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Kissinger Optimism vs. Saber-Rattling
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Israel has insisted on
guarantees of non-belliger-
ency from Egypt in return
for territorial .concessions.
Egypt has demanded a firm
Israeli time-table of with-
drawals and Sadat has sug-
gested that Kissinger
should act as the "guar-
antor" for both sides. Israel
has also demanded as-
surances that any agree-
ment negotiated with Egypt
at this time will not be abro-
gated when the Geneva con-
ference resumes, should it
end in deadlock.
According to the sources,
the State Department ex-
perts, were instructed to
study such questions as who
decides that a situation has
arisen requiring implemen-
tation of the guarantee and
what the guarantor is ob-
liged to do once such a situa-
tion occurs.
Officials in Jerusalem
reacted cautiously to re-
ports that Kissinger might
consider U.S. guarantees,
or even a formal defense
pact with Israel, as part of
a second-stage accord.
The Israeli officials
were careful not to reject
the idea out of hand. At the
same time they stressed
that it had not come up in
the talks here with the
Secretary last week.
The officials stressed that
a defense pact could possi-
bly be useful in addition to
direct mutual commitments
between Israel and Egypt
which, they insisted, must
form the central plank of
any settlement.
They said a U.S. commit-
ment might be welcomed as
additional strengthening of
an accord — along with pr-
ovisions for a strengthened
UN role in policing the ar-
rangements on the ground.
The Shah of Iran mean-
while has re-affirmed his
earlier hint to Israel that
Iran would sell Israel the oil
it would need to compensate
for the return of the Abu
Rodeis oil fields in Sinai to
Egypt.
Shah Reza Pahlevi made
the remarks in Zurich Tues-
day after a lengthy meeting
with Kissinger before the
latter flew to Paris. He said
that Iran would sell its oil to
,all purchasers, including
Israel and would not partici-
pate in any embargoes.
"Once the tankers are
loaded it is of no import-
ance; we don't know where
it goes," the Shah. said. Iran
continued to supply oil to Is-
rael during the 1973 Yom
Kippur War.
(The Shah's much-pub-
licized pledge is a mere
reiteration of the Iranian
monarch's statement of
more than a month ago. At
that time he also accompa-
nied his pledge with a
warning that Israel must
withdraw from all occu-
pied territories. The latter
warnings were made while.
he was in Cairo. Most of
Israel's oil supplies have
always come from Iran).
Kitzir Cancels Nepal Trip
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
President Ehphraim Katzir
has cancelled his visit to Ne-
pal to attend the coronation
of King Direndra in Kat-
mandu, the Nepalese Capi 7
tal.
The president acted on
the advice of. government
officials after the Nepalese
government informed Is-
rael, through its Ambassa-
dor, Avshalom Caspi, that
hostile elements planned to
create disturbances during
the coronation ceremonies.
The Nepalese authorities
did not indicate whether the
planned demonstrations
were aimed specifically at
Israel.
President and Mrs. Katzir
were due to leave for Nepal
in a few days. No official an-
nouncement of the cancella-
tion has been made yet ow-
ing to a dispute with the
Nepalese government over
the nature of the announce-
ment. Nepal wanted a brief
statement with no explana-
tion while Israel insisted
that a reason be given.
Ambassador Caspi was
nominated to represent Is-
rael at the coronation.
The Shah's remarks were
reportedly prompted by
Kissinger who apparently
believes that once Israel is
assured of its oil supplies it
will be more amenable to re-
turning the Abu Rodeis oil
fields and the strategic Mi-
tle and Gidi Passes to
Egypt. The oil supply would
then become a financial
problem with Israel needing
between $200-400 million
against its balance of pay-
ments deficit.
Kissinger has discussed
that aspect with Israeli
leaders, a U.S. official said,
and has reportedly assured
the Israelis that the U.S.
would supply Israel's oil
needs in the event that Iran,
cut off the supply.
In Geneva, after two days
of weekend talks between
Kissinger and Soviet For-
eign Minister Andrei Gromy-
ko, American sources said
that after Gromyko pressed
Kissinger to set a time limit
for holding the Geneva con-
ference he finally agreed to
let the Secretary continue
with his step-by-step ap-
proach.
The sources indicated
that Gromyko said the
Soviet Union will neither
help nor hinder Kissinger
in his quest for a partial
agreement between Israel
and Egypt. Both Kissinger
and Gromyko agreed,
these sources said, that
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will have to return to the
Geneva conference.
Kissinger told newsmen
that Egyptian President
Anwar Sadat will pay an of-
ficial visit to Washington
"during the first half of this
year," probably before the
end of 'June. He gave no
other details.
Kissinger flew to London
Monday to meet with Bri-
tish Prime Minister Harold
Wilson, had lunch with the
Shah of Iran in Switzerland
on Tuesday, and met with
French President Valery
Giscard d'Estaing in Paris
Wednesday, following his
round of visits to Israel and
Arab capitals last week.
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