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FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1989
Baker Plans To Send
Top Aide To Mideast
I
mmediately following his
talks in the Soviet Union
this week, Secretary of
State James Baker will send
one of his top aides to Israel,
Egypt and Jordan to continue
discussions on the holding of
Palestinian elections on the
West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Dennis Ross, head of the
State Department's policy
planning staff, also will
report to the Israeli and Arab
leadership on the outcome of
Baker's meetings in Moscow.
United States officials said
the secretary planned to
discuss the Arab-Israeli con-
flict at considerable length
with the Soviets. Baker was
expected to press Moscow to
restore diplomatic relations
with Israel as a sign of a more
constructive Soviet policy.
At that time, the United
States will put forward a
series of questions to Israel.
One key question involves the
status of East Jerusalem
Arabs. Will they be permitted
to vote in the elections?
United States officials have
been intrigued by a sugges-
tion from Defense Minister
Yitzhak Rabin that these
Palestinians could vote in the
West Bank elections but only
at polling booths set up in
nearby Ramallah or
Bethlehem.
Another key question, U.S.
officials said, involves the ac-
companying international
observation or supervision of
the elections.
Israeli officials have ex-
plained that the territories
are already open to hundreds
of foreign correspondents
from around the world. The
officials also have reportedly
agreed that U.S. congressmen.
and senators could observe
the elections if necessary.
The Washington Post
reported that Ross will be
prepared to present some
"American ideas" on the
elections.
Ross is expected to be join-
ed by Richard Haas, the Mid-
dle East staffer on the Na-
tional Security Council, and
other State Department
specialists on the Arab-Israeli
peace process.
According to U.S. officials,
the American Ambassador in
Tunisia, Robert Pelletreau,
will follow up the Ross visit to
the region by discussing
various election scenarios
with Palestine Liberation
Organization officials in
Tunis.
The contradictions were
reportedly a major part of the
discussions last month bet-
ween Baker and the U.S. Am-
bassador to Tunis, Robert
Pelletreau, who was in
Washington for consultations.
Since December, Pelletreau
has served as the official U.S.
channel to the PLO.
Concerned over the PLO's
true intentions toward Israel,
the U.S. House of Represen-
tatives has passed legislation
requiring the administration
to assess PLO statements.
The Senate is likely to pass
similar legislation.
A State Department official
told the Times that the ad-
ministration opposes the
legislation. He explained that
T he secretary
planned to discuss
the Arab-Israeli
conflict at
considerable
length with the
Soviets. Baker was
expected to press
Moscow to restore
diplomatic
relations with
it was "just another onerous-
reporting requirement impos-
ed on us by Congress."
In Paris last week, Arafat
said that the PLO's 1964 Na-
tional Convenant had been
superseded by subsequent
resolutions and declarations.
But his statement was met
with skepticism by Israeli
leaders.
Meanwhile, the State
Department has issued
another appeal for calm on
the West Bank and Gaza.
"We are alarmed by the ris-
ing tide of violence, and are
shocked by the increasing
human toll in the West Bank
and Gaza," Tutwiler said.
"Confrontations between the
IDF and Palestinians have
caused the death of 20
Palestinians and the woun-
ding of approximately 200
others since April 17."
She pointed out that
another 14 Palestinians have
been killed by other Palesti-
nians during the same period.
"These actions by both sides
frustrate the search for
peace," she said. "We once
again strongly urge that all
sides exercise restraint and
replace violence with a
climate conducive to political
dialogue." ❑