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Friday, May 20, 1983 5

'Israel-Lebanon Pact Viewed Near Peace Attainment

(Continued from Page 1) raelis clearly demonstrated
will not begin withdraw- in the negotiations that
ing its troops until there they have no desire to create
is an agreement for the a 'Northern Bank' in Leba-
withdrawal of Syrian non," he stressed.
troops and PLO forces.
Veliotes said the agree-
When this is done, the Is- ment serves Israel's
raeli withdrawal would "legitimate self-interest"
take eight-12 weeks to and seeks to ensure that a
complete, he said.
situation will not be rec-
The U.S. expects Syria to reated in which terrorist
abide by its "long-standing acts against Israel will once
public and private assur- again occur. The agreement
ances that when the also prohibits both Israel
Lebanese government tells and Lebanon from using
it that the Syrian array's each other's territory to
presence is no longer neces- launch attacks against a
- sary" it will withdraw, Vel- third country.
At the same time, Vel-
iotes said. He noted that Is-
'raeli troops in Lebanon are iotes refused to comment on
only 25 miles from Damas- whether any secret agree-
cus. "We assume that the ments had been made. He
withdrawal of those troops said that if there is any
is some form of reassurance classified information it
to Syria's security con- will be given to Congress.
cerns," he said. He added Shultz had revealed earlier
that the U.S. cannot see how that the U.S. is providing
the security arrangements both Israel and • Lebanon
,..worked out for south Leba- with "side letters."
Veliotes did note that
non between Israel and
Lebanon where, he re- President Reagan, in Ap-
peatedly stressed, the ril, linked removal of the
-- Lebanese army will be in embargo on the sale of 75
complete control, could be F-16 jet fighter-bombers
to Israel with Israel's
een as a threat to Syria.
Veliotes rejected any lin- withdrawal from Leba-
. kage of the Golan Heights non. He agreed there was
issue to Syrian withdrawal. a change "in the atmos-
He pointed out that while phere" now. But he said
President Reagan did not Reagan is in the process
mention the Golan in his "of considering" what ac-
Sept. 1 peace initiative for tion to take now. This
the Middle East, the U.S. seemed to be indicative
stressed on the very next that an announcement on
day that it considers the the F-16s may be made
Golan Heights part of the soon.
Israel and Lebanon
territories occupied by Is-
rael, as defined by UN Secu- signed the agreement Tues-
rity Council Resolution 242. day in two signing cere-
Veliotes said he did not monies, the first, at 9 a.m.
believe the Soviet Union local time at Khalde, a
mould veto Syria's with- Lebanese town just south of
drawal from Lebanon. He Beirut and, three hours la-
said he believed the gov- ter, at Kiryat Shmona, an
ernment of Syria will make Israeli town on the
its own decisions. "We hope Lebanese border where, as
they make the right deci- in Khalde, many of the
sions so everyone will get negotiating sessions lead-
out," he said. He added that ing to the agreement were
`"'history shows the longer held.
David Kimche, director
they stay" the more there is
general
of the Israeli
a chance of conflict.
Meanwhile, U.S. Spe- Foreign Ministry who
cial Ambassador for the headed the Israeli negotiat-
Middle East Philip Habib ing team, signed for Israel.
has returned to Beirut to Antoine Fatale, chief of the
,-1.•egin the U.S. efforts to Lebanese delegation,
gain Syria's withdrawal, signed for the Beirut gov-
;=-Veliotes said. No mention ernment and U.S. Special
was made of Shultz re- Ambassador Morris Draper
turning to the Middle added his signature on be-
half of the United States.
East. President Gemayel,
All three made it clear
in an interview published
in the New York Times, that this was not a formal
urged Shultz to return as peace treaty between Israel
soon as possible. But and Lebanon but neverthe-
Shultz reportedly be- less a major step on the road
lieves the main effort towards peace.
should be made by the
Arab countries to get
Syria to withdraw.
TORONTO (JTA) — Al-
Veliotes replied with a bert Helmut Rauca with-
firm "no" when he was drew his appeal last week to
asked if the United the Supreme Court of
States had to pay a price to Canada against lower court
gain Israel's agreement to orders that he be extradited
withdraw from Lebanon. "It to West Germany to face
wasn't a question of buying charges of wartime mass
the Israelis out of Lebanon," murders of Jews.
,,e said. Veliotes, who ac-
Rauca, 74, a Canadian
companied Shultz on his re- citizen since 1956, was con-
cent mission to the Mideast, victed in absentia in Hol-
said it was clear in the talks land for the murder of sev-
that the Israelis did wish to eral persons. Barring a per-
leave Lebanon, "but it was a sonal petition to the Cana-
question of finding the pro- dian Justice Ministry,
per circumstances" under Rauca, a retired hotel man-
which their security could ager, will be extradited to
be safeguarded. "The Is- face trial for the murder of

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On Sunday, Shimon not the state of war" which
agreements by the Peres, leader of Israel's
the agreement ends, be-
Lebanese and Israeli par- Labor Party, explained
cause "Lebanon never in
liaments on Monday. Labor's opposition to the fact made war with Israel.
The Lebanese Parlia- pact.
The problem with Lebanon
ment unanimously ap-
He said Labor lacks was not a state of war but a
proved the accord. The confidence in the state of weakness, and un-
Knesset registered its Israeli-Lebanese agree- fortunately I feel that
approval by a vote of 57-6 ment because Lebanon is
Lebanon is going to remain
with 45 abstentions.
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"We were not a partner
nder the agreements mean- either to the decisions of the
ingless . . . but you cannot war (in Lebanon) or to the
go against the will of the decisions on the negotia-
people" of Lebanon and Is- tions and we are not willing
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Peres insisted that "the
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United States to Israel
and Lebanon which are
part of the agreement.
Fatale, speaking in
French, noted that "the
agreement is not perfect,
but then perfection be-
longs to God only."
Much of the agreement
and its annexes deal with
security arrangements in
south Lebanon where Israel
and Lebanon will establish
a joint liaison committee
with U.S. participation. The
Lebanese army to be
stationed in the south
Lebanon security zone will
be limited to two brigades
with their normal equip-
ment.
Anti-aircraft or ground-
to-sea missiles are excluded
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