UN Secretariat Item Scan - Barcode- Record Title Page 51 Date 29/06/2006 Time 9:52:55AM IIIII IIII II IIIIII Ill II Ill II Ill II Ill I IIII IIIll II Ill II Ill II Ill IIIII II Ill II Ill I IIII IIIll II IIIII Ill II IIIII Ill I IIII S-0899-0015-15-00001 Expanded Number S-0899-0015-15-00001 Title Items-in-Middle East Peace Conferences [treaties between Egypt, Israel, and others] - pre-Geneva meeting at Cairo Date Created 09/12/1977 Record Type Archival Item Container S-0899-0015:Peacekeeping - Middle East 1945-1981 Print Name of Person Submit Image Signature of Person Submit NOTE FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL Mr. Prohaska asked me to let you know that during the Austrian Foreign Minister's recent visit to Kuwait, the Foreign Minister of Kuwait very warmly supported your suggestion regarding a preparatory meeting on the Middle East in New York. The Foreign Minister was of the opinion that arab unity could only be restored within the UN framework. A similarly positive reaction was encountered in Abu Dhabi. ~ F. Mayrhofer 15 March 197 8 FMG/SR BEU/dmc cc: SecGen ✓ REG BEU 16 February 1978 NOTE FOR THE FILE President Anwar Sadat of Egypt called the Secretary-General from Washington at approximately 1700 hours on Tuesday, 7 February .. The President apologized that the weather conditions had made it impossible to come to New York to see the Secretary­ General as he had intended to do. He briefed the Secretary-General on the talks in Washington, and they had an exchange of views on the current situation in the Middle East and future prospects. ~~it ~~"-ti~~ ~~ ~~ ~- ~ ~ \_.oM. \:k::_~~ ~~ -J )----1.....__\, 7~ \'D"' • Note on Meeting with President Sadat scheduled for 8 p.m. on 8 February 1978 1. It will be useful to find out President Sadat's evaluation of current situation and his ideas for the future of the negotiating process. In this connexion, agreement appears to have been reached in Washington that Atherton will resume his shuttle between Jerusalem and Cairo for the next few weeks. 2. Obviously time should be allowed to see if this effort can ' make progress and provide for an effective resumption of neg- otiations. 3. Should this effort fail, everything must be done to maintain momentum and to avoid a vacuum from developing. It would be useful to have President Sadat's ideas on this eventuality. One possibility certainly is the suggestion already made by the Secretary-General at the time of the Cairo conference concerning a meeting at United Nations Headquarters or any other agreed location of all of the parties who were invited to the Cairo conference. This initiative had always been envisaged as a follow-up to the Cairo process, whatever its results, in order to provide continuity to the ultimate aim of a Geneva conference on the Middle East. 4. The Secretary-General is always ready to provide whatever assistance the parties may think useful and is following the situation with the greatest of interest and concern. 5. The Secretary-General hopes to remain in close contact with all of the parties, and in particular with President Sadat with whom he has maintained close contacts through the years. NNNN ZCZC DBL0919 NAL2461 JRS0698 IN413 SP NYI< .CAIRO (OPI) 240 07 1013 PRESS OMNIPRESS NEWYORK 41 INFO FERNANDEZFROM SHOUKRY. PLANNED MEET! NG BETWEENSADAT AND SECGENWALDHEIM PROMINENTLY REPORTED ON FRONTPAGESOF ALL CAIRO DAILIES TUESDAYUNDER FOLLOWING 2-COLUMN HEADLINES: - SADAT STOPSOVER IN NEWYORKTO MEET WITH UN SECGENWALDHEIM. - SADAT-WALDHEIMMIDEAST TALKS TOMORROW.STOPPARA BANNERLINES OF CAI RO DAIL l ES READ: -- SADAT: 1SRAEL IS HAVE TO ACCEPTTHE FULL WITHDRAWALAND RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMlNATIONFOR PALESTINIANS AS waLAs MAKING AVAILABLE SECURITY GUARANTEESFOR THE ARAB COUNTRIES. -- SADAT: ISRAEL ENDAGERSPEACE. -- ISRAEL WANTSTO INTO A VICIOUS Cl RCLE AND USE OBSOLETETACTICS. ISRAELI .. POSITION HARDENING. - NEXT MOVEUP TO TELAVIV. IF ISRAELI ATTITUDE CHANGEDWE COULD REACHA PEACE AGREEMENTIN DAYS. -­ - ISRAELI SETTLEMENTSARE AN ACT OF CHALLENGE.-- WE ACCEPT INTERNATIONALSUPERVISION ON JERUSALEMIF THIS APPLIED TO BOTH PARTS OF THE CITY. ~- CARTERSHOULD DOUBLE UNI STATES PEACE EFFORTS. -- AMERICANSHAVE TO SUPPORTRIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATIONFOR PAESTIN!ANS AND STAND FIRM AGAINST ISRAELl EXPANSION. -- CARTER lS FOR SELLING PLANES TO EGYPT. STOPPARAIN A DISPATCH FROM ITS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTIN WASHINGTON, ALAHRAMSAYS THAT SADATSTALKS TUESDAYAND vJEDNESDAYWITH CARTER AS WELLASWITH AMERICANHIGH OFFICIALS AND CONGRESSMEN,WILL BE THE FINAL Al~D MOST IMPORTANTSTAGE lN HlS PEACE TRIP TO UNISTATES. RESULTSOF THESE TALl<S WILL BE CRYSTALLIZED DURING THE LATEST MEETING SADAT WILL HOLD WEDNESDAYWITH CARTER, AFTER WHICH A STATEMENTON A CLEAR-CUT AMERICANPOSITION WILL BE ANNOUNCEDAFFIRMING AMERICASCOMMITMENT TO FINAL SOLUTION AND ITS ADHERENCETO PRINCIPLES THAT WERE ANNOUNCEDBEFORE BY CARTER IN ASvlAN. PAPER ALSO POINTS OUT THAT SHUTTLE DIPLOMACYTHAT WILL BE UNDERTAKENBY ATHERTON MEANSTHAT THE OBJECTIVE CIRCUMSTANCESFOR RESUMPTIONOF POLITICAL COMM.ITTEEMEETINGS HAVE NOT BEEN CREATEDYET, AND THAT THERE STILL EXISTS W-IDEGAP BETWEENEGYPTIAN AND ISRAELI POSITIONS STOPEND(OMNIPRESS CAIRO) =□ 2071534 PERMANENT MISSION OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT TO THE UNITED NATIONS NEWYOR~ January 29, 1978 PERSONAL Your Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government and pursuant to the deliberations of the Cairo Preparatory Meetings in which General Sillasvou as the Representative of the Secretary General has participated, I would like to convey to you, personally, a summary of the developments that took place within the framework of the current peace efforts aiming at the achievement of a comprehensive settlement of the Middle. East conflict establishing a just and lasting peace in the region. 1. During the Ismailia talks, Egypt presented a Draft Declaration on the principles which w6uld govern the negotiations of a comprehensive peace settlement. The Cairo Preparatory Meeting was elevated to the Ministerial Level. It was decided to continue its work through political and military committees. 2. The Political Committee met in Jerusalem from 17 to 19 January 1978. Its work was based on the following agenda proposed by the United States: A) Declaration of the principles which would govern the negotiations of a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East. B) The guidelines for negotiations relating to the issues of the West Bank and Gaza. C) The elements of peace treaties between Israel and its neighbors in accordance with the principles of Security Council Resolution 242. 3. On 17 January, the Egyptian Delegation to the Political Committee submitted a Draft Declaration of the principles which would govern the negotiations. (Annex 1) .. I .. Page 2 4. Due to the continued opposition by Israel to recognize the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people including their right to self determination and to certain public Israeli statements at the highest level which confirmed such attitude, the Egyptian Government decided to recall its Delegation to the Political Committee. This decision was taken, as the Government's statement emphasized, after it became clear from the declaration of the Prime Minister of Israel and its Foreign Minister that Israel insists on partial solutions that cannot lead to the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the area. The full text of the statement is contained in Annex 11. 5. President Sadat said in his speech before the Egyptian Parliament on 21 January 1978 that negotiations were halted when evidence confirmed that Israel's negotiators, be it in Cairo Conference, in Ismailia peace talks or in the Political Committee in Jerusalem have planned their stance on the basis of two main trends: First, to utilize the time factor and second to take advantage of Egypt's recognition of the importance of the security measures, both trends indicate Israel's persistance for the old concept of territorial expansion and its insistence on holding to the occupied territories. President Sadat added, the peace initiative is still standing and the door to peace would be open if the fundamental rules of peace are in accordance with the basic international norms, i.e. the non-violation of sovereignty and territorial inviolability and the basic rights of people. 6. The President also affirmed that no lasting solution could be reached without the realization of the fundamental rights of the Palestinian peoples. 7. On the security issues the President expressed Egypt's willingness to solve it on the basis of reciprocity along the following lines: Establishment of limited forces and limitation of armaments zones Deployment of United Nations Peace Keeping Forces •• I •• ------------ ------ ----- ------------------ ---- Page 3 Installation of early warning stations Creation of a Joint Commission under the Chairmanship of a United Nations Representative to resolve the practical difficulties that might arise from the application of the peace agreements. 8. As for the meetings of the Military Committee,its work is still inconclusive due to the insistence of Israel on certain positions that are contrary to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Egypt. Egypt remains ready to continue its efforts to achieve a comprehensive settlement to the Middle East conflict in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and relevant Resolution of its complement organs. Please accept, Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. Sincerely yours, JJ;«IJ/1 Dr. A. Esmat vfu.1/Meguid Ambassador Permanent Representative His Excellency Mr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary General of the United Nations United Nations Headquarters New York, N.Y. 10017 PERMANENT MISSION OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT TO THE UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK ANNEX 1 DRAFT DECLARATION THE GOVtRNMENTS OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT AND ISRAEL ARE DETERMINED TO CONTINUE THEIR EFFORT RO REACH A COMPREHENSIVE PEACE SETTLEMENT IN THE REGION. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORKOF SUCH A SETTLEMENT, THEY EXPRESS THEIR WILLINGNESS TO NEGOTIATE PEACE AGREEMENTS ON THE BASIS OF THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS 242 AND 338 IN ALL THEIR PARTS.