Autonomy Talks' Opening Focus
Is U.S. Secretary of State Vance
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Secretary of State Cyrus
Vance, who spoke for the
United States at the formal
opening of the Egyptian-
Israeli talks on Palestinian
autonomy in Beersheba
Friday, appreared to be
closer to the Egyptian posi-
tion than the Israeli on that
sensitive issue. In his
speech, Vance employed the
nomenclature of Egypt's de-
,fense mirtsi.ster, Kamal Has-
san Ali, referring to the
"self-governing authority"
to be established under au-
tonomy on the West Bank
and Gaza Strip rather than
to an "administrative coun-
cil" which is the term used
by Israel.
The opening session was
marred by the last-minute
decision of Egyptian Pre-
mier Mustapha Khalil not
to attend. Hassan Ali spoke
for Egypt and Interior
Minister Yosef Burg, head
of the Israeli negotiating
team, for his country. The
session was devoted to
speeches, not negotiations.
The latter are expected to
begin when the two sides
meet again in Alexandria
June 6-7
All three diplomats
spoke with restraint.
Hassan Ali avoided any
reference to the estab-
lishment of a Palestinian
state. Burg, for his part,
did not explicitly demand
the right of continued
free settlement and land
expropriation by Israel.
The differences between
the Egyptian and Israeli
were most apparent
however in their refer-
ences to Jerusalem.
Burg spoke of the city as
"the eternal capital of Is-
rael" while Hassan the
"principle of inadmissabil-
ity of the acquisition of
territory taken by war" ac-
cording to Security Council
Resolution 242. He stressed
that all Israeli actions
taken to change the area's
status are "null and void."
It was Vance's remarks
that aroused the greatest
interest in Israel and con-
sternation in some. quar-
ters. Following are excerpts
, from the Secretary of State's
speech:
"For Egypt and the Arab
world, the primary focus is
upon the legitimate rights
of the Palestinian people.
Eft No peace can either be just
or secure for any partici-
pant, if it does not resolve
this problem in its broadest
sense.
"In the United States,
we believe that the Pales-
tinian people must have
the right for themselves
and their descendants to
live with dignity and
freedom, and with oppor-
tunity for economic ful-
fillment and political ex-
pression.
"For Israel, meanwhile, a
lasting solution to the
Palestinians question and
the wider Arab-Israeli con-
flict will be possible only if
there is genuine acceptance
of its right to live in peace
and security. We must also ment. The Camp David
go beyond these negotia- frameworks are built
tions to the broader aspects upon it.
of the Palestinian problem.
"It establishes as the fun-
"We must make a start to damental equation for
deal with the problem of peace, withdrawal from
Palestinians living outside occupied territories in ex-
the West Bank and Gaza. change for commitments to
They, too, must know that live at peace with Israel
an accepted and respected within secure and recog-
place exists for them within nized boundaries. It is
the international commu- axiomatic that Resolution
nity.
242 applies to all fronts of
"Second, the security of the conflict.
Israel is equally a central
"The negotiating history
feature of the Camp David
framework. As we seek of the resolution leaves no
ways to resolve the range of doubt that this was the
issues of the West Bank and understanding of all parties
Gaza, we must recognize when the resolution was
that Israel's security is of passed in 1967 .. .
critical importance to the
"I am convinced that a
success of these negotia- just and secure settlement
tions because of the special
of the Palestinian question
geographic '-and demog- is not beyond the
raphic factors involved. The capabilities of men and
negotiators must be sensi- women of compassion and
tive to these concerns, and good will, who will set their
imaginative and far-sighted hand to the task. I have no
in proposing ways to meet
doubt that solutions which
them.
the majority of Palestinians
"Third it is worth re- and other Arabs will con-
stating that the UN Secu- sider fair can be fashioned
rity Council Resolution
in negotiations, and in ways
242 remains the basic that answer as well the fun-
statement of principles
damental concerns for the
covering a peace settle- security of Israel."
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Carter Hedges on Autonomy
But Israeli Accuses Envoys
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
President Carter stressed
Tuesday that the U.S.
would make its own pro-
posals to Egypt and Israel
on autonomy for the West
Bank and Gaza Strip only to
"break a deadlock" or
suggest a compromise.
Asked at a press confer-
ence whether it was not "in-
cumbent" on the U.S. to
make its own proposals,
Carter said it would be
"counterproductive" for the
U.S. to "pre-empt" the
negotiations on autonomy
now going on between Israel
and Egypt.
"Wehave never been reti-
cient about putting forth
ideas," Carter said, adding
that this is what both Israel
and Egypt want. But he said
the same policy would be
followed as at the Camp
David talks in which the
American proposals would
be made only after Israel
and Egypt have discussed
their own views and cannot
reach an agreement.
Carter added that he
spoke with Israeli Pre-
mier Menahem Begin and
Egyptian President
Anwar Sadat over the
weekend and with Secre-
tary of State Cyrus Vance
and they were all "ex-
cited" not only at the
progress so far but at the
"attitude" of Egypt and
Israel toward future
steps for peace.
In 'Jerusalem, however,
Gen. Danny Matt, military
coordinator on the West
Bank, told a Knesset com-
mittee that American dip-
lomats attached to the U.S.
Embassy in Tel Aviv and
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that Quaker charitable
organizations based in the
U.S. and working on the
West Bank consistently
supplied funds for legal ac-
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