TO PROVIDE
GREATER SECURITY FOR THE PALESTINIANS. HE REPEATED THAT
HE HAD MET WITH THE ICRC IN GENEVA AND THAT BOTH THE
ICRC AND UNRWA HAD TRIPLED THEIR STAFFS IN THE OCCUPIED
TERRITORIES. THERE WERE NOW 100 INTERNATIONAL PERSONNEL
IN THE TERRITORIES WHO WERE IN EFFECT WITNESS TO THE
SITUATION. IT WAS THE SYG'S OBSERVATION THAT THE SIMPLE
PRESENCE OF INTERNATIONAL PERSONNEL HELPED TO DEFUSE
TENSION ON BOTH THE ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN SIDES.
UNRWA, HOWEVER, HAD NO MANDATE PER SE TO PROTECT THE
PALESTINIANS. THE SYG HAD PROMISED TO REVIEW UNRWA
ACTIVITIES TO DETERMINE HOW SECURITY IN THE REFUGEE
CAMPS COULD BE IMPROVED.
12. THE SYG CONCLUDED THAT THE SECURITY SITUATION IN
THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES HAD DETERIORATED IN THE LAST
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AND LASTING SETTLEMENT. THE SYG DID NOT MAKE ANY
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amy Wagner
VAN ERON
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DIRECTOR NSC SECRETARIAT
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 21, 1990
Your Majesty:
I received your letter of June 24 and read it
with great interest. I appreciate your
frankness and consider it a sign of our close
friendship. In the same spirit of candor and
respect that inspired your words, I would like
to respond, sharing some of my own concerns with
you.
Over the last several weeks, I have spent a
considerable amount of time preparing for and
participating in the NATO and Houston Summits.
Together with our European Allies and Japan, we
are reaching some of the most exciting and far-
reaching strategic decisions of the post-World
War II era. It is truly a time of historic
change, the hallmark of which is the triumph of
political pluralism and free enterprise and a
reduction in tension between longstanding
adversaries.
By contrast, the dramatic changes bringing new
hope for peace, democracy, and prosperity to
other areas of the world appear to be painfully
absent from the Middle East. In this troubled
region, the forces of hostility and militancy
appear to be ascendant, with little competition
from a viable peaceful alternative.
Over the past three months, the trends have been
disturbing. At a time when Arab moderation is
needed more than ever before to shape the
regional agenda and improve the prospects for
peace, we have witnessed again resort to the
politics of threat and militarism. Radical
elements are extolling the path of "armed
struggle" as if it were a genuine alternative to
negotiation as a means of achieving Palestinian
2
political rights. At the same time, the
Government of Israel could not make a decision
to go forward on the basis of its own promising
initiative -- one we have worked hard to
implement. And weapons of mass destruction are
proliferating throughout the region.
These challenging circumstances pose a serious
obstacle that we must surmount. The United
States has tried to play the role of "honest
broker" in a process where the parties disagree
fundamentally over where we should go and how we
can best get there. And our ability to prove to
Israel that a serious Arab offer of peace exists
has been eroded by continuing expressions of
Arab hostility and non-acceptance of Israel
(something that has been exacerbated by a
frequent unwillingness to draw any distinction
between the legitimate absorption of Soviet Jews
into Israel and their unacceptable movement to
the Occupied Territories). At the same time,
our ability to prove to the Arabs that there is
a serious Israeli partner for negotiations has
stalled because of Israeli resistance to
entering into a viable diplomatic exercise. The
result, as we both know, is stalemate.
Yet I do not see any alternative course forward,
Your Majesty, except for both of us to try to
keep the focus on the pathway to a comprehensive
peace settlement. Throughout, this will require
serious concessions from each side. In the
immediate period ahead, this means pressing for
an Israeli-Palestinian dialogue leading to
elections and negotiations. Indeed, whatever
its imperfections, this process remains the most
promising way of breaking the stalemate and
making real progress. If we are going to move
toward a comprehensive peace, we must begin by
engaging Israelis and Palestinians.
I know that Ambassador Suddarth has briefed you
on our latest efforts. I realize that you have
long been skeptical. But earlier this year
before the fall of the Israeli Government we had
come very close to being able to launch a
dialogue. I believe we should now clarify
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whether we can move forward toward peace with
this initiative. Let me add that I have no
intention of participating in the illusion of a
process or in acquiescing in an exercise in
stalling. The foundation of our approach will
remain the same: negotiations based on U.N.
Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. These
negotiations must involve territory for peace,
security and recognition for Israel, and the
legitimate political rights of the Palestinians.
If we should succeed in launching a process,
I do not rule out that at some point, an
appropriately structured international
conference may indeed be useful in facilitating
the negotiations. If our efforts do not bear
fruit soon, then we will reconsider our position
and look at alternatives for best advancing the
cause of peace. But I assure you that we will
not withdraw and give up our efforts to promote
peace. I understand well that there can be no
realistic process without us. But I also
understand that if the will to make peace does
not exist in the region, we cannot create it
from outside the area.
Allow me, Your Majesty, to address Jordan and
its role. For many years and through the
tenures of successive U.S. Presidents, Jordan
has been a key friend and ally of the United
States. We have stood by Jordan, including
during some dark moments. We will do so again,
if necessary. In this regard, I fully reject
the suggestion made by some that "Jordan is
Palestine,' which is belied by the facts that
Jordan is a proud nation in its own right and
that Palestinians do not seek satisfaction of
their aspirations in Jordan. The sovereignty,
independence, and territorial integrity of
Jordan as Jordan are integral to peace and
stability in the region. There will be no
comprehensive peace without recognition of this
reality.
During nearly four decades, your personal
involvement, commitment, and creativity have
been instrumental in the search for peace. Even
in the worst of times, you have always managed
to push peace with new ideas and new initiatives
4
In the last two years, I have sorely missed
Jordan's contributions to the peace process,
and especially your own active and constructive
role. As a complement to the peace process,
Jordan may be particularly well placed in the
period ahead to assist in efforts to promote the
concept of an unconventional weapons free zone,
an idea that our colleague President Mubarak has
championed recently.
I look forward to a reinvigoration of our
consultations that so greatly benefited the
peace process, particularly in the last decade.
With that in mind, I have asked John Kelly to
visit you in Jordan. I have also picked a
senior career diplomat, Roger Harrison, as my
new Ambassador; he will be arriving soon. Most
important, I look forward to continuing our
personal talks in early October when you visit
us.
Permit me to touch upon two other points raised
in your letter. First, I too am worried about
Iraq. You played an instrumental role in the
steps leading to restoration of full diplomatic
relations between the U.S. and Iraq in 1984,
following Iraq's agreement to expel Abu Nidal
and his organization. We are receiving
persistent and credible reports, however, of
renewed Iraqi association with terrorist
organizations, including those that have
targeted, or expressed a desire to target,
United States citizens and interests. Any such
threat is intolerable. Iraqi actions of this
type would have the most serious implications
for relations between Iraq and the United
States. I would urge you to share these
concerns with President Saddam Hussein in any
way you feel will be effective. We are not
looking for a confrontation with Iraq; nor are
we engaged in any effort to weaken its
leadership. But the future of our relationship
with Baghdad requires responsible and restrained
Iraqi behavior. I would welcome your further
assistance and advice in this respect.
Second, with regard to your point on Jordan's
5
need for economic support, I intend to continue
to do what I can with the Saudis and others. I
realize that Jordan's considerable and laudable
efforts for domestic economic and political
reform have entailed some difficulties. Please
understand that I fully appreciate the
importance to Jordanian security (and regional
stability) of addressing these problems.
I look forward to seeing you again in October
and to further talks with you then. Barbara
joins me in sending best wishes to you, Queen
Noor, and your family.
Sincerely,
His Majesty
Hussein I,
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Amman
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SUBJECT:
Letter to King Hussein
Purpose
To respond to King Hussein's June 24 letter.
Background
Hussein's June 24 letter to you (Tab B) was a long and sometimes
bitter exegesis on the situation in the Middle East. We have
prepared a response that attempts to deal with the range of
Jordanian concerns, including the peace process, the Shamir
government, Iraq, and U.S. -Jordanian relations. The response
also reiterates some fundamentals that we expect Hussein would
welcome: U.S. support for the territory-for-peace deal inherent
in UNSC Resolution 242; and, our opposition to the thesis that
"Jordan is Palestine."
That said, we cannot go as far as Hussein would like, and the
letter also contains some points that speak to Arab
responsibility to contribute to progress in the peace process.
In particular, the reply observes that we have missed Jordan's
role over the last two years and that we would welcome more
active Jordanian participation.
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Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar of the UN - July 17, 1990
(Received July 19)
Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar is concerned over the
increasing instability and tension in the Middle East. His
Personal Representative, Mr. Jean-Claude Aime, whom he sent
to visit Israel and the occupied territories, reports of an
extremely high level of frustration and anger prevailing
throughout the territories; "People (in the occupied territories)
expressed strong skepticism about the international community's
interest in their plight and their fate".
Perez de Cuellar hopes to persuade Israel to abide by its
obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention, including
Article 49. He asks for your assistance in persuading the
Israelis to accept the de jure applicability of the Convention
to the occupied territories.
He also plans to invite the Permanent Members of the Security
Council to review the Middle East situation from time to time,
this will indicate international support for dialogue and
opposition to further tensions. He notes that such reviews will
in no way prejudice or interfere with USG negotiation efforts.
Prime Minister Antall of Hungary - July 16, 1990
(Received July 19)
PM Antall appreciates your recent letter on the NATO Summit.
He is pleased that your views mirror the initiatives of Hungarian
foreign policy. He wishes to establish official relations with
NATO and to participate in the shaping of the new European
security structure. He also supports NATO's arms control
decisions and feels that the reciprocal visits of military
leaders between Hungary and NATO may eventually become
institutionalized.
He looks forward to discussing bilateral and Hungarian-NATO
relations during your October 18 meeting.
Prime Minster Mahathir of Malaysia - July 10, 1990
(Received July 19)
PM Mahathir appreciates your condolences over the recent deaths
of Malaysian pilgrims in Mecca. Current figures indicate that
132 Malaysians died in the tragedy.
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President-Elect Fujimore of Peru - July 6, 1990
(Received July 19)
President-elect Fujimore sends his greetings while passing
through the U.S. enroute to Peru. He hopes for close bilateral
relations, as well as a personal relationship, and is very eager
to meet with you.
Prime Minister Manley of Jamaica - June 29, 1990
(Received July 18)
PM Manley appreciates your support during his recent illness.
He congratulates you on your "Initiative for the Americas"
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statement and looks forward to working with you in finding
solutions to regional social and economic problems.
Prime Minister Mazowiecki of Poland - June 12, 1990
(Received July 20)
PM Mazowiecki acknowledges your June 4 letter informing him of
the recent Summit discussions with Gorbachev. He hopes that
close Polish-American relations will continue to increase.
He believes German unification is vital to European stability
and that Germany must become a NATO member. He also deems it
important that the U.S. maintain a military presence in Europe.
He notes that your talks with Gorbachev have had a positive and
powerful influence upon the Warsaw Treaty Organization's recent
decision to overcome the division of Europe and build a new
European security system.
On Lithuania, he shares your view that there should soon be
an open dialogue between Moscow and Vilnus. This matter is
of exceptional importance to Poland due its common borders
with both Lithuania and the USSR.
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04c. Letter
UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar to President
7/17/90
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Bush (2 pp.)
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04d. Letter
Prime Minister Jozsef Antall to President Bush
7/16/90
(b)(1)
[Unofficial Translation] (2 pp.)
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04e. Letter
Prime Minister Jozsef Antall to President Bush
7/16/90
(b)(1)
[Hungarian] (2 pp.)
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04f. Letter
Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad to President
7/10/90
(b)(1)
Bush (1 pp.)
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04g. Letter
President-elect Alberto Fujimori to President Bush
7/6/90
(b)(1)
[Unofficial Translation] (1 pp.)
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(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
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personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
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C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile.
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04h. Letter
President-elect Alberto Fujimori to President Bush
7/6/90
(b)(1)
[Spanish] (1 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Scowcroft, Brent, Collection
Series:
Middle East Peace Process Files
Subseries:
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WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Middle East Peace (July 1990)
Date Closed:
5/21/2009
OA/ID Number:
91142-008
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agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
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(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
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(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
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and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
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personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
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C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
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financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile.
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04i. Letter
President-elect Alberto Fujimori to President Bush
7/6/90
(b)(1)
[English] (1 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Scowcroft, Brent, Collection
Series:
Middle East Peace Process Files
Subseries:
Chronological Files
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Middle East Peace (July 1990)
Date Closed:
5/21/2009
OA/ID Number:
91142-008
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2009-0275-S
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P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
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and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
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C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
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financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
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04j. Letter
Prime Minister Michael Manley to President Bush (1 pp.)
6/29/90
(b)(1)
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(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
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personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
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C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
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04k. Letter
Chairman Tadeusz Mazowiecki to President Bush
6/12/90
(b)(1)
[Unofficial Translation] (2 pp.)
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Middle East Peace (July 1990)
Date Closed:
5/21/2009
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91142-008
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(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
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financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
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and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile.
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041. Letter
Chairman Tadeusz Mazowiecki to President Bush
6/12/90
(b)(1)
[Polish] (2 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Scowcroft, Brent, Collection
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WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Middle East Peace (July 1990)
Date Closed:
5/21/2009
OA/ID Number:
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P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile.
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RE:
Thinking about the Levy visit
What follows are some initial thoughts as you folks put together
the papers for your boss. I would think our objectives are as
follows:
1) establish working relationship with Levy Some one-on-one with
only a translator might help. Also, remember that he is
extremely conscious of protocol and how he is treated and will
resent any sign that he is not getting his due. This said, we
should hold off for now making any decision about whether and in
what context he meets with the President.
2) provide background to/rationale for our peace process approach
We should include a somewhat longish presentation that goes along
the following path: our support for Israel, a view that Israeli
security benefits from a viable peace process, a need for
progress on Palestinian front if we are to progress on state-to-
state front, the value of elections as a means of building
confidence and providing representatives both Palestinians and
Israelis can live with, the need for a delegation composed of a
mix of Palestinians including some with ties to Jerusalem and the
outside, and our desire to move ahead on this approach if
possible but on another if necessary. We should also allow some
time for discussion of larger issues, and make our case for
territory for peace, etc. We can repeat the theme in the
President's letter to Shamir, namely, that any risks Israel might
run in this process are less than those it faces by not
supporting it, and that we are willing to work closely with
Israel at every stage to minimize the risks.
3) give Levy clear sense of what we need to know and when It is
important that there be no ambiguity this time around. On the
Israel-Palestinian dialogue, we should make clear that what we
are not interested in categories per se but in forming a credible
delegation, and that we are willing to work it out on a name-by-
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name basis. But this means that at the end of a trilateral with
Egypt Israel must be willing to agree to sit down with a
delegation that includes deportees and those with ties to
Jerusalem. Once this is agreed in principle, we can establish a
commonly acceptable process of producing the names.
As for timing, we cannot require Levy to respond on the spot.
But given all that has transpired, it is reasonable to let Levy
know that we want a response quickly. We should propose that we
would expect to hear before the end of the month, although we can
let this slip a week or two if he asks to be in a position to
respond in person when he returns to Washington in early
September.
4) provide limited assurances Levy reportedly has three
principal concerns in the realm of assurances: a) we join them
in saying "no" to the PLO, b) any dialogue be limited to
elections only, and c) we make clear our opposition to a
Palestinian state. I suggest we rework the draft assurance
letter in advance of Levy's trip, look at it again after he
raises the issue of assurances, and give him a revised version of
the letter to take home during the final session.
On a), it is hard to see how we could go beyond the pledge (even
if we wanted to) in the draft assurance letter, where we stated
"it is not the aim of the US to bring Israel into dialogue or
negotiations with the PLO." As for b), we cannot agree to an
"elections only" dialogue--there must be some link and hence
ability to talk about the subsequent process--but we can make
clear that elections are the principal focus, especially once
opening statements are out of the way. Regarding c), we can
reiterate our own view toward a Palestinian state, repeating the
AIPAC speech language that we do not support the creation of an
independent Palestinian state. We can also reiterate our view
that final status must be worked out gradually and in a manner
acceptable to Palestinians, Jordan and Israel. I would refrain
from expressing direct US opposition to a state; getting the
Palestinians to work with us will be hard enough without adding
this baggage. We could also extend the umbrella assurance that
nothing agreed to now prejudices arrangements down the road.
5) provide terms for approving $400 million in housing guarantees
It is true that only a handful of Soviet Jews are going into the
West Bank and Gaza. We also have a pledge from Sharon that
Israel will not direct Soviet Jews into these areas. And plans
for housing seem do not seem to spend money "beyond the green
line.' The problem is that incentives continue to exist that are
designed to steer Israelis into the West Bank and Gaza, and that
these may look increasingly attractive as the housing crunch
worsens. Also, there are plans for placing some 60,000
additional Israelis in what was/is East Jerusalem.
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What then to do? We should not expect or ask the Israelis to
give up their principles or theology here. We should state our
desire to be helpful if they meet us half way. We should explain
again just why we see settlements as counterproductive. In this
context, I suggest we ask them to pledge to us verbally or better
yet in a letter that a) the government will not spend funds to
build new settlements or expand existing ones in lands occupied
since 1967 and b) that the government will eliminate any hidden
subsidies or incentives designed to promote settlement of the
occupied territories. We would thus "privatize" the process.
This would not eliminate settlement activity--private sources
would spring up, especially when it comes to Jerusalem--but it
would reduce it significantly in terms of scale and impact. Even
this will probably be unacceptable to the GOI when it comes to
Jerusalem; we may have to consider whether we would accept a deal
in which we provide the $400 million so long as the GOI does not
spend resources or channel people to the West Bank and Gaza.
Implicit in this is that the GOI could continue on in Jerusalem
so long as none of the $400 million is directly used there. If
this happens, we would have to look for other ways, i.e., the
U.N. Security Council, to register our opposition to Israeli
policy in Jerusalem.
6. discuss regional issues It would also be useful to discuss
such matters as Jordan, Iraq, Syria, water, and arms control,
including but not limited to the spread of unconventional
weapons. On the latter, the visit affords a useful opportunity
to make some points and stimulate Israeli thinking; I will
circulate a short concept paper on this early next week.