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Page 2 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE July 14, 197S New liaison to Jews appointed by Carter by Wolf BHtzer WASHINGTON, (JCNS)— With the appointment of Edward Sanders as President Carter's special adviser on the Middle East, there will be five Jews on the senior staff of the White House. Sanders is the honorary chairman and the immediate past president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the only Jewish organization officially registered with Congress to lobby on behalf of legislation affecting Israel. A 56-year-old Los Angeles .lawyer, Mr. Sanders resigned as AIPAC president in August 1976 to serve as deputy national campaign director for the Carter- Mondale ticket. Three months ago, Mark Siegel, White House political aide, protested against the Administra tion's then-pending aircraft sales to Egypt and Saudi Arabia and against the disregarding of his views by resigning. Since then, the White House has been searching for someone to take his place as chief liaison with the American Jewish community. Sanders, who is no stranger to the American Jewish leadership or the Democratic Party, seems to be the perfect choice. He has been promised direct access to the President. He will also serve as a special adviser to the Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance. The appointment comes at a time of continued friction between the White House and the Jewish community. White House officials have been trying to improve relations with the Jewish community, and hope that Sanders will play an important role in this. The four other Jews on the senior staff of the White House have been trying to fill the vacuum caused by Siegel’s departure, but their other responsibilities have prevented their full-time involvement in Jewish-related issues. Thus, thev have not met with notable success. Robert Lipshutz, counsel to the President, and Stuart Eizenstat, the chief domestic affairs adviser, have tried to be helpful. Both native Georgians brought to Washington by President Carter, the two men, like Sanders, accompanied Vice President Mondale on his visit to Israel. Recently, the President named two other Jews to key positions on his staff: Gerald Rafshoon, who co-ordinated Carter's media contacts during the campaign; and Anne Wexler, a political adviser. Both have some contacts in the Jewish community and will try to help improve Carter’s image there. Sanders comes into the White House at a much higher level than Siegel. White House sources say that the President has “great respect” for Mr. Sanders, who has served as an unpaid consultant to the White House ever since President Carter took office in January, 1977. A ‘declaration of principles’ Vance brings optimism to talks WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Secretary of State Cyrus Vance said that a “declaration of principles” to broaden “future negotiations” for a Middle East settlement will be “one of three documents” on the table when the Israeli and Egyptian foreign ministers meet with him in London next week. He told a news conference prior to his departure for Geneva for SALT talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko that the two other documents will be the respective proposals of Israel and Egypt. Neither of the proposals is acceptable to the other. Vance did not elaborate on the “declaration of principles." The Jewish Telegraphic Agency was informed by the State Department later that the declaration referred to by Vance is “primarily a product of negotiations between the two sides.” A Department spokesman said that “it is a paper that states the positions of the two parties up to now.” He observed that Egypt and Israel have been “tinkering" with a declaration and the Secretary’s reference is a icflection of that. He acknowledged that the U.S. has been involved in the discussions but did not say it was an American document. Vance told reporters that he “would not confirm” reports that President Carter has worked out “pre-conditions" for a Mideast settlement. “The whole question of Cyrus Vance negotiations” in the Middle east has not yet “reached a final point," he said. Vance described both the Israeli and Egyptian proposals as having “deficiencies" but said they also have “positive elements” and “we should build on those positive elements." He said the London meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kaamcl and himself would seek “to identify ways of finding how we might narrow the differences” and “the only way this can be done is to get the parties face-to-face in direct discussions with each other.” Asked for his views on Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories, the Secretary reiterated that UN Security Council Resolution 242 “clearly applies to the West Bank and Gaza....There is no question about it." However, he said, the resolution “docs not specify what the boundaries will be" and “that is something that must be negotiated between and among the parties.” With respect to East Jerusalem, he said that “there is no question that has to be negotiated among the parties.” Responding to a question as to whether the U.S. still aims at the resumption of the Geneva conference, Vance said: “The objective of the U.S. is to get the parties back together and talking now. 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