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Meanwhile, informed sources
here are stressing that the Israeli
delegation will be empowered to
negotiate substantive matters.
Contrary to press reports here and
abroad, the Cairo conference,
though billed as preparatory for a
large Geneva conference, will be
concerned with substance and not
merely procedural and technical
arrangements for Geneva.
Some observers predict that
Israel and Egypt may reach a
separate agreement in Cairo,
ending the state of war between the
two countries. Begin and Egyptian
President Anwar Sadat have said
repeatedly that such an accord was
not their intention at this time. But
observers here say Sadat may And
himself carried along by the
momentum of his own initiative
and decide that he might as well
reach an acceptable agreement
with Israel inasmuch as the other
Arab parties to the conflict refuse
>to follow his lead.
One source pointed out that
with the best will in the world,
Israel cannot negotiate over the
Golan Heights and the West Bank
if the Arab parties directly
concerned refuse to come to the
table. The upshot could be a deal
with Sadat in Sinai that would
formalize the Egyptian's pledge
not to go to war with Israel again.
Both countries would agree to
leave open the other issues of the
Mideast conflict pending full peace
treaties. This would be the most
desirable scenario for the Begin
government, since it would delay
the future of the West bank and the
Palestinian question, the source
said.
Observers assume that Israel
will be ready to offer Egypt
maximum concessions in Sinai so
as to encourage Sadat to ride out
the attacks* from his Arab
colleagues.
by David Landau
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The
date for the opening of the Cairo
conference is now expected to be
Dec. 13 or Dec. 14.
Preparations are already in full
swing for the technical and
logistical aspects of the Cairo
meeting.
Foreign Minister Mosbe Dayan
has returned from his visit to West
Germany. The two Israeli
negotiators—Eliahn Ben-Elissar
and Meir Rosenne—will be
holding extensive consultations
with both Premier Menachem
Begin and Dayan, the Cabinet, and
other key persons.
One political development was
Israel's flat rejection of UN
Secretary General Kurt
Waldheim’s proposal for a
conference at UN Headquarters of
all parties to the Middle East
conflict to follow the Cairo
meeting. Israel contended that
such a gathering would serve no
useful purpose. But there was
satisfaction here, nevertheless, that
Waldheim decided to send a
representative to the Cairo
conference.
Ben-Elissar, director-general of
the Prime Minister's Office, who
will be Israel’s chief negotiator in
Cairo, has taken charge of
preparations. Since he was named
by Begin he has been chairing daily
meetings of a special interdepart
mental body set up to arrange the
details of the trip. It includes
security officials, communications
and transportation personnel and
administrative personnel from the
Foreign Ministry who will provide
by Dr. Marvin Goldstein, AJWF
vice president, and Meyer Balser,
cash collection chairman, from
General UJA Chairman Leonard
Strelitz. UjA national campaign
leaden, using their own planes,
will fly to Atlanta and other major
cities in the United States, to pick
see that Atlanta has its million
dollar check waiting an the
runway. * ( ?
Every contributor has an
opportunity to participate by
responding quickly and paying
pledges before the end of
December.
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