Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

OFFICE OF THE-GECRETARY OF STATE DECLASSIFIED WASHINGTON E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 May 2, 1952 By. DEB NTT, Date 7-26-85 SECRET SECURITY INF FORMA TION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS EGYPT Ambassador Caffery has commented that the latest draft formula the British have proposed for a public Anglo-Egyptian statement prior to the resumption of negotiations will probably be no more acceptable to the Egyptians than the earlier draft versions of such a formula. Al- though the Department is convinced that the latest British draft represents the absolute maximum concessions which the British can make to the Egyptians, Caffery says he feels it would be a mistake to stake our prestige in Egypt on associating ourselves with this draft formula when, he feels, it is bound to be rejected. He has suggested instead that after British Ambassador Stevenson presents the formula to the Egyptians and if, as Caffery expects, the Egyptians reject it, then Caffery might approach the King and Prime Minister with a frank statement of the difficulties involved in agreeing upon any joint statement prior to negotiations, and urge the King and Prime Minister to abandon their demand for such a statement and to enter into full-fledged negotiations immediately. SOVIET NOTE Embassy London reports that it has given our draft reply to the Soviet note to the British Foreign Office and to French representatives in London. The Embassy says that the tripartite group in London which is working on the reply raises the ques. - tion whether our proposal for a four-power meeting would be likely to prejudice the signatures of the EDC treaty and the Contractual Agreements. The group felt that it was essential to obtain the views of the High Com- missioners in Germany on this point; and our Minister asked Mr. McCloy to show the text to the other High Commissioners and obtain their com- - ments. The group's consensus was also that if the High Commissioners do not recommend against the Department's proposal they should, subject to approval by their governments, consult Chancellor Adenauer orally on this point, making clear the nature and limitations of the proposed four - power meeting, without showing him the Department's actual draft text. GREAT BRITAIN The Labor Party's National Executive Committee issued a declaration on April 30th stating that "steps should be taken without further delay" for a four-power conference with SECRET SECURITY INFORMA TION