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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...bitterness at the Saudis for failing to support the Camp David accords. With Saudi help, Sadat believes, at least one or two other moderate Arab states could be enticed into joining or supporting the peace process, and that in turn could eventually lead to a wider peace. The Saudis answer that they have done the best they could to defend the Egyptians against attacks by the more radical Arab states. They consider the Egyptian press excesses to be gross ingratitude...
TIME has obtained the complete text of the U.S. answers to Hussein's questions. In many cases, both are perfunctory and nonprovocative. The King's first question, for example, was whether the U.S. intended to be a full partner in future negotiations on the West Bank, Gaza "and the Palestinian question in general." Answer: "Yes, the U.S. will be a full partner in all the Arab-Israeli peace negotiations [and] will use its full influence to see that the negotiations are brought to a successful conclusion...
...King wanted to know, had five years been selected as the transition period leading to self-government for the occupied territories? Answer: The five-year term was an American proposal, first presented to Egypt and Israel in 1977. "The key point is the concept of transition, not the precise duration which has been agreed [to]. We see the transition period as essential to build confidence, gain momentum and bring about the changes in attitudes that can assure a final settlement...
...circumstances. We envisage a negotiated solution for the final status of Jerusalem that could be different in character in some respects from that of the West Bank. The final status of Jerusalem should not be prejudged by the unilateral actions undertaken in Jerusalem since the 1967 war." In answer to another question, the U.S. said that any solution "should preserve Jerusalem as a physically undivided city" and provide for "free access to the Jewish, Muslim and Christian holy places." The Israelis also believe that the Holy City should be indivisible-but under their sovereignty. They were shocked by this reminder...
When Fred Silverman took over NBC last June, the fall lineup was already firmly in place, and the question was: When would the network's programs really be his? The answer came last week. In an unprecedented day of carnage, Silverman killed all seven of his predecessors' remaining new programs, or about a third of the entire nighttime schedule. Starting in January, when the shows he personally picked go on the air, NBC will officially be the Network that Freddie Built...