THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, February 2, 1979 33 State Department Admits Atherton Mission Failed WASHINGTON (JTA) • — The United States acknowledged this week that special Ambassador Alfred Atherton's 12-day ef- fort to bridge the gaps bet- ween Israel and Egypt on the so-called minor issues in - the American 'draft treaty text had failed. ,... The State Department's chief spokesman, Hodding Carter, indicated that the next move in the negotia- tions would be based on all of the controversial matters '_._outstanding both within outside of the treaty itself. n announcing that the U.S. will continue to com- municate with both parties through diplomatic chan- nels on the next steps, Car= ter ruled out speculation that because decisions on the treaty cannot be made t . at a lower level; another Camp David style summit meeting is the logical next step. At the same time, he in- dicated that another summit was in the realm of possibility when - he re- called President Carter's remarks at the Martin Luther King memorial ceremonies in Atlanta two 'weeks ago that a ses- sion on the foreign minis- ters level was likely to fol- low the Atherton mission and that he would not hesitate to call another summit conference if he felt it was necessary. Most observers here be- lieve, however, that a sec- ond summit would not be considered unless detailed agreements were reached beforehand assuring its success. Atherton spent nine days in Israel and three in Egypt seeking a resolution of the Egyptian demands that the treaty be reviewed within five years after signing on the military arrangements in Sinai and Egypt's refusal to accept provisions in the treaty that the treaty with Israel would supercede treaties Egypt might have with other Arab countries. 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In Jerusalem, Premier Menahem Begin pledged that Israel will continue to _iegotiate for a peace treaty with Egypt but in- sisted that his country was not seeking a sepa- rate agreement and hoped to sign treaties with all of its Arab neighbors. - Addressing 350 leaders from American and Cana- dian Jewish communities at the farewell dinner of the 1979 Prime Minister's Is- rael Bond Conference at the Knesset, Begin said Israel never considered the idea of a separate agreement and always aspired to widen the circle of Arab countries with which it would sign treaties. But, he asked, "Can any- one force Syria to come to the table, can we or Egypt or even the U.S.? We must be sure that this peace treaty does not depend on the whim of hostile forces." Begin rejected the argu- ment that a peace treaty was only a scrap of paper. "The will behind the paper is what is important and that is why we must make sure that the agree- ment with Egypt should not be conditional . . . . We will not sign a non-peace agree- rnenit. We will only sign a genuine peace agreement," he said. Begin repeatedly blamed Egypt for the fai- lure to reach agreement so far. He claimed that "If it hadn't been for the new Egyptian proposals, we could have signed the peace treaty even before Dec. 17," the deadline proposed at Camp David. However, he pledged, "there will be ups and downs but we will con- tinue to negotiate. We are prepared to negotiate the outstanding issues." Poll Supports Carter Policies on M.E. Peace NEW YORK — In the latest Gallup Poll, 62 per- cent of the American public who were polled and said they were aware of the is- sues in the Middle East stated that President Car- ter is treating both sides equitably. Some 11 percent said he was favoring Israel and 10 percent said he, was favor- ing Egypt. The poll stated that Americans still are sym- pathetic to Israel by a 3-1 ratio, but 60 percent said Is- rael is not doing all it should to achieve peace while 51 percent said the same thing about Egypt. Referring to events in Iran, Begin contended that the free world was in danger and described Israel as one of the few remaining demo- cratic bastions that was prepared to fight for liberty. In London, former Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban said the Middle East peace talks could break down in the nest few weeks if left in the hands of legal' experts from Israel, Egypt and the United States. Although the former Foreign Minister still be- lieved peace would be achieved, he expressed anx- iety at the inability to clear up the final differences, even though they were only minor compared with those already surmounted since Egyptian President Anwar Sadat went to Jerusalem. "This is not a question for jurists to decide," he told a Joint Israel Appeal dinner Saturday night. 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