Mar. 9 Administration of , 1979 ments didn't defuse only the explosive Secretary of State Cyrus Vance situation but has opened the way to a Secretaryof Defense Harold Brown comprehensive settlement. So, adhering to Zbigniew Brzezinski, Assistant to the the Camp David two documents, for sure President for National SecuritY we shall be reaching an agreement. Affairs Assistant Secretary a. What is the main obstacle now' Harold Saunders, President Sadat? What is the main prob- of State for Near Eastern and South lem you still must solve? Asian Affairs Pnr,sronNt Saoar. I think-and it may Ambassador Flerman Eilts appear, I mean, ridiculous-some words Ambassador at Large RoY Atherton here or there, only some words here or Bill Quandt, NSC staff there. On the Egyptian side: Q. Can that be resolved bY tomorrow PresidentSadat night, by Saturday night? Prime Minister Mustafa Khalil PnnsroEl.Ir Seoer. Between me and Vice President Husni Mubarak President Carter, be sure of one thing: General Hassan Ali, Defense Minister Whatever arises between me and Presi- Ahmed al-Sayegh,Economics Minister dent Carter, we are identical, and we shall Ambassador Ashraf Ghorbal continue to be identical. HassanKamel, Chief of Protocol ConnespoNDENT. Thank You very Butrus Ghali, Minister of State for much, Mr. President. Foreign Affairs NorE: The exchange began at 11 :05 a.m. on Secretary Vance and Prime Minister board the train. Participants included Walter Khalit met this afternoon from 3:30 until Cronkite of CBS News, Chancellor of John 5 p.*. at the Palestine Hotel. Their dis- NBC News, and Peter Jennings of ABC News. Following the trip, the President went to cussionsfocused on the unresolved issues Ras-al-Tin Palace, where he stayed during his in the peace treaty negotiations. visit to Alexandria. The two Presidents will attend a work- ing luncheon tomorrow at Mena House, near , to be followed by additional Alexandria, discussions. White House Statement Following a Meeting President Carter will depart Egypt for Betueen Prcsident Carter and President Sailat. tomorrow evening. March I,1979 NorE: The meeting was held at Mamoura Palace. President Sadat and President Carter continued their discussions of the Peace process and other matters of mutual in- terest. The discussions lasted from about Alexandria, Egypt 7:05 p.m. until B p.*. and were con- at a Dinner Honoring Ptesiilent ducted in the atrnosphere of friendship Toasts Cafler. March 9, 1979 and candor. Participants in the meeting were: PnnsropNr Seoat. . for the very On the American side: noble cause of peace. My people have President Carter welcomed President Carter yesterdayand

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