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Letter from the President to Congress concerning First Report of the United States Sinai Support Mission
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Digitized from Box 25 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 30, 1976
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
I am transmitting herewith the First Report of the
United States Sinai Support Mission. The Report describes
the manner in which the Support Mission is carrying out
its mandate to implement the United States' responsibility
for the early warning system in the Sinai, as specified
in the Basic Agreement between Egypt and Israel of
September 4, 1975, and the Annex to the Basic Agreement.
This Report is provided to the Congress in conformity
with Public Law 94-110 of October 13, 1975.
The Report includes an account of American participation
in the establishment of the Sinai early warning system
during the first six months following the enabling legis-
lation, a report on the current status of the early warning
system, and a discussion of the actions now under way
which will permit the Sinai Support Mission to conclude
its construction and installation phase by early summer.
When this preparatory period has been completed and we
have had an opportunity to observe the ongoing operations
of the early warning system, we will be better able to
assess the feasibility of making technological or other
changes that could lead to a reduction in the number of
American civilians assigned.
As you know, the functions which the American volunteers
are performing were requested by the Governments of Egypt
and Israel. We have accepted responsibility for these
functions, with the concurrence of both Houses of the
Congress, because we believe the United States has an
important stake in a stable Middle East.
The early warning system in the Sinai is an important
investment in peace. It helps support the Basic Agreement
between Egypt and Israel which represents a significant
step toward an overall settlement. Continuing presence
of the system provides in itself an important contribution
to stability in the area and to the creation of a climate
of confidence so necessary for further progress toward a
just and durable peace.
GERALD R. FORD
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 30, 1976
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