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...might be able to accomplish this time round. The Israelis are not exactly fond of the Egyptians, but they have an almost visceral hatred for the Syrians, who until last week had shown scant interest in any negotiated disengagement. But after a late-night meeting with President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Kissinger was authorized to take to Jerusalem a list of the prisoners of war held by Syria. This was a major concession for Assad: Israel had insisted upon having the names of the P.O.W.s before it would even begin to discuss disengagement...
Emotional Issue. Assad also assured Kissinger that Syria was prepared to fulfill a second Israeli demand: visits by the International Red Cross to the P.O.W.s to determine how well they were being treated under the Geneva Convention. The Red Cross has already visited the 386 Syrians who are P.O.W.s in Israel, along with ten Iraqis and six Moroccans captured on the northern front. Presumably, Damascus is confident that its prisoners are being cared for and will be exchanged in due time...
...major role in Lahore, Pakistan, last week as delegates from 38 nations met for a quinquennial Islamic summit. As expected. Middle Eastern issues dominated the agenda. The Islamic leaders -including Saudi Arabia's King Faisal, Libyan Strongman Muammar Gaddafi, Algerian President Houari Boumedienne as well as Sadat and Assad-issued a strong demand for the eventual return of Arab sovereignty in Jerusalem...
Syrian President Hafez Assad last week reiterated his government's determination to recover all of its occupied territory. As reported by the Beirut daily Al Bayraq, he offered to repatriate the P.O.W.s "if Israel fulfills the Geneva Convention" and allows the repatriation of 170,000 refugees to the Golan Heights-meaning all of the Syrians who have had to leave their homes since the 1967 war. Assad further declared that Syria was committed to regaining the Heights "even if we fight 100 wars...
...revamping of socialism at home is already having rippling effects elsewhere. Sadat's moves, for instance, are making it easier for Syrian President Hafez Assad to convince his Baathist regime to relax restrictions on the private investment that Damascus also needs. More significantly, Sadat is finally reclaiming the Arab leadership that Egyptians had traditionally enjoyed and Nasser once held. Nasser's charisma, however, worked mainly on the masses, many of whom still listen to broadcasts of his old speeches (some of them insist that he is well and living in the Soviet Union and that he will...