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...Camp David peace process was subjected last week to the most severe punishment that it has endured since the whole effort began in November 1977 with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's famous trip to Jerusalem. The battering was no less troubling for the fact that it was largely gratuitous. First, at an "emergency session" in New York, the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly, as expected, for a resolution affirming the right of the Palestinian people to establish a sovereign state. The resolution also demanded that an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem should begin...
...beginning of 1978, Gaddafi's Libya, once one of the more backward and impoverished of the Arab countries, had few friends abroad. A radical who considers the Palestine Liberation Organization too moderate, Gaddafi had vociferously opposed the peace overtures of Egypt's Anwar Sadat. Egyptian and Libyan armies had even engaged in border skirmishes. A supporter of worldwide terrorist activities against governments he opposes, Gaddafi was considered unreliable by Soviet leaders, although they were generously plying him with sophisticated arms. While Gaddafi kept selling oil to the U.S., his relations with Washington had been strained ever since...
After his recovery, the Shah briefly found a haven in Panama. In March, fearful of extradition proceedings and again in need of surgery, he went to Cairo at the invitation of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, who offered his "good friend" a home and medical treatment there...
Since Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's historic peace mission to Jerusalem nearly three years ago, the relationship has blossomed. During the aborted attempt to rescue the American hostages in Iran three months ago, Sadat permitted U.S. C-130 transports as well as rescue troops to use Egypt as a staging area, and he has said he would do so again. As many as a dozen official U.S. delegations pass through Cairo each month, not to mention a steady flow of American politicians, businessmen and tourists. U.S. development aid is pouring into Egypt at the rate of $100 million...
...Rather finished his report, Ford walked into the CBS anchor booth for a previously scheduled interview with Cronkite. It turned out to be a remarkable conversation, somewhat reminiscent of Cronkite's electronic diplomacy in 1977 bringing together Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Ford opened the possibility of returning to Washington if he had "a meaningful role across the board." He added, "Before I can even consider any revision in the firm position I have taken, I have to have responsible assurances...