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Phone 353 1300 - (Continued from Page 1) natives to resume the politi- cal momentum in the Mideast: Resumption of the Gen- eva Conference—Begin sug- gested Oct. 10 as a likely date—bilateral talks to be held in Middle East capi- tals or on neutral ground along the lines of the 1949 Rhodes armistice talks or "proximity talks" in New York where 'Israeli and Arab delegates would nego- tiate indirectly, with the U.S. in the role of inter- mediary. The latter suggestion would seem to most closely approximate the proposed meeting of foreign min- isters except that the min- isters would meet face to face. It would coincide with the presence of foreign min- isters in New York attend- ing the opening sessions of the UN General Assembly. But Sadat's proposal and Vance's endorsement of it did not imply a UN role. President Carter has him- self suggested a meeting of foreign ministers while the General Assembly is in ses- sion but he has also ex- pressed optimism that the Geneva Conference could be reconvened this fall. However, the tone of Sadat's and Vance's re- marks in Alexandria seem- ed to indicate that a Gen- eva meeting in the near fu- ture was unlikely. Sadat flatly rejected Vance's proposal that a Geneva agreement in- corporate normalization of relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors, a key point in Carter's deli- neation of the nature of a Mideast peace, as well as the idea that Israeli with- draWal from Arab terri- tories be conducted in grad- ual stages over a period of five years. The Egyptian leader was said to have in- sisted that the Israeli pull- back be completed within six months of signing a treaty. Sadat said that while he was "willing to sign a peace agreement with Is- rael tomorrow" ending the state of belligerency be- tween the countries, the question of diplomatic and trade relations with Israel, cultural and tourist ex- changes, could be consid- ered only after a peace set- tlement was concluded at Geneva. Nevertheless, Sadat was conciliatory on other mat- ters. He said he had no ob- jections to Foreign Minister Fahmi sitting at the same table with Dayan. He was also moderate in his re- mar16 about Begin's vari- ous proposals. "To be frank, there are some positive elements, but also negative elements and we should work all of us to bring the whole thing togeth- er,", Sadat said. The Jorda- nian newspaper Al Ahbar reported Wednesday that representatives of Egypt, Syria and Jordan will meet later this month to work out a joint position regard- ing the latest political devel- opments. In Beirut. Vance was re- ported to have offered Leba- non $25 million in U.S. mili- tary sales credits to help rebuild the Lebanese army, badly mauled in that coun- try's civil war. He also re- portedly sounded out Presi- dent Sarkis on proposals to station United Nations forces near the Israeli bor- der in southern Lebanon, a region where fighting is still going on between Pales- tinian Moslems and Leba- nese Christians. Vance will visit Saudi Arabia after his meetings with President Hafez Assad in Syria and then will go to. Israel. He may visit Egypt again briefly before return- ing to the United States. With regard to the sugges- ted foreign ministers meet- ing, he said, "I very much welcome the excellent sug- gestions which President Sadat has made to call to- gether a _working group of the parties to sit down and try and develop the further work that is required. be talking to the other par- ties about the implementa- tion of this suggestion and I would hope it may be pos- sible to assemble this work- ing group in the United States around mid-Septem- ber." Vance said the working group would .discuss both procedural and substantive problems and that it would continue to meet "as long as it is useful." Asked whether the Soviet_ Union, which is co-chairman with the U.S. of the Geneva Con- ference would participate in the -proposed working group meetings, Vance said he would discuss that with So- viet Foreign Minister An- drei Gromyko when they meet in Vienna next month. Meanwhile, Carter said in a White House interview with Time magazine last , Friday that "If the Palesti- nian leaders...espoused the- UN Resolutions 242 and 338 as a basis for negotiations at Geneva, we would imme- diately commence plans to begin talks with the Palesti- nian leaders." He said he could not speak for Israeli Premier Menahem Begin's response to such a development but "I would hope that he would accept that." Last week's deici§ion by Begin's government to legal- ize three West Bank Jewish settlements brought a harsh response from the State De partment. But at his Thursday news conference Carter downplayed the mat- ter: "Any move toward mak- ing permanent the settle- ments in the occupied terri- tories or the establishment of new settlements ob- viously increases the diffi- culty of an ultimate peace." But, he added, "It is not an insurmountable problem," Noting that the question of the settlement was "not a new thing," the President said "it would not be prop- er to castigate him (Begin) unnecessarily because he is continuing the policies that have been extant in Israel for a long time." Carter noted, "He, like myself, has run on dam- paign commitments and I think lie is trying to accom- mo& e the interests of peact, as best he can." But Carter added : "We feel that any restraint that Prime Minister Begin might want to exert on this subject would certainly be contributory toward peace." The incident, on the eve of Vance's trip, brought a relatively mild reaction from the 20 Arab states, who wrote letters of protest to UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, but did call for UN debate on matter or make loud, pu - lic outcries. Rabbi Joseph Sternstein, president of the Zionist Or- ganization of America, sent a telegram to the State De- partment protesting State's expression of "deep dis- appointment" over legal- ization of the settlements. Sternstein called the State Department action "regrettable and counter- productive." "There is no reason," said Sternstein, "why Judea and Samaria should be Judenrein and we further reject the premise that these settlements are a violation of international law. • -"This area cannot be con- sidered occupied territory and it does not belong to the Arabs." Meanwhile, David Blum- berg, international presi- dent of Bnai Brith, said he did not support the settle- ment decision. Kadima and USY Conferences Set - NEW YORK—The nation- al United Synagogue Youth organization announces it will sponsor two confer- ences for professionals in- volved with youth pro- grams. The first international USY Advisory Conference vvi I take place Oct. 14-16 at Cong. Beth Hillel-Beth El, Philadelphia. The other gathering, the second inter- national Kadima Advisory Conference, will take place Oct. 28-30 in Boston, Mass. For costs and other infor- mation, write Kiidima and USY Advisory Conferences, Department of Youth Activi- ties, 155 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y., 10010. Booklet Fociises on Israeli Army . NEW YORK—"Israel and Her Army : The Influence of the Soldier on the State," by Prof. Edward B. Glical_ of Temple University, PhilaW delphia, has just been pub- lished by the Labor Zionist Alliance. Prof. Glick examines changing concepts about the Israeli military. and analyzes the reaction of the civilian population to the in- cursion of high-ranking offi- cers into elevated positions in the public and private sector. A giant is very tall even though he stands in a well.