Ford Administration Minutes of the Cabinet Meeting
Topics discussed at the meeting include Henry Kissinger's trip to the Middle East, the Consumer Protection Agency, and economic impact statements.
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OCR Page 1 of 7THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Minutes of the Cabinet Meeting
Wednesday, March 26, 1975, 2:00 PM
2:04
President arrived
2:05
Press arrived
2:08
Press departed
2:09 President opened the Cabinet Meeting
The President first welcomed several people; Special Trade Representative,
Fred Dent; Dr. John Dunlop, Secretary of Labor; Acting Secretary of Commerce,
John Tabor; and noted the presence of John Whitaker substituting for Rog
Morton.
Secretary Kissinger had just returned on Sunday from the Middle East and the
President asked for a brief report on his mission.
Secretary Kissinger: First the Secretary developed the strategy that was
used in the Middle East. He said that it could be summed up in the phrase
"step by step approach." At the end of the Israeli/Arab War in 1973, there
was a movement toward an embargo against the industrialized nations. World
opinion started to move with the Arab states and it became increasingly evident
that the United States had to use a different approach to solve the Middle
East problem.
President Sadat and the United States agreed to segment the issues and the
countries and to develop a step by step strategy. There is no doubt that the
United States during this period of negotiation has been the dominate world
power. Since July of 1974, the United States has made progress with two of
the most difficult countries with which to work, Jordon and Egypt.
Essentially, the roles within the Arab states evolved into two forces: the
Moderates, headed by President Sadat and the Radicals, headed by King Asad.
The Radicals wanted the United States to deal with Arab countries on a block
or total basis. Whereas Sadat felt that the step by step approach with each
country and each issue was the better method. Sadat's theory in cooperation
with the United States was accepted by the greatest number of parties and it
forced the USSR to go to a moderate course in the Middle East.
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