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National Security Adviser's Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection
at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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DATE 10/17/74
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SUBJECT- LETTER FROM PRESIDENT FORD TO PRESIDENT SADAT
ON AID LEGISLATION
REF: (A) CAIRO 7505, (B) STATE 209927
1. PLEASE DELIVER FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT
FORD TO PRESIDENT SADAT.
2. QUOTE DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: IN VIEW OF RECENT
PRESS SPECULATION WHICH MAY HAVE COME TO
YOUR ATTENTION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
LEGISLATION WHICH IS NOW BEFORE OUR CONGRESS, I WANT
TO GIVE YOU MY PERSONAL ASSURANCES THAT I FULLY INTEND
TO FOLLOW THROUGH IN SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE
RECOMMENDED TO THE CONGRESS FOR EGYPT.
3. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE REQUESTED DOLLARS 250 MILLION
FOR ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT IN OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
WHICH BEGAN JULY -1. AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION
OF MONIES TO BE EXPENDED OF COURSE REST WITH THE
CONGRESS. I AM CONFIDENT, HOWEVER, THAT WE WILL
DEFINITELY HAVE AUTHORITY FOR ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT THIS
FISCAL YEAR. NORMALLY THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE LEGISLATION
IS ONE OF THE LAST PIECES OF LEGISLATION PASSED BEFORE
CONGRESS ADJOURNS. THIS YEAR, HOWEVER, THERE IS
FURTHER DELAY RESULTING FROM SOME DIFFERING VIEWPOINTS
ABOUT PARTS OF THE LEGISLATION WHICH DO NOT RELATE TO
THE MIDDLE EAST. WE EXPECT THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
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MESSAGE (CONTINUED):
LEGISLATION TO PASS CONGRESS BY THE END OF DECEMBER,
BUT IF THIS IS NOT OBTAINABLE WE WOULD SEEK TO DEVELOP
THROUGH ALTERNATE LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES THE NECESSARY
LEVELS OF AID FOR EGYPT.
4. I HAVE ASKED SECRETARY KISSINGER TO DISCUSS THIS
MATTER FULLY WITH YOU WHEN HE VISITS CAIRO NEXT MONTH.
I CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME YOU PERSONALLY IN THE UNITED
STATES. STNCERELY,
GERALD R. FORD. UNQUOTE.
5. THE SECRETARY WILL ALSO EXPLAIN SITUATION WITH
RESPECT TO AID LEGISLATION TO FAHMY IN NEW YORK.
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SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT SADAT
1. PLEASE CONVEY THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT SADAT
FROM PREISENT FORD:
QTE. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I AM WRITING TO TELL YOU THAT I
HAVE HAD A FULL REPORT OF SECRETARY KISSINGER'S TALKS WITH
YOU. YOU HAVE SET OUT A CONSTRUCTIVE COURSE OF ACTION
WHICH I BELIEVE REFLECTS GREAT STATESMANSHIP AND WISDOM
ON YOUR PART. THE STRATEGY YOU AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE
HAVE DISCUSSED HAS MY FULL BACKING. I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT AS YOU PURSUE THE STRATEGY WORKED OUT WITH SECRETARY
KISSINGER 1 FEEL A SPECIAL OBLIGATION TO DO EVERYTHING
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FEASIBLE TO HELP ASSURE THAT THE RESULTS ACHIEVED ARE
COMMENSURATE WITH THE RISKS INVOLVED. I AM CONVINED
THAT THE SUCCESS OF THIS STRATEGY NOT ONLY IS IN THE
MUTUAL INTEREST OF EGYPT AND THE UNITED STATES, BUT WILL
SERVE THE CAUSE OF PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
SECRETARY KISSINGER WILL SOON BE RETURNING TO THE AREA
IN EARLY NOVEMBER TO HAVE FURTHER TALKS WITH YOU AND
OTHER LEADERS IN THE AREA. WHILE I SHALL CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW CLOSELY YOUR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH SECRETARY
KISSINGER ON THESE CRITICAL MATTERS, I LOOK FORWARD
PERSONALLY TO HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A FULL EXCHANGE
OF VIEWS EARLY NEXT YEAR.
WARMEST REGARDS. GERALD R. FORD. UNQTE
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MEMORANDUM FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL BRENT SCOWCROFT
THE WHITE HOUSE
Subject: Sadat's Response to
President Ford's Letter
Attached is the original copy of a letter from
Egyptian President Sadat responding to President
Ford's letter dated October 19, 1974. The text
was transmitted in Cairo 8278 (NODIS/CHEROKEE)
which the White House received.
No further action is required.
George S. Springsteen
Executive Secretary for
Attachment:
President Sadat's letter
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October 19, 1974.
Dear Mr. President,
I received with thanks your letter dated Oct. 19, 1974,
through which you wanted to assure me of your full backing
of the strategy outlined in the course of my talks with
Secretary Kissinger.
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It is an added pleasure for me to note, in particular,
that you feel "a special obligation to do everything feasible
to help assure that the results achieved are commensurate with
the risks involved". In this connection it is pertinet to
expect that you will see to it, in the near future, that the
growing relations between United States and Egypt will
develop in such a manner that the obligations and commitments
of both sides would be more publicly known and reflect more
concrete and major decisions. This, I hope, you share with me.
The necessity of following this course is so evident at this
juncture in particular, and in the light of the recent visit
of Foreign Minister Fahmy to Moscow. We are approaching
a point where the leaders of the Soviet Union would like to
play, at least once, the game intellegently.
Both the reception of the Foreign Minister and the
immediate response of the General Secretary of the Central
Committee, Brezhnev to hold a summit meeting in Cairo in
January are indicative, in the sense that the Soviet leadership
does not only want not to miss the bus for fear of
the
liquidation of their influence, but they apparently would
like to frustrate, at the same time, any new developments in
the U. S. Egyptian bilateral relations as well as any
future moves towards a peaceful settlement of the Middle East
crisis. This was crystal clear from the full and detailed
report which Minister Fahmy submitted to me upon his return.
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Having said that, it is my fervent hope and conviction
that the U. S. Egyptian relations would be bolstered by
major decisions taken publicly.
I seize this opportunity to reiterate my sincere desire
that we will have a full exchange of views on a variety of
problems when we meet early next year.
Warmest regards.
A.Sabut
Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat
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1. PRESIDENT SADAT SENT WORD THIS AFTERNOON THAT HE WISHED
OG SEE ME AT 1800 LOCAL AT T BARRAGES. THE
PRESIDENT LOOKED FIT AND WE HAD ABOUT AN HOUR'S CONVERSATION.
HE FIRST MANDED ME A LETTER TO PRESIDENT FORD WITH THE REQUEST
THAT IT BE SENT IMMEDIATELY. THE TEXT OF THE LETTER FOLLOWS:
QUOTE DECEMBER 7, 1974
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT:
AS WE ARE APPROACHING THE END OF THE YEAR AND CHRISTMAS
IS ALMOST AT THE DOOR I.. SEND YOU MY GREETINGS AND THAT OF
MRS SADAT TO MRS. FORD AND YOUR FAMILY WISHING YOU ALL THE
BEST OF LUCK AND A NEW YEAR FULL OF GOOD HOPES AND ADDITIONAL
SUCCESSES TO YOU IN CARRYING OUT THE HEAVY RESPONSIBILITIES OF
YOUR HIGH OFFICE. I AM SURE THAT YOU WILL, AS YOU HAVE ALREADY
DEMONSTRATED, CONTINUE TO WORK IN A STATESMANLIKE MANNER FOR
INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY AND THE WELFARE OF YOUR PEOPLE.
THIS WILL BE A LANDMARK IN THE HISTORY OF YOUR COUNTRY
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PARTICULARLY IF YOU WILL CONTINUE, GOD WILLING, IN YOUR OFFICE
FOR A LONG TIME TO COME.
SEIZING THIS OCCASION I FELT THAT IT MAY BE OPPORTUNE
TO CONTINUE OUR CORRESPONDENCE AND EXCHANGE VIEWS ON BASIC
PROBLEMS PERTAINING TO OUR RELATIONS AND TO PEACE AND TRANQUILITY
IN THE MIDDLE EAST. I AM FULLY INFORMED THROUGH YOUR SECRETARY
OF STATE ON BASIC PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE WORLD AT LARGE AND THE
NEXT MOVES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. I AM SURE, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT
DR. KISSINGER HAS BRIEFED YOU AS WELL ON MY VIEWS CONVEYED
TO HIM THROUGH HIS MEETINGS WITH ME WHEN HE WAS IN THE AREA
OR THROUGH HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH FOREIGN MINISTER FAHMI.
I AM PLEASED TO SE THAT OUR APPRAISAL OF THE SITUATION
IS ALMOST IDENTICAL AND THAT WE ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE VARIOUS
ELEMENTS WHICH HAVE A DIRECT UR INDIRECT IMPACT ON OUR
STRATEGY FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
SO FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, MY CONSTANT PREOCCUPATION IS
TO DO MY BEST TO LESSEN THE TENSION IN THE AREA OR, IF I MAY SAY
SO, TO DEFUSE THE TIMEBOMS, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO WORK
ASSIDUOUSLY FOR FURTHER PROGRESS ON THE PATH TO PEACE AND WELFARE
FOR THE PEOPLES IN THE AREA.
IN THIS CONNECTION I TAKE IT THAT THE EGYPTIAN POSITION IS
CRYSTAL CLEAR so FAR AS THE NEXT STEP IS CONCERNED. I AM SURE
THAT YOU SHARE WITH ME THAT THE NEXT STEP MUST BE A MOVE OF A
SUBSTANTIAL CHARACTER AND COMMENSURATE WITH ALL THE RISKS
INVOLVED AND AT THE SAME TIME BE FINALIZED AND SIGNED WITHIN
THE COMING 4 weeks OR SO. I HAVE EXPLAINED WITH ALL CANDOR MY
POSITION TO DR. KISSINGER AS WELL AS THE LIMITS OF THE SOLUTION
WHICH I AM PREPARED TO ACCEPT. I EQUALLY EXPLAINED TO HIM THE
VARIOUS ELEMENTS INVOLVED WHICH HAVE CERTAINLY SOMETHING. TO DO
WITH THE COMING VISITS BY THE HEADS OF STATES TO CAIRO AND THE
SITUATION IN THE ARAB WORLD.
CONSEQUENTLY AS THE EGYPTIAN POSITION IS ABUNDANTLY
CLEAR TO YOU AND YOUR SECRETARY OF STATE AND AS THE TIME FACTOR
IN THIS CASE IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE I HOPE THAT YOU AGREE
WITH ME THAT IS NECESSARY TO SEIZE THIS MOMENTUM AND WORK
HARD TO ACHIEVE CONCRETE PROGRESS, AS I HAVE SAID
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BEFORE, IT IS MY HOPE THAT YOU WILL USE YOUR INFLUENCE SO THAT
THE NEXT MOVE BE SIGNED WITH THE COMMING (SIC) FEW WEEKS
KNOWING THAT ITS IMPLEMENTATION MAY TAKE A LONGER TIME.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WITH YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS VIEW
AND WITH YOUR FULL BACKING OF THIS LINE, WHICH YOUR VERY ABLE
SECRETARY OF STATE IS FULLY AWARE OF, IT IS POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE
NET RESULTS WITHOUT LOOSING (SIC) UNNECESSARY TIME AND EFFORT
ENGAGING OR AN ENDLESS EXERCISE OF EXAMINING UNACCEPTABLE
AND NOT SERIOUS PROPOSALS FROM THE OTHER SIDE, WHILE OUR
SITUATION AND THE SITUATION OF THE ISRAELIS ARE BOTH WELL KNOWN TO
YOU,
HAVING SAID THAT I AM FULLY CONVINCED THAT WITH YOUR
SUPPORT AND BACKING AND WITH STATESMANSHIP AND VISION WE WILL
BE ABLE TO MOVE AHEAD WITHOUT COMPLICATING THINGS AND WITHOUT
LETTING OURSELVES BECOME ENGAGED IN A STERILE DEBATE ON MINOR
SIDE ISSUES.
IT IS, THEREFORE, NECESSARY TO HAVE A REAL APPRAISAL
OF ALL THESE FACTORS AND THE MOMENTUM AND THE ISSUES WHICH ARE
AT STAKE.
IN CONCLUDING, MR. PRESIDENT, I AM SURE THAT WITH YOUR
DETERMINATION AND CONVICTION TO WORK FOR PEACE AND
TRANQUILITY YOU WILL SEE TO IT THAT IT BECOMES POSSIBLE TO
ACHIEVE WITHOUT ANY HESITATION REAL PROGRESS.
SINCERELY YOURS,
MOHAMED ANWAR EL-SADAT UNQUOTE
2. THE PRESIDENT'S SUBSEQUENT ORAL ASSESSMENT
OF THE CURRENT MIDDLE EAST SITUATION, AS HE SEES IT, IS BEING
REPORTED IN THE SUCCEEDING TELEGRAM.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 8, 1974
Mr. President:
The attached letter from President
Sadat to you was just received by
cable.
It is obviously timed for the eve of
Foreign Minister Allon's arrival in
the United States. It is a significant
letter and merits careful reading.
GRT
PD
Brent Scowcroft
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December 7, 1974
Dear Mr. President:
As we are approaching the end of the year and Christmas is
almost at the door I send you my greetings and that of Mrs. Sadat
to Mrs. Ford and your family wishing you all the best of luck and
a new year full of good hopes and additional successes to you in
carrying out the heavy responsibilities of your high office. I am
sure that you will, as you have already demonstrated, continue to
work in a statesmanlike manner for international peace and security
and the welfare of your people. This will be a landmark in the history
of your country particularly if you will continue, God willing, in your
office for a long time to come.
Seizing this occasion I felt that it may be opportune to continue
our correspondence and exchange views on basic problems pertain-
ing to our relations and to peace and tranquility in the Middle East.
I am fully informed through your Secretary of State on basic problems
related to the world at large and the next moves in the Middle East. I
am sure, Mr. President, that Dr. Kissinger has briefed you as well
on my views conveyed to him through his meetings with me whenhe was
in the area or through his correspondence with Foreign Minister Fahmi.
I am pleased to see that our appraisal of the situation is almost
identical and that we are fully aware of the various elements which
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have a direct or indirect impact on our strategy for the immediate
future.
So far as I am concerned, my constant preoccupation is to do
my best to lessen the tension in the area or, if I may say so, to defuse
the timebomb, in order to be able to work assiduously for further
progress on the path to peace and welfare for the peoples in the area.
In this connection I take it that the Egyptian position is crystal
clear so far as the next step is concerned. I am sure that you share
with me that the next step must be a move of a substantial character
and commensurate with all the risks involved and at the same time be
finalized and signed within the coming 4 weeks or so. I have explaine d
with all candor my position to Dr. Kissinger as well as the limits of
the solution which I am prepared to accept. I equally explained to him
the various elements involved which have certainly something to do
with the coming visits by the Heads of States to Cairo and the situation
in the Arab world.
Consequently as the Egyptian position is abundantly clear to you
and your Secretary of State and as the time factor in this case is of
paramount importance I hope that you agree with me that [it] is necessary
to seize this momentum and work hard to achieve concrete progress.
As I have said before, it is my hope that you will use your influence
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so that the next move be signed with the comming (sic) few weeks
knowing that its implementation may take a longer time.
I have no doubt that with your support of this view and with your
full backing of this line, which your very able Secretary of State is
fully aware of, it is possible to achieve net results without loosing (sic)
unnecessary time and effort engaging or an endless exercise of examin-
ing unacceptable and not serious proposals from the other side, while
our situation and the situation of the Israelis are both well know to you.
Having said that I am fully convinced that with your support and
backing and with statesmanship and vision we will be able to move
ahead without complicating things and without letting ourselves become
engaged in a sterile debate on minor side issues.
It is, therefore, necessary to have a real appraisal of all these
factors and the momentum and the issues which are at stake.
In concluding, Mr. President, I am sure that with your determination
and conviction to work for peace and tranquility you will see to it that it
becomes possible to achieve without any hesitation real progress.
Sincerely yours,
Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat
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REF: (A) CAIRO 99451 (8) CAIRO 9946
FOR AMBASSADOR FROM THE SECRETARY
1. PLEASE CONVEY FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT SADAT
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DEAR MR. PRESIDENT:
GERALD
I HAVE BEEN GIVING CAREFUL THOUGHT TO YOUR LETTER OF
DECEMBER 7 AND TO THE REPORTS FROM AMBASSADOR EILTS OF HIS
DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU OVER THE PAST TEN DAYS, AS WELL AS
TO THE VIEWS CONVEYED TO US FROM FOREIGN MINISTER FAHMY
AND MR. MARWAN. I HAVE AL80 REVIEWED AT SOME LENGTH WITH
SECRETARY KISSINGER AND REFLECTED ON THE COURSE OF EVENTS
IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND IN THE US-EGYPTIAN RELATIONSHIP
OVER THE PAST YEAR.
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TWO THINGS STAND OUT IN MY MIND AS I LOOK BACK OVER THAT
PERIOD.
FIRST, THIS HAS CLEARLY BEEN ONE OF THOSE TIMES IN HISTORY
WHEN HISTORIC CHANGES OCCUR IN THE COURSE OF INTERNA-
TIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THAT HAS BEEN
THE SHIFT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND THE LEADING ARAB NATIONS.
SECOND, IT IS CLEAR THAT YOUR OWN VISION OF WHAT COULD BE
ACCOMPLISHED BY A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND EGYPT HAS PLAYED A CENTRAL HOLE IN THAT
EVOLUTION. THE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN YOU AND SECRETARY
KISSINGER QUICKLY TURNED TO THE QUESTION OF WHAT COULD BE
ACCOMPLISHED IF THE UNITED STATES AND EGYPT COULD MOVE
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ACCORDING TO A COMMON STRATEGIC CONCEPT. THE SPECIFIC
STEPS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN DURING THIS PERIOD HAVE
REFLECTED THAT COMMON APPROACH.
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE AS
QUICKLY AS EITHER OF US WOULD HAVE LIKED IN THE PAST FIVE
MONTHS. THIS HAS NOT BEEN BECAUSE OF ANY CHANGE IN
OUR PERCEPTION OF OUR COMMON OBJECTIVES. IT HAS RESULTED
FROM CIRCUMSTANCES NOT ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CONTROL OF
EITHER OF US. AFTER A CERTAIN POINT, THE DELAY HAS
INCREASED THE DIFFICULTY OF MUVING AHEAD.
NOW I BELIEVE WE AGAIN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE
AHEAD PROMPTLY, AND WE ARE DETERMINED TO MOVE AS RAPIDLY
AND AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. I AM FULLY MINDFUL OF HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS FOR YOU -- BUT ALSO FOR US -- THAT THE
STEP-BY-STEP STRATEGY OUR TWU GOVERNMENTS CHARTED
TOGETHER BE SEEN TO HAVE CONCRETE AND POSITIVE RESULTS.
I AM ALSO MINDFUL OF THE RISKS AND DIFFICULTIES THIS
STRATEGY ENTAILS FOR YOU. I REMAIN PERSUADED, HOWEVER,
THAT ANY OTHER COURSE INVOLVES EVEN GREATER DANGERS
AND HOLDS OUT MUCH LESS HOPE UF ULTIMATELY ACHIEVING
THE PEACE WE BOTH SEEK. FOR EXAMPLE, TO RECONVENE THE
GENEVA CONFERENCE AT THIS TIME NOULD PRODUCE A STALEMATE
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AND ONLY TRANSFER TO THAT MULTILATERAL FORUM SOME OF
THE DIFFICULTIES WE NOW SEE DEVELOPING.
I THEREFORE BELIEVE THAT WE MUST PROCEED CALMLY AT THIS
TIME. ONE REALITY WE MUST FACE IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT
OF ISRAEL, TO PROTECT ITS OWN DOMESTIC POSITION, CANNOT
AGREE TO WITHDRAW WITHOUT SOME RECIPROCAL UNDERTAKINGS
ON THE PART OF EGYPT. WE UNDERSTANU, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT
YOU WILL REQUIRE A SUBSTANTIAL ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL. LET
US WORK TUGETHER TO SEE IF WE CANNOT FIND A FORMULA
WHICH WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS AND SERVE OUR COMMON
OBJECTIVES.
HOW BEST TO PROCEED WILL, OF COURSE, BE THE SUBJECT OF
CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN US. SECRETARY KISSINGER
WILL BE DISCUSSING SPECIFIC ISSUES WITH YOU AND WITH
FOREIGN MINISTER FAHMY, BUT WHAT IS ESSENTIAL BETWEEN
US IS A CONTINUING PHILOSOPHICAL RAPPORT WHICH WILL
ENABLE us TU APPROACH THESE PROBLEMS IN THE SPIRIT OF
STRATEGIC COOPERATION WHICH HAS CHARACTERIZED OUR
RELATIONSHIP OVER THE PAST YEAR. ON OUR SIDE, I CAN
ASSURE YOU THAT I FULLY RECOGNIZE THE GREAT SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES WHICH YOU HAVE MADE POSSIBLE
IN CHARTING THE COURSE OF FUTURE EVENTS FOR THE MIDDLE
EAST.
AS SECRETARY KISSINGER HAS TOLD YOU, WE REGARD OUR TALKS
LAST WEEK WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ALLON AS THE BEGINNING
OF INTENSIFIED EXCHANGES TO FIND A REALISTIC BASIS FOR
THE FURTHER NEGOTIATION THAT IS NECESSARY IF WE ARE TO
MOVE FORWARD TOWARD A PEACE SETTLEMENT. WE DU NOT
REGARD THE PRESENT ISRAELI POSITION AS FINAL AND THE
ISRAELI GUVERNMENT IS AWARE OF OUR VIEW. AS WE PURSUE
OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ISRAELIS, IT IS HELPFUL TO
US TO HAVE IN MIND THE CONCERNS AND IDEAS YOU HAVE
CONVEYED TO US so FRANKLY THROUGH AMHASSADOR EILTS.
IT IS ONLY THROUGH THIS KIND OF FRANK GIVE-ANO-TAKE
EXCHANGE THAT WE CAN HEGIN TO MAKE PROGRESS AS WE
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AGREEMENTS EARLIER THIS YEAR, TOWARD THE NEXT STAGE
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EAST.
I WAS TOUCHED, MR. PRESIDENT, BY YOUR THOUGHTFUL
GREETINGS AS OUR HOLIDAY SEASON APPROACHES AND BY YOUR
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO ME IN CARRYING OUT THE
RESPONSIBILITIES I BEAR FOR FURTHERING PEACE AND SECURITY
IN THE WORLD AND FOR ASSURING THE WELFARE OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE, THESE ARE THE HIGHEST GOALS OF MY
OFFICE, AND EACH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE OTHER IN THE
INCREASINGLY INTERDEPENDENT WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE.
MRS. FORD JOINS ME IN SENDING WARM PERSONAL REST WISHES
TO YOU AND MRS. SADAT AS YOUR OWN HOLIDAYS APPROACH. MAY
THE BLESSINGS OF THIS SEASON GIVE US ALL STRENGTH.
SINCERELY,
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FOR AMBASSADOR FROM THE SECRETARY
1. PLEASE CONVEY FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT SADAT
FROM PRESIDENT FORD, INFORMING FAHMY IN WHATEVER WAY YOU
CONSIDER MOST APPROPRIATE.
2. BEGIN MESSAGE:
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT:
AS SECRETARY KISSINGER HAS REPORTED TO YOU THROUGH
AMBASSADOR EILTS, I HAD A SERIOUS TALX WITH FOREIGN
MINISTER ALLON WHEN HE WAS HERE LAST WEEK ABOUT THE NEED
TO MOVE DECISIVELY IN THE WEEKS IMMEDIATELY AHEAD TO A
NEW AGREEMENT ON THE SINAI FRONT AND ABOUT WHAT IS RE-
QUIRED FROM ISRAEL TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. AFTER OUR
TALKS WITH MR. ALLON, SECRETARY KISSINGER CONSULTED
CLOSELY WITH ME ON THE INSTRUCTIONS HE GAVE AMBASSADOR
EILTS PRIOR TO HIS RETURN TO EGYPT.
FROM THE AMBASSADOR'S TALKS WITH YOU AND FOREIGN MINISTER
FAHMY IN ASWAN, YOU THEREFORE NOW HAVE A FULL PICUTRE
OF WHERE MATTERS STAND FOLLOWING OUR MEETINGS WITH MR.
ALLON AS WELL AS OUR VIEWS ABOUT HOW MATTERS SHOULD
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PROCEED. WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED FROM AMBASSADOR EILTS A
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DETAILED REPORT OF HIS TALKS IN ASWAN, IN WHICH HE HAS
EXPLAINED FULLY YOUR RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE THO-STEP
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DR. KISSINGER AND I HAVE REFLECTED CAREFULLY TOGETHER
ON YOUR VIEWS AND HAVE CONSIDERED THE PROS AND CONS OF
TRYING TO COMPLETE EVERYTHING IN THE COURSE OF ONE TRIP
BY HIM TO THE AREA. AFTER THOROUGH DELIBERATION, I
HAVE CONCLUDED THAT FOR DR. KISSINGER TO ATTEMPT TO
6R ING MATTERS TO A CONCLUSION IN ONE STEP WOULD BE FAR
T00 RISKY. HE MUST HAVE A PRELIMINARY MEETING WITH
PRIME MINISTER RABIN, FOREIGN MINISTER ALLON AND DEFENSE
MINISTER PERES TO WORK FURTHER ON OVERCOMING ISRAELI
RESISTANCE TO #ITHDRANAL FROM THE OIL FIELDS AND THE
PASSES AND ON INDUCING GREATER ISRAELI FLEXIBILITY WITH
RESPECT TO THE OTHER ASPECTS OF THE AGREEMENT ON WHICH
THE ISRAELIS ARE INSISTING. THE TALKS HE WILL HAVE WITH
THEM WILL REQUIRE A LITTLE TOMTO HAVE THEIR EFFECT IN
ISRAEL. DURING THE INTERIM PERIOD, RATHER THAN REMAINING
IN THE AREA, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT HE BE HERE TO HELP ME CO-
ORDINATE THE EFFORTS THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO BRING ABOUT
SUCCESS. I WOULD THEN PLAN ON SENDING DR. KISSINGER BACK
TO THE AREA ABOUT MARCH 6 OR 7 FOR AN ALL-OUT EFFORT TO
BRING THE NEGOTIATIONS TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION, AS YOU
AND HE 010 TOGETHER DURING THE ASWAN-JERUSALEM SHUTTLE
LAST YEAR.
WITH REGARD TO THE SUBSTANCE OF A NEW AGREEMENT, WE HAVE
A CLEAR UNDERSTANDI NG OF NHAT YOUR OBJECTIVES ARE; AND
WE ARE WORKING IN THAT DIRECTION. SPECIFICALLY WE ARE
URGING STRONGLY THAT ISRAEL MOVE ON BOTH THE PASSES AND
THE OIL FIELDS. I MUST UNDERLINE, HOWEVER, WHAT DR.
KISSINGER HAS SAID ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF RECIPROCITY IN
ANY NEW AGREEMENT. IN THE END, THE AGREEMENT WILL NEED
TO TAKE CONCRETE FORM AND, WHILE THE LANGUAGE AND THE WAYS
IN WHICH IT IS RECORDED CAN BE WORKED OUT TO TAKE YOUR AS
WELL AS ISRAEL' POLITICAL REQUIREMENTS INTO ACCOUNT, THERE
WILL NEED TO BE SOME EGYPTIAN CONTRIBUTION IF OUR
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EFFORTS ARE TO SUCCEED. FOREIGN MINISTER FAHMY'S DIS-
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CUSSIONS WITH AMB EILTS HAVE SUGGESTED A NUMBER OF USE-
FUL IDEAS IN THIS RESPECT.
GERALD
AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT NAYS CAN BE FOUND TO WORK THESE
PROBLEMS OUT. DR. KISSINGER WILL THEN NEED TIME TO
DEVELOP THE NECESSARY FORMULATIONS, WHICH FURTHER REINFORCES
THE DESIRABILITY OF AN INTERVAL BETWEEN HIS TWO PROPOSED
TRIPS TO THE AREA.
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MS. PRESIDENT, IT IS OUR BEST AND FIRM JUDGMENT THAT
A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION CAN BE ACHIEVED TO THE EFFORTS
IN WHICH WE ARE NOW ENGAGED. WHILE OBVIOUSLY THERE
CAN BE NO ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE OF THIS IN ADVANCE, I'
WOULD NOT BE COMMITTING OUR PRESTIGE BY SENDING
SECRETARY KISSINGER TO THE AREA IF I DID NOT BELIEVE
THERE WAS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS. THIS
JUDGMENT, HOWEVER, IS BASED ON OUR BEING ABLE TO
PROCEED AS WE HAVE SUGGESTED. I MUST ASK YOU TO
HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR JUDGMENT OF HOW THE NEGOTIATIONS
CAN MOST EFFECTIVELY BE CONDUCTED, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
NOT ONLY THE PROBLEMS I KNOW YOU FACE AND THE SITUATION
15 ISRAEL, BUT ALSO THE PRESSURES WITH WHICH WE MUST
DEAL HERE.
I ASSURE YOU THAT I FULLY APPRECIATE THE RISKS INVOLVED
FOR YOU. THERE ARE RISKS FOR US AS WELL IN SENDING
DR. KISSINGER ON THIS MISSION. TO HELP MEET
YOUR CONCERNS WE WOULD BE PREPARED, IF YOU WISH, FN
ANNOUNCING SECRETARY KISSINGER'S EARLY FEBRUARY VISIT,
TO SAY THAT IT IS PREPARATORY AND THAT HE ANTICIPATES
RETURNING TO THE AREA AGAIN IN A FE ! WEEKS FOR A MORE
EXTENDED STAY TO CONTINUE THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
INTENTION OF DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO BRING THEM
TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION AT THAT TIME. IN ADDITION,
If IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO YOU, DURING THE INTERVAL
BETWEEN TRIPS AND WHILE WE ARE WORKING ON THE SITUATION
HERE, DR. KISSINGER WOULD BE PREPARED TO LEAVE A MEMBER
OF HIS PARTY BEHIND TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSIONS IN THE
AREA.
FINALLY, AMBASSADOR EILTS HAS REPORTED THE IMPORTANCE
YOU ATTACH TO AN AGREEMENT THAT YOU CAN DEFEND PUBLICLY
AND BE PROUD OF, AS WELL AS YOUR VIEW THAT, IF RE CANNOT
AGREE, IT WOULD BE BETTER AND MORE HONORABLE FOR EVERYONE
TO AGREE TO GO TO GENEVA IMMEDIATELY. WE ARE OF COURSE
PREPARED TO DO SO, AND DO NOT SHRINK FROM RECONVENING THE
GENEVA CONFERENCE, IF THAT IS REALLY THE WISH OF THE
OTHERS CONCERNED. THIS WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN
PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES, HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH IT WOULD HAVE
THE ADVANTAGE FOR US THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS AT GENEVA
SOULD SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STALEMATE THAT
WOULD INEVITASLY RESULT. IT IS PRECISELY BECAUSE A
STALEMATE WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE REAL INTERESTS
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OF ALL CONCERNED, INCLUDING EGYPT, AND BECAUSE OF OUR
ADMIRATION FOR ALL YOU HAVE BEEN SEEKING TO ACCOMPLISH,
THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED PERSEVERING ON THE PRESENT COURSE
DESPITE THE COMPLICATIONS AND DIFFICULTIES IT HOLDS-
WE VALUE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE AREA AND
RESPECT THE 09JECTIVES YOU SEEK FOR EGYPT, FOR THE
MIDDLE EAST AND FOR WORLD PEACE. FOR THESE REASONS, WE
ARE PREPARED TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS, WHICH ARE NOT
WITHOUT RISK FOR US, TO HELP ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES
OUR TWO COUNTRIES FULLY SHARE.
1 WILL LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLY AND, I HOPE,
FAVORABLE REACTION TO THE IDEAS I HAVE SET FORTH IN
THIS LETTER.
SINCERELY,
GERALD R. FORD
END MESSAGE.
3, WITH RESPECT TO FAHMY'S COMMENT ABOUT MY WESSAGE TO
ASAD AS RELAYED BY FAISAL (PARA 5 REFTEL), I AM
REPEATING TEXT TO CAIRO AND YOU MAY SHOW IT TO FAHMY.
AS HE WILL SEE, IT WAS NON-SUBSTANTIVE AND REPRESENTED
ONLY AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP SYRIA CALM DURING THIS PERIOD.
YOU SHOULD TELL FAHMY THAT, AS I HAVE ASSURED HIM BE-
FORE, I WILL KEEP PRESIDENT SADAT AND HIM INFORMED OF
ALL SIGNIFICANT EXCHANGES WE MAY HAVE WITH THE SYRIANS.
YOU SHOULD ALSO TELL HIM THAT, NOW THAT YOU HAVE
FULLY BRIEFED PRESIDENT SADAT AND HIM ON ALLON VISIT, 1
WILL BE SENDING FURTHER NON-SUBSTANTIVE MESSAGE TO ASAD
AND WILL SEND YOU COPY TO SHOW FAHMY. I WILL ALSO.
WRITE HUSSEIN ALONG THE LINES FAHMY SUGGESTS. IN
ADDITION, WHILE I REALIZE THERE IS NO NEED FOR SUB-
STANTIVE MESSAGE TO KING FAISAL, I THINK IT USEFUL NOT
T.O LET TOO LONG A PERIOD ELAPSE WITHOUT COMMUNICATING
WITH HIM, AND NE HILL THEREFORE ALSO BE SENDING A
GENERAL AND NON-SUBSTANTIVE MESSAGE TO FAISAL. INGERSOLL
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PRESIDENT SADAT:
2, BEGIN TEXT DEAR MR. PRESIDENT:
I All GLAD YOU HAVE WRITTEN 10 SHAKE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH ME
ABOUT THE PRESENT STAGE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS SECRETARY
KISSINGER IS CONDUCTING.
DR. KISSINGER HAS KEPT ME FULLY INFORMED UN A DAILY BASIS
OF THE ISSWES INVULVED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS AND I HAVE A
FULL UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR CONCERNS AND PERCEPTIONS OF THE
PROOLEM. I HAVE INSTRUCTED DR, KISSINGER TU SPARE NO
EFFORTS TO BRING THE NEGOTIATIONS TU A SUCCESSFUL CUNCLU-
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I WILL WRITE MORE FULLY AS SOON AS THE OUTCOME OF OUR
PRESENT EFFORTS HAS BECOME CLEANER, BUT I HANTEU TO LOSE NO
TIME IN THANKING YOU FOR WRITING TO Mc AND IN ASSURING YOU
OF OUR DETERMINATION TO DO ALL WE CAN TU ACHIEVE A FURTHER
STEP Tunaru A JUST AND DURABLE PEACE IN THE MIDULE EAST.
KHATEVEK THE OUTCOME OF THE PRESENT NEGUTIATING EFFORT,
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
BRENT SCOWCROFT
SUBJECT:
Letter from President Sadat
As you know, President Sadat has sent you a message giving you his
assessment of the state of the current Middle East negotiations (Tab B).
Secretary Kissinger suggests that a substantive reply be withheld for
the moment, pending the response of the Israeli Government to Sadat's
most recent offers, which are being conveyed in Jerusalem today.
He recommends, however, that you send an acknowledgment to President
Sadat expressing appreciation for the thoughts contained in his letter,
reaffirming your strong wish to bring the negotiations to a successful
conclusion and making clear your full confidence in Secretary Kissinger's
current effort. A draft text to this effect is at Tab A for your considera-
tion. Subject to your approval, I will have it cabled to Cairo immediately.
RECOMMENDATION
That you authorize dispatch of the message to President Sadat at Tab A.
Approve M3
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Dear Mr. President:
I am glad you have written to share your thoughts with me about
the present stage of the negotiations Secretary Kissinger is conducting.
Dr. Kissinger has kept me fully informed on a daily basis of the
issues involved in the negotiations and I feel that I have a full understanding
of your concerns and perceptions of the problem. I have instructed
Dr. Kissinger to spare no efforts to bring the negotiations to a successful
conclusion if at all possible. He has my full confidence, and I am happy
to note from your letter that you continue to share my confidence in him.
I will write more fully as soon as the outcome of our present efforts
has become clearer, but I wanted to lose no time in thanking you for
writing to me and in assuring you of our determination to do all we can
to achieve a further step toward a just and durable peace in the Middle
East. Whatever the outcome of the present negotiating effort, that will
remain the overriding objective of my Administration.
Sincerely,
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His Excellency
Muhammad Ahmad Anwar al-Sadat
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Dear Mr. President:
At this particular juncture I felt it may be opportune to share with
you certain thoughts with respect to the present stage of contacts which
are carried on with my admiration and confidence by your Secretary
of State.
I am sure that Dr. Kissinger is putting you fully in the picture
so far as the present contacts in the area. However, you may agree
with me that the situation reached almost a deadlock as a result of the
Israelis' continued intransigence, insisting that we give them in return
for a very limited disengagement agreement; a statement lifting
belligerency or agreeing to a formula under which all the implications
of a real and final peace would ensue.
I hope you agree with me that it is impossible to continue the
present contacts on that basis in the light of the persistence of the
Israelis to get concessions which could not be given under any pretext
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except when we reach the final state of a just and durable peace, which,
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of peace.
From your messages, I had the distinct impression that you are
also aware of the position of the parties and that on that basis, you have
instructed your Secretary of State to come to our area to continue with
his usual dedication to the cause of peace, to try to bring the parties
to agree on a further step after long and arduous efforts to prepare for
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his trip to attain these goals.
Most unfortunately, as you must have known from your Secretary
of State, we have almost reached a deadlock because of the intransigence
of the Israelis, which is completely out of proportion so far as the
limited goal of the present exercise. And because of the Israeli
position, it is abundantly clear that such an attitude on their part is
completely unacceptable to us.
I am sure, Mr. President, that with your wisdom and your vigor,
you will take the appropriate measures which would enable your
Secretary of State to succeed in his tireless efforts.
In conclusion, I would like to assure you that, irrespective of
the results of the present mission of Dr. Kissinger, it is my intention
to continue to develop our relations. The purpose of my message is to
draw attention to the serious repercussions on the chances of peace and
tranquillity in the area and on international peace and security in general
if the Israeli Government continues to follow such a defiant position,
and, as such, they bear the full responsibility if the situation deteriorates
because of the line they are adhering to.
With warm regards,
Mohammed Anwar al-Sadat
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while you toer his the
MEMORANDUM FOR:
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SUBJECT:
Letter from President Sadat
as your known president Sadnt has sent your
o
At the conclusion of their talks on Tuesday, President Sadat prepared a letter
which he asked Secretary Kissinger to transmit to you. The letter (Tab B)
provides Sadat's very sober assessment of the current round of talks. He
expresses the view that Israel demand for a statement lifting belligerency"
in return for an additional step in the disengagement process is unacceptable.
In Sadat's judgment it is inconceivable for Egypt to consider termination of
the state of belligerency except in the context of a final peace settlement.
In closing, Sadat states that the purpose of his letter is "To draw attention
to the serious repercussions on the chances for peace and tranquillity in the
area and on international peace and security in general if the Israeli Govern-
ment continues to follow such a defiant position and, as such, they bear the
full responsibility if the situation deteriorates because of the line they are
adhering to."
As reflected in his reports on the current positions of both sides, the outcome
of the current round of talks remains uncertain. Secretary Kissinger believes
that a substantive reply will be in order but recommends that for the moment
be withheld pending the response of the Israeli Government to Sadat's most
recent offers, which are being conveyed in Jerusalem today. Secretary Kissinge
recommends, however that you send an acknowledgment to President Sadat
expressing appreciation for the thoughts contained in his letter, reaffirming
your strong wish to bring the negotiations to a successful conclusion and
making clear your full confidence in Secretary Kissinger's current effort.
A draft text to this effect is at Tab A for you consideration. Subject to your
approval, it will be conveyed to Cairo by message. immediately,
itedelfed
RECOMMENDATION
That you authorize dispatch of the message to President Sadat at Tab A.
Approve
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FROM:
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SUBJECT:
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As you know, President Sadat has sent you a message giving you his
assessment of the state of the current Middle East negotiations (Tab B).
suggests that
Secretary Kissinger a substantive reply be withheld for
the moment, pending the response of the Israeli Government to Sadat's
most recent offers, which are being conveyed in Jerusalem today.
He recommends, however, that you send an acknowledgment to President
Sadat expressing appreciation for the thoughts contained in his letter,
reaffirming your strong wish to bring the negotiations to a successful
conclusion and making clear your full confidence in Secretary Kissinger's
current effort. A draft text to this effect is at Tab A for your considera-
tion. Subject to your approval, I will have it cabledito Cairo immediately.
RECOMMENDATION
That you authorize dispatch of the message to President Sadat at Tab A.
Approve
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April 16, 1975
Dear Mr. President:
I am taking advantage of Ambassador Eilts' return to
send you this brief message together with my warmest
greetings.
I want you to know that I remain strongly concerned
about the impasse that has developed. As I said in my
State of the World speech, the active role of the United
States to move matters forward must and will be
continued. I have pledged the United States to a major
effort for peace in the Middle East and will not accept
either stagnation or a stalemate in that effort.
As you know, we are currently conducting an intensive
reassessment of our Middle East policy. This is still
going on. The issues involved in the Middle East problem
are sensitive and complex, and I have therefore asked
Ambassador Eilts to convey to you orally our current
thinking. I would, of course, welcome any views you
may have. Once the reassessment is completed, I will
again be in touch with you.
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You discussed with Vice President Rockefeller the
possibility that we might meet somewhere in Europe.
I welcome that opportunity and would like to suggest a
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meeting, perhaps in early June. I have asked Ambassador
Eilts to discuss details with you. I share your view that
something tangible should come out of that meeting in
order to further cement the relations between our two
countries.
Sincerely, Herald R. Ford
His Excellency
Anwar al-Sadat
President of the
Arab Republic of Egypt
Cairo
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1. IT BEING FRIDAY, FAHMY ASKED ME TO MEET WITH HIM AT
HIS APARTMENT AT NOON TODAY. THERE HE HANDED ME A LETTER,
DATED MAY 2, FROM PRESIDENT SAUAT TO PRESIDENT FORD.
TEXT FOLLOWS:
QUOTE DEAR MR. PRESIDENT:
I APPRECIATE YOUR LETTER OF APRIL 16, 1975 WHICH
AMBASSADOR EILTS HANDED ME UPON HIS RETURN FROM WASHINGTON.
I WELCOME, IN PARTICULAR, YOUR ASSURANCES THAT THE ACTIVE
ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES TO MOVE MATTERS FURWARD MUST AND
WILL BE CONTINUED AND THAT YOU WILL NOT ACCEPT EITHER
STAGNATION UR A STALEMATE IN YOUR EFFORT FOR PEACE
IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IT IS IN THIS LIGHT THAT I AWAIT THE
COMPLETION OF YOUR REASSESSMENT OF YOUR MIDULE EASTERN
POLICY WHICH, I TRUST, WILL REFLECT CLEARLY YOUR FIRM
INTENT TO 00 THE UTMUST TO BRING ABOUT PEACE WITH
JUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLES AND COUNTRIES OF THIS REGION.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD WITH KEEN INTEREST TO OUR
SALZBURG MEETING ON JUNE IST, IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT
THIS MEETING WILL At OF CARDINAL IMPORTANCE FOR OUR TWO
COUNTRIES AND THE WORLD AT LARGE. THIS IS A LOGICAL
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RELATIONS HAVE ALWAYS HAD ON OUR AREA AND FAR BEYOND IT.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME, THEREFORE, THAT
OUR MEETING SHOULD SEEK TO ATTAIN CONCRETE AND TANGIBLE
RESULTS WITH RESPECT BOTH TO PEACE-MAKING AND TO OUR
BILATERAL RELATIONS RATHER THAN REMAIN A MERE VISIBLE
DEMONSTRATION OF THE ALREADY ESTABLISHED FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN
OUR TWO COUNTRIES.
UNLESS WE DO so, OUR MEETING WILL FAIL THE EXPECTATIONS
OF THE MANY WHO SELIEVED AND EXPECTED THAT THE UNITED
STATES IS INTERESTEU IN A STABLE AND PROGRESSING MIUDLE
EAST AND IS PREPARED ACTIVELY TO ASSIST IN ACHIEVING
THAT END. THIS, NO DOUBT, COULD HAVE SERIOUS REPEHCUSSIONS
DETRIMENTAL TO THE COMMUN CAUSE WE BOTH HAVE IN MINU.
YOUR LETTER AND RECENT STATEMENTS, HOWEVER, ENCOURAGE ME
TO BELIEVE THAT YOU SHARE A SIMILAR CONCERN AND, HENCE,
I WOULD WELCOME HEARING FROM YOU UF ANY SUBSTANTIAL NEW
DEVELOPMENTS -- BILATERALLY OR OTHERWISE -- WHICH YOU IN
YOUR VIEW COULD EMERGE FROM OUR MEETING.
SINCERELY, MOHAMED ANWAR
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2. FAHMY, IN. CONTRAST TO HIS EOGINESS OF THE PAST FEW
DAYS, WAS TODAY IN A RELAXED MOUD. HE AGAIN DISCLAIMED
ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LEAKS UN THE EGYPTIAN SIDE
OF THE NEWS OF THE UPCUMING SALZBURG MEETING, ASSERTING
THIS HAD COME FROM THE PRESIDENCY. THE PRESIDENT MAU
FELT THAT, IN VIEW OF THE LONG MANK-TIMING THAT HAS
BEEN NECESSARY PENDING COMPLETION Or OUR MIDOLE EAST
POLICY REASSESSMENT, IT was TACTICALLY IMPORTANT TO HIM
DOMESTICALLY ANU IN ARAB WORLD TO MAKE GENERAL REFERENCE
TO AN UPCOMING MAJOR MEETING WITH AN IMPORTANT WESTERN
STATESMAN IN THE COURSE OF MIS ASYIUT SPEECH OF YESTERDAY.
WHILE GENERAL IN NATURE, THE REFERENCE HAU LED TO
SUBSEQUENT PRESS HOUDING OF OFFICIALS WITH THE PRESIDENT'S
PARTY. THEIR AINTS MAD ENABLED THE PRESS TO PIECE TWO AND TWO
TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH AN ANSWER. FAHMY INSISTED
THAT, AFTER OUR TELEPHONE CONVENSATION OF LAST NIGHT,
HE HAD AT UNCE INSTRUCTED THE CENSORS TO STUP THE STORY
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PRESIDENT SADAT'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT FORD
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1. AFTER FAHMY AND GAMASY HAD GIVEN ME THE MAP CONTAINING
THE EGYPTIAN COUNTER-PROPOSAL AS REPORTED CAIROIS 6274 (CHEROKEE)
state rev 9/16/03 CIA letter 5/14/13
due NARA, Date 6/12/14
FAHMY HANDED ME A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT SADAT TO PRESIDENT
FORD TO BE DELIVERED THROUGH YOU, HE WAS PARTICULARLY
CONCERNED THAT THE LETTER NOT RECEIVE ANY CIRCULATION
AND THEREFORE SPECIFICALLY ASKED THAT IT BE SENT THROUGH
THIS CHANNEL. TEXT OF LETTER FOLLOWS:
2, "AMBASSADOR EILTS WAS KEEN TO REPORT TO ME
UPON HIS ARRIVAL LATEST ISRAELI POSITION AS CONVEYED
TO YOU AND TO DR. KISSINGER BY PRIME MINISTER RABIN,
AMBASSADOR EILTS ALSO COMMUNICATED TO ME YOUR OWN VIEWS
AND THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES WHICH YOU AND DR. KISSINGER
HAVE DISCUSSED TO BREAK THE PRESENT STALEMATE RESULTING
FROM THE INTRANSIGENCE OF THE ISRAELIS SINCE THEIR
FAILURE TO RESPOND FAVORABLY TO DR, KISSINGERIS TIRELESS
EFFORTS IN MARCH WITH A VIEW TO BRING ABOUT FURTHER PROGRESS.
3, I HOPE YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT, JUDGING FROM THE
LATEST VERSION OF THE ISRAELI PROPOSALS, IT IS ABUNDANTLY
CLEAR, AS I HAVE TOLD YOU IN SALZBURG, THAT THE ISRAELIS ARE
NEITHER WILLING NOR CAPABLE, FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER,
TO MOVE ALONG THE LONG AND ARDUOUS ROAD TO PEACE, THEIR
INTRANSIGENCE, WHICH WILL NO DOUBT LEAD TO VIRTUAL STAGNATION
IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WILL, IF NOT CHECKED, RESULT IN A SERIOUS
DETERIORATION IN THE PRESENT SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
FROM WHICH CERTAIN CIRCLES, TOGETHER WITH THE RADICALS IN
THE AREA, WILL BENEFIT AND PROFIT,
4, DURING OUR TALKS IN SALZBURG AND FROM YOUR VARIOUS
STATEMENTS, I AM FULLY CONVINCED OF YOUR SINCERITY AND
DETERMINATION NOT TO ALLOW SUCH A STATE OF AFFAIRS TO
DEVELOP IN SPITE OF THE ACROBATIC AND PERFIDUOUS METHODS
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WITH YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, AND IN RESPONDING TO THE VARIOUS
POSITIVE INITIATIVES AND PROPOSALS WHICH ARE CONSTANTLY
MADE TO PUT THINGS ON THE MOVE.
51 WITH ALL CANDOR, THE PRESENT ISRAELI ATTITUDE IS AN
OBVIOUS RESULT OF THE CONTINUOUS UNITED STATES PAMPERING
TO ISRAEL. THUS THEY TOOK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, TOGETHER WITH
THE UNITED STATES, FOR GRANTED TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY
FELT THAT THEY CAN MANIPULATE YOU AND DICTATE TO YOU, IN
AN UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGE, THEIR OWN VIEWS,
6, CONSEQUENTLY AND WITH ALL EARNST, I HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO CONCLUDE THAT THE PRESENT ISRAELI POSITION IS AN
INTERNAL PROBLEM BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL, THE
KEY TO WHICH IS UNDOUBTEDLY IN YOUR HANDS, HAVING SAID THAT,
YOU MAY RECALL THAT I HAVE ALREADY MADE MY POSITION ABUNDANTLY
CLEAR IN SALZBURG AND 1 HAVE RESPONDED POSITIVELY TO YOUR
EFFORTS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT, IF YOU TAKE EGYPTIS POSITION
IN MARCH IN ASWAN AND SUBSEQUENTLY IN SALZBURG, I DO NOT
BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN ASK ME TO DO ANYTHING MORE THAN WHAT
I HAVE DONE, I TOOK THAT POSITION BECAUSE OF MY DETERMINA-
TION TO WORK FOR PEACE. GENUINE PEACE, MOREOVER, 1
WANTED TO EXTEND TO YOU A HELPING HAND IN YOUR ARDUOUS
EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THE SAME END, AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE TAKEN
BOLD INITIATIVES WITHOUT HESITATIGN AND AGAINST ALL RISKS
INVOLVED.
7. FROM THE ABOVE, IT IS QUITE CLEAR THAT THE FAILURE OF
YOUR EFFORTS FALLS SQUARELY AND SOLELY ON THE ISRAELIS.
THERE IS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE FOR THEM BUT TO WITHDRAW
COMPLETELY FROM THE PASSES AND RETURN THE OILFIELDS, AND,
FOR MY PART, I WILL STAND BY THE OTHER DETAILS WHICH I HAVE
OUTLINED TO YOU AND WHICH DEPUTY PREMIER FAHMY DID TO DR,
KISSINGER,
8, FAILING TO DO THIS, THE ISRAELIS BEAR ALL THE CONSEQUENCES
OF THEIR ADAMANCE. THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE UNDER SUCH
CONDITIONS - IN CASE YOU INFORM ME OF THE FAILURE OF ISRAEL
TO RESPOND TO YOU -- FOR ME BUT TO REQUEST PROMPTLY THAT
THE GENEVA CONFERENCE BE CONVENED FORTHWITH, TO WHICH ALL THE
PARTIES SHOULD BE INVITED, INCLUDING THE Pohn0.9. PARALLEL TO THIS,
I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT IN CASE THERE IS NO PROGRESS, I
DO NOT INTEND TO RENEW THE MANDATE OF THE UNITED NATIONS EMERGENCY
FORCES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WILL NOT ASK THEM TO DEPART FOR THE
TIME-BEING.
10, THESE DECISIONS I MUST TAKE BEFORE THE AFRICAN
SUMMIT CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE IN KAMPALA ON THE 28TH OF
JULY AND THE RECONVENING OF THE ARAB SUMMIT CONFERENCE
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TIME TO ACHIEVE PROGRESS BEFORE THE ESCALATION OF DISCUSSION
IN THE CONFERENCE.
11, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THESE DECISIONS EVEN
AFTER I HAVE DECIDED TO REOPEN THE SUEZ CANAL, I HAVE
DONE so WITH EVERY DETERMINATION TO DEFEND MY COUNTRY AND
ITS RIGHTS AGAINST ANY ISRAELI AGGRESSIVE DESIGN OR MILITARY
ACTION WHICH WOULD NO DOUBT ENDANGER INTERNATIONAL PEACE
AND SECURITY WITH AbL THE REPERCUSSIONS INVOLVED.
12, IN CONCLUDING, I REITERATE ONCE AGAIN THAT, HAVING
EXAMINED THE SITUATION FROM ALL ITS ANGLES, IT IS HIGH
TIME FOR THE UNITED STATES, AS A WAY OUT, TO PROPOSE AN
AMERICAN MAP REFLECTING ITS PROPOSALS IN ORDER TO AVOID
A COMPLETE AND DRASTIC DETERIORATION OF THE SITUATION.
13, FINALLY, I STILL VIVIDLY REMEMBER OUR FRANK DISCUSSIONS
IN SALZBURG AND I HAVE NO DOUBT IN YOUR DESIRE AND ABILITY
TO SEE PEACE REIGN IN THIS AREA,
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1. YOU SHOULD PASS THROUGH FAHMY FOLLOWING RESPONSE FROM
PRESIDENT FORD TO PRESIDENT SADATIS LATEST LETTER, EMe
PHASIZING THAT IT WAS SENT THROUGH SAME PRIVACY CHANNEL
YOU USED IN TRANSMITTING SADAT LETTER.
2, BEGIN TEXT:
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT:
AMBASSADOR EILTS HAS CONVEYED YOUR PRIVATE LETTER TO
ME, AND I WANT TO RESPOND IN THE SAME SPIRIT OF PERSONAL
TRUST AND COMPLETE CANDOR,
YOU KNOW FROM THE AMBASSADOR OF MY DISAPPOINTMENT
WITH THE ISRAELI POSITION, WHICH I NEVERTHELESS FELT WE
HAD TO RELAY TO YOU IN ORDER TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY
TO FORM YOUR OWN JUDGMENT.
AFTER REVIEWING CAREFULLY THE CONTERPROPOSAL WHICH
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTERS FAHMY AND GAMASY OUTLINED ON YOUR
BEHALF TO AMBASSADOR EILTS, Y HAVE COME TO THE JUDGMENT
THAT THE BEST WAY TO PROCEED IS AS FOLLOWS,
I BELIEVE THAT TO PASS YOUR PROPOSAL PORMALLY TO
ISRAEL AT THIS TIME WOULD IN ALL PROBABILITY LEAD TO A TERe
MINATION OF NEGOTIATIONS. AS A NEXT STEP, I AM THEREFORE
SENDING A FORMAL MESSAGE TO PRIME MINISTER RABIN REQUESTING
ISRAEL TO RECONSIDER ITS POSITION. I WILL INFORM YOU AS
SOON AS I HAVE RECEIVED ISRAEL'S REPLY, AND WE CAN THEN
DETERMINE TOGETHER HOW BEST TO PROCEED.
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MEANWHILE, I AM PROCEEDING ON YOUR ASSURANCE THAT
YOUR SALZBURG FORMULATIONS STAND, PROVIDED YOUR FUNDAMENTAL
REQUIREMENTS OF ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PASSES AND THE
OIL FIELDS ARE MET. I APPRECIATE YOUR EXPRESSIONS OF
CONFIDENCE, MR, PRESIDENT, AND WANT TO REITERATE MY
DETERMINATION TO ACHIEVE EARLY PROGRESS, IN WHATEVER WAY
PROVES MOST FEASIBLE, TOWARD PEACE IN YOUR AREA,
WITH WARM REGARDS AND PERSONAL GOOD WISHES,
GERALD R. FORD END TEXT.
3, FYI: IN CONVEYING FOREGOING, IF YOU BELIEVE IT WOULD
BE HELPFUL, YOU MAY MAKE THE POINT AS YOUR PERSONAL VIEW THAT
THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT EGYPTIAN MAP WOULD BE
LEAKED ONCE IT WAS GIVEN TO ISRAELIS, GIVEN LEAKS THAT
HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED FROM ISRAEL WITH RESPECT TO THE
ISRAELI PROPOSAL, THIS WOULD REVEAL GRAPHICALLY THE PRESENT
IRRECONCILABILITY OF ISRAELI AND EGYPTIAN POSITIONS AND
MAKE MATTERS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT SHOULD WE SUBSEQUENTLY
PUT FORWARD OUR OWN PROPOSAL BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW THE
EGYPTIAN POSITION IS FROM SALZBURG TALKS AND SADAT'S LATEST
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BEGIN MESSAGE: DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LETTER OF AUGUST 14, REAFFIRMING YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE 08-
JECTIVE WE SHARE OF ACHIEVING A COMPREHENSIVE, JUST AND
DURABLE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST,
I FULLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE WITH YOUR VIEW THAT THE
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FOR REDUCING TENSIONS AND RECAPTURING THE MOMENTUM TOWARD
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CEED NOW TO A FINAL SETTLEMENT. 1 ALSO RECOGNIZE
THAT THE SITUATION FOLLOWING ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM THE
PASSES AND THE OIL FIELDS WILL NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE PER-
MANENT SOLUTION TO YOU OR TO THE ARAB WORLD GENERALLY,
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WE DISCUSSED FRANKLY AT SALZBURG WHY AN INTERIM STEP IS THE
BEST WAY TO PROCEED AT THIS TIME WHILE PERMITTING THE
REALITIES IN THE AREA AND INTERNATIONALLY TO MATURE TO THE
POINT WHERE AN ALL-OUT EFFORT TO ACHIEVE FINAL PEACE CAN
BE MADE. IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS,* E BOTH AGREED THAT THE
ISSUES OF A COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT MUST BE ADDRESSED
WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES SEEM MOST PROMISING FOR SUCCESS. AS
I SAID TO YOU, THE UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY
A VITAL ROLE IN THE PEACEMAKING PROCESS AND WILL DO ITS
UTMOST TO MOVE MATTERS FORWARD EXPEDITIOUSLY. WHILE
RECOGNIZING THAT A FINAL PEACE AGREEMENT IS IMPORTANTLY
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A MATTER TO BE NEGOTIATED BY THE PARTIES, THE UNITED
STATES WILL BE PREPARED TO PUT FORWARD IDEAS OF OUR OWN
WHEN AND IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO DO SO.
I AM CERTAIN, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT THE COURSE ON WHICH WE
ARE EMBARKED IS THE RIGHT ONE AND THAT, PENDING A FINAL
SETTLEMENT, THE AGREEMENT NOW BEING NEGOTIATED WILL BRING
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WITHOUT BEING DIVERTED BY PERIPHERAL MATTERS. THESE
QUALITIES OF YOURS HAVE BEEN DECISIVE IN BRINGING
MEASURABLE PROGRESS FOR THE FIRST TIME TOWARD THE PEACE
THAT HAS ELUDED ALL PREVIOUS LEADERS IN ThE AREA.
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PART WILL FULFILL ITS RESPONSIBILITIES IN THIS RESPECT.
FINALLY, MR. PRESIDENT, ONCE THE INTERIM AGREEMENT WE ARE
DISCUSSING HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, IT IS MY STRONG HOPE AND
DESIRE THAT YOU AND MRS. SADAT WILL PAY A VISIT TO OUR
COUNTRY THIS YEAR AS MRS. FORD'S AND MY GUESTS,
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MORE THAN EVER THAT THE COURSE WE HAVE CHOSEN TOGETHER IS
THE RIGHT ONE, FOR EGYPT, FOR ALL OF THE ARABS, AND FOR THE
UNITED STATES,
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HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT. IT IS A DECISION YOU TOOK IN ORDER TO
ADVANCE TOWARD A JUST AND LASTING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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ENTIRE AREA. NOW THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED I
WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU MY VIEWS OF THE CURRENT SITUATION
AND OF PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
THE AGREEMENT JUST CONCLUDED HAS BROUGHT TANGIBLE BENEFITS
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TO EGYPT. NOT ONLY WILL YOU RECOVER THE USE OF YOUR
NATION'S OIL RESOURCES IN THE SINAI, BUT YOU HAVE ALSO
BROUGHT ABOUT ISRAEL'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE STRATEGIC
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SINAI PASSES. TO HAVE FOREGONE THESE GAINS IN ORDER TO
PURSUE, WITHOUT LAYING ANY GROUNDWORK, AN ALL-OR-NOTHING
NEGOTIATION AT GENEVA WOULD IN MY JUDGMENT HAVE ASSURED
STALEMATE AND A RAPID DETERIORATION OF THE SITUATION TO THE
THE RENEFIT OF NO ONE COUNTRY. IT WAS THIS REALITY WHICH
LED US, AS IT DID YOU, TO CONCLUDE THAT A FURTHER INTERIM
AGREEMENT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE EARLY PRACTICAL
PROGRESS. IN SEIZING THIS OPPORTUNITY, YOU HAVE MADE
POSSIBLE WHAT COULD BECOME, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, A TURNING
POINT TOWARD PEACE WITH JUSTICE NOT ONLY FOR EGYPT BUT
ALSO FOR THE ENTIRE ARAB WORLD TO WHICH EGYPT HAS so LONG
GIVEN LEADERSHIP, THESE REALITIES WILL SURVIVE LONG AFTER
THE CRITICISM EMANATING FROM SOME QUARTERS HAS BEEN FOR-
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WELL. THE CONGRESS IS SHOWING A SYMPATHETIC UNDERSTANDING
OF THE AGREEMENT AND OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH THE
UNITED STATES HAS UNDERTAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH IT. I
BELIEVE THAT THE CONGRESS WILL SHORTLY GIVE ITS APPROVAL
TO THE U.S. PROPOSAL TO ENTRUST TO AMERICAN CIVILIAN
TECHNICIANS THE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM IN THE SINAI PASSES,
TO SERVE AS YOU so APTLY PUT IT, AS WITNESSES TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PEACE AGREEMENT. THE CONGRESS ALSO
APPEARS FAVORABLY DISPOSED TOWARD PROVIDING THE ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT WHICH WE DISCUSSED IN SALZBURG AND
WHICH SECRETARY KISSINGER FURTHER DISCUSSED WITH YOU IN
ALEXANDRIA. I PLAN TO SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE CONGRESS
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MENTS TO EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS AGREEMENT IS AS A
STEP TOWARD A JUST AND LASTING PEACE. WE HAVE ENCOURAGED
THEM TO GIVE BROAD SUPPORT TO YOU. DESPITE THE
PREDICTABLE CRITICISMS WHICH HAVE COME FROM CERTAIN
COUNTRIES, I AM CONVINCED THAT HISTORY WILL SHOW THAT
YOU ARE THE ONLY ARAB LEADER WHO HAS MADE TANGIBLE
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PROGRESS TOWARD A JUST PEACE. THE WORLD WILL COME TO
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MADE YOUR HISTORIC DECISION NOT JUST
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FOR EGYPT BUT FOR ALL ARABS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
THESE POINTS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS AND TO URGE THEM TO
TAKE CONCRETE ACTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR SUPPORT OF YOUR
POLICIES.
I HAVE NOTED THE PUBLIC EXPRESSIONS OF CONCERN COMING
FROM THE MIDDLE EAST THAT THE AGREEMENT NOT FREEZE THE
SITUATION DIPLOMATICALLY. I SHARE THIS VIEW. WITH
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PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO SYRIA, SECRETARY KISSINGER HAS
TOLD PRESIDENT ASAD THAT WE WOULD MAKE A SERIOUS EFFORT TO
HELP ACHIEVE PROGRESS ON THE SYRIAN FRONT, AND HE HAS
ASSURED PRESIDENT ASAD THAT THE UNITED STATES COUNTS ON A
UNITED ARAB WORLD TO FURTHER THE PEACE PROCESS. IN OUR
VIEW, DIVISION IN THE ARAB WORLD IS THE DANGER TO FUTURE
PROGRESS. AS I HAVE SAID ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WE
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ARE COMMITTED TO THE PROPOSITION THAT A LASTING PEACE
IN THE MIDDLE EAST MUST INVOLVE PROGRESS ON ALL FRONTS AND
MUST BE BASED ON CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE INTERESTS OF
ALL ITS PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE PALESTINIANS.
WITH REGARD TO THE SOVIET UNION I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE
HAVE TAKEN A VERY FIRM LINE WITH GENERAL SECRETARY
BREZHNEV. THE SOVIET RESPONSE, WHILE COMPLAINING OVER
THE LACK OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE NEGOTIATIONS, INDICATES
THAT THEY DO NOT INTEND TO PLAY AN OBSTRUCTIONIST ROLE,
I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE, BASED ON A COMMUNICATION WE
RECEIVED WITHIN THE LAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FROM THE
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SOVIETS, THAT THEY WILL NOT MAKE MAJOR DIFFICULTIES.
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GROMYKO NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION, AND WE
WILL KEEP YOU CURRENTLY INFORMED, AS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT,
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OF THESE EXCHANGES.
AN ADDITIONAL REASON FOR MY HIGH SENSE OF GRATIFICATION
AT THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS AGREEMENT IS THE
PROSPECT THAT IT WILL NOW BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU AND
MRS. SADAT TO VISIT THE UNITED STATES. YOUR VISIT IS
ONE THAT MRS. FORD AND I HAVE LONG LOOKED FORWARD TO
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WITH GREAT PLEASURE. I WANT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO GET
TO KNOW YOU AS I DO, I AM CONFIDENT THAT SUCH A VISIT
WILL REINFORCE BOTH OUR OFFICIAL AND PERSONAL TIES AND
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REINFORCE OUR MUTUAL EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE PEACE IN THE
MIDDLE EAST. I HOPE YOU WILL PLAN ON BOTH A STATE VISIT
TO ASHINGTON AS WELL AS ALLOW TIME TO TRAVEL TO OTHER
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PARTS OF AMERICA. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT YOU PLAN
YOUR VISIT STARTING OCTOBER 28.
WITH WARM REGARDS TO YOU, MRS, SADAT, AND YOUR FAMILY,
SINCERELY, GERALD R. FORD UNQUOTE
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2. FYI: ONE MILLION TONS OF GRAIN UNDER PL 480 IS IN
ADDITION TO DOLLARS 700 MILLION MENTIONED IN PRESIDENT'S
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2, DEAR MR. PRESIDENT:
YESTERDAY I SENT A VERY BRIEF PRELIMINARY ORAL REPORT TO
ISMAIL ON OUR TALKS WITH MR, GROMYKO HERE IN WASHINGTON
ON THE QUESTION OF THE MIDDLE EAST. THUS FAR WE HAD ONLY
TOUCHED UPON THE SUBJECT LIGHTLY. LAST NIGHT I HAD A
FULLER DISCUSSION WITH HIM, AND I AGREED TO HAVING A
FURTHER EXCHANGE WITH HIM AT OUR FINAL MEETING WHICH WILL
TAKE PLACE SUNDAY NIGHT.
AS I REPORTED TO ISMAIL, GROMYKO HAS BEEN MODERATE IN HIS
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DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PEACE PROCESS OF THE MIDDLE
EAST. HE MADE CLEAR THAT THE SOVIET UNION OBJECTS TO WHAT
HE HAS CHARACTERIZED THE SEPARATE AMERICAN EFFORT WHICH HAS
RESULTED IN THE EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI AGREEMENT. HOWEVER,
BEARING IN MIND THAT IN MY EARLIER MEETING I HAD WARNED
HIM FIRMLY AGAINST ANY UNTOWARD INTERFERENCE IN THE
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ON-GOING PROCESS OR THE AGREEMENT ITSELF AND THAT SUCH
INTERFERENCE COULD AFFECT OUR OVERALL RELATIONS, I NOTED
IN PARTICULAR AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING HIS INDICATION
THAT THE SOVIETS DO NOT INTEND TO OBSTRUCT WHAT HAS BEEN
ACHIEVED BETWEEN EGYPT AND ISRAEL.
WHILE THE DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT ON THE MIDDLE EAST WAS
EXTENSIVE, IT WAS, AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, A VERY INCON-
CLUSIVE ONE. GROMYKO HAD NO SPECIFIC IDEAS AS TO HOW
WE MIGHT PROCEED. HIS DUAL EMPHASIS WAS THAT THEY
HAD BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE PEACE PROCESS AND THEY WISH
TO QUOTE ACT JOINTLY UNQUOTE WITH THE US ON THE MIDDLE
EAST. HE HAS NO CLEAR IDEA HOW TO DO THIS. HE SAID
THAT NEITHER SYRIA NOR THE PLO ARE INTERESTED IN GOING
TO A GENEVA CONFERENCE AT THIS TIME AND THAT THE
SOVIETS THEREFORE WOULD NOT ATTEND A GENEVA CONFERENCE.
HE SAID THAT THIS VIEW WAS BASED ON QUOTE CONTACTS
WITH SYRIA UNQUOTE AND HE INSISTED ON PLO PARTICIPATION
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MR. PRESIDENT, I EXPLAINED THE AMERICAN POSITION TO HIM
IN TERMS WHICH WILL BE VERY FAMILIAR TO YOU. I TOLD HIM
THAT WE HAD INFORMED THE SYRIANS, ISRAELIS, EGYPT AND
OTHER ARAB STATES THAT THE US IS PREPARED TO UNDERTAKE
A SERIOUS EFFORT TO GET NEGOTIATIONS STARTED BETWEEN
SYRIA AND ISRAEL, EITHER IN A BILATERAL OR MULTILATERAL
SETTING. I TOLD HIM THAT WE DO NOT SEE THE EGYPTIAN-
ISRAEL AGREEMENT AS AN END IN ITSELF BUT AS A STEP
TOWARDS AN OVERALL SETTLEMENT, AND THAT I WAS CONFIDENT
THAT IT WAS NEITHER OUR DESIRE NOR YOURS TO STAND STILL
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AND TO DIVIDE THE ARAB WORLD. I SAID THAT WE ARE PRE.
PARED TO WORK THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS, CONSIDER THE
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THAT UNDER PRESENT CONDITIONS INSISTENCE ON PLO PAR-
TICIPATION AT THE OUTSET WOULD LIKELY KILL THE CON-
FERENCE OR PRECLUDE ITS CONVENING. I SAID THAT WE WERE
PREPARED TO CONSIDER WAYS TO HAVE THE CONFERENCE CON-
VENE IF THIS WAS THE DESIRE OF THE STATES CONCERNED,
AND THAT WAYS MIGHT BE EXPLORED FOR PALESTINIAN PAR-
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FINALLY, I ALSO SAID THAT WE WERE WILLING TO MAINTAIN
CONTACT WITH THE SOVIETS AND CONTINUE OUR FURTHER EX-
CHANGES OF VIEWS,
MR PRESIDENT, THESE ARE THE ESSENTIAL FACTS. NOW I
WANT TO GIVE YOU MY JUDGMENT ON THE SOVIET POSITION.
THEY SEEM CONFUSED WITH RESPECT TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND
HAVE NO CLEAR CUT STRATEGY. THE CONCERTED STRATEGY
OF EGYPT AND THE US TOGETHER HAS THROWN THEM OFF BALANCE.
GROMYKO WANTS THE SOVIETS IN ON THE PROCESS OF PEACE,
BUT HE HAS NO CLEAR CUT IDEAS ON HOW THIS CAN BE DONE.
I DETECTED CONTINUING CONCERN ON HIS PART THAT SYRIA
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MIGHT INDICATE TO US A WILLINGNESS TO PROCEED TO
NEGOTIATIONS WITH ISRAEL UNDER us AEGIS, AS WE HAVE
DONE ON THE EGYPTIAN-ISRAEL AGREEMENT, AND THAT THIS
WOULD LEAVE THE SOVIETS OUT. I HAVE THE IMPRESSION
ALSO HE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN DISCOURAGING THE SYRIANS
FROM EITHER GOING TO GENEVA OR OF GIVING POSITIVE IN-
DICATIONS TO us ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH SYRIA UNDER US
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AUSPICES. THIS IS ONLY AN IMPRESSION, AND I WOULD
DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR JUDGMENT IN THIS REGARD. IN
ORDER TO AVOID ANY MISUNDERSTANDING WITH ASSAD I WANT
YOU TO KNOW THAT I INTEND TO REPORT TO HIM DIRECTLY --
THOUGH IN A MUCH MORE ABBREVIATED FORM -- JUST WHAT
GROMYKO HAS SAID TO US AND WHAT OUR POSITION IS IN
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THIS REGARD,
I KNOW, MR PRESIDENT, THAT WE AND YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH
A DIFFICULT PERIOD IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS SINCE THE
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT. I HAVE ADMIRED FROM AFAR
HOW MAGNIFICENTLY YOU HAVE HANDLED THE VERBAL ATTACKS
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THAT HAVE COME FROM CERTAIN QUARTERS IN THE ARAB WORLD
-- ATTACKS WHICH IN PART HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED BY THE
SOVIET UNION'. BUT I AM ENCOURAGED, AND I HOPE YOU ARE,
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THAT THE WORKING GROUP IN GENEVA SEEMS TO BE CONCLUD-
ING ITS DELIBERATIONS SUCCESSFULLY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO
BELIEVE THAT OUR TIMELY INTERVENTION A FEW DAYS AGO
HAS HAD A CONSTRUCTIVE IMPACT ON THE ISRAELI POSITION.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, PARTICULARLY IN THE CONTEXT OF MY
TALKS WITH PERES HERE, I GET THE FEELING THAT THE
ISRAELIS ARE BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF THEY CAN
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SHOW SOME GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLITICAL AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL CURRENTS IN THE ARAB WORLD, OF YOUR POSI-
TION IN THE AREA, OF THE WISE AND COURAGEOUS WAY IN
WHICH YOU ARE LEADING BOTH EGYPT AND THE ARABS TOWARDS
MODERATION AND PEACEFUL PURSUITS- THAT INDEED THE
RECENT AGREEMENT MAY VERY WELL BE THE TURNING POINT
WHICH YOU AND WE HAVE WANTED. WE ARE BOTH REALISTIC,
MR PRESIDENT, WE KNOW THIS WILL TAKE TIME AND THE PACE
OF NEGOTIATIONS, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO THE
SYRIAN-ISRAELI ASPECT OF THE PROBLEM, WILL TAKE TIME.
BUT I AM MORE CONVINCED TODAY MORE THAN EVER THAT WE
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ARE ON THE RIGHT COURSE AND THAT MOVING TOGETHER WE CAN
ACHIEVE OUR COMMON GOALS.
JUST A WORD ON THE PERES VISIT. FRANKLY, IT WAS A
BETTER VISIT THAN I HAD REASON TO EXPECT. THE REASON
I SAY THIS IS THAT PERES SEEMS TO BE MOVING IN THE
DIRECTION OF TRYING TO GET ISRAEL TO ADOPT A REASON-
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ABLE POSITION ON THE IDEA OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
SYRIA AND ISRAEL. HE SAID PUBLICLY AFTER MY MEETING
THAT ISRAEL IS READY FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH SYRIA
WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS,
INSOFAR AS THE ONGOING MILITARY ASSISTANCE RELATION-
SHIP BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE U.S., HERE ARE MAIN FACTS,
DURING THE REASSESSMENT, WE HELD UP, AS YOU KNOW, ON
SOME ITEMS.
WE HAVE LIFTED THE BAN ON THESE. MOREOVER, THERE WAS
A LIST, LONG IN EXISTENCE, OF SOME OTHER ITEMS OF A
LESS SIGNIFICANT CHARACTER WHICH WE WILL NOW RELEASE
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LATIONSHIP, AS TO OTHER ITEMS WHICH ISRAEL IS INTERESTED
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IN, SUCH AS THE PERSHING MISSILES, THESE REMAIN IN THE
STUDY CATEGORY AND NO COMMITMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
FINALLY, MR PRESIDENT, I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH
PRESIDENT FORD LOOKS FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT. WE HAVE
BEGUN IN EARNEST THE PREPARATIONS WITH A VIEW TO ASSUR-
ING THAT IT WILL BE FRUITFUL AND PRODUCTIVE FOR BOTH
OF us. I AM ANXIOUS THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE COME TO
KNOW YOU AS WE DO AS A STATESMAN OF GREAT COURAGE AND
VISION, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL GET A FEEL OF THE PULSE
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ISTRATIONIS PRESENT POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST WHICH
NOW IS NO LONGER ONE SIDED BUT SEEKS TO PROTECT THE
OVERALL NATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE US IN THE AREA -- A
POLICY THAT RETAINS THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
ISRAEL AND THE U'S', BUT IS EQUALLY DETERMINED TO
STRENGTHEN THE BOND OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN AMERICA AND
THE ARAB WORLD'. IN ALL OF THIS YOU ARE IN INDISPENSABLE
KEY,
WARMEST REGARDS.
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