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...North Atlantic Treaty Organization-two bodies closed to it as long as Franco remained in power. The U.S. would like to continue a special relationship of more than two decades, enabling Washington to maintain its key air and naval bases in Spain, for which a new five-year accord has just been negotiated. No one, however, could possibly welcome a peaceful transition more than the Spaniards themselves. With memories and tales of Civil War horrors still vivid and haunting, there is nothing more feared by Spaniards-except for the terrorists-than a renewal of that fratricidal bloodletting...
...exploit the situation, brought 18 Arab diplomats together last week for an emergency meeting of the Arab League at its Cairo headquarters. Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization, however, boycotted the session, primarily as a protest against Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's signing of the new Sinai accord with Israel. Even with the Syrians and the P.L.O., there was little the league could do to help Lebanon; in any case, after two days of inconclusive talks, the participants merely made a vague promise of financial aid to compensate Lebanon for damages caused by the fighting...
...problem is that the National Salvation Party, a critical partner in his coalition, opposes any concessions to Greece or to Greek Cypriots that would affect Turkish military occupation of two-fifths of the divided island. The Premier could thus bring down the government if he pushes for a Cyprus accord acceptable to Athens...
...what the solution is. I know I am spending over half of my time now before congressional committees. And that, too, is getting to be a problem in policymaking. I spent 42 hours in testimony and in private conversations with Congressmen in a three-week period on the Sinai accord. That is a lot of time, and it is in addition to the normal congressional contacts...
After approval of the technicians' resolution last week, Israeli leaders hailed the accord as a significant treaty binding the U.S. and Israel together to a degree that Presidents since Harry Truman's time have resisted. They were unhappy that Kissinger, in defending his diplomatic handiwork to Congress, appeared to take a less exuberant view...