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Main Goal. The major stops on his journey, however, are Cairo and Jerusalem. In each capital, Rogers, who last year arranged an effective ceasefire in the Middle East, will stress the main goal of his two-week mission abroad-Egyptian and Israeli negotiations over the reopening of the Suez Canal. United Nations-sponsored talks under Swedish Diplomat Gunnar Jarring have stalled. Discussions on reopening the Suez Canal appear to offer the only possibility of present negotiations...
Israeli Pullback. During his visit, Rogers is likely to concentrate on trying to find a solution to what currently appears to be the least baffling issue between Israel and Egypt: the reopening of the Suez Canal, which has been closed since the Six-Day War. Sadat has proposed that Israeli troops pull back from the canal as the first phase in the general Israeli withdrawal called for by the U.N. and that Egyptian troops take up positions on the east bank. In return, Egypt would agree to a formal renewal of the Suez ceasefire, which expired March...
...Israel did offer, in return for an end of belligerency, to pull back its troops from the Bar-Lev line on the canal's east bank. The Israelis did not specify how far back they were prepared to withdraw, but one unofficial suggestion was to a point, about ten miles from Suez, that would allow observation and artillery coverage of the canal to thwart any troop crossing. Under these conditions, the Israelis could easily cope with an Egyptian landing, but they would face a far more dangerous situation if a Soviet contingent crossed the canal. Direct Soviet intervention...
Arabs' Praise. In view of Egypt's obvious interest in Suez Canal negotiations, the surprising note in Benghazi was the saber-rattling declaration that the three members of the Union of Arab Republics would continue the war against Israel and even reopen the long-quiet eastern front. Visiting Cairo last week, TIME Senior Editor Ron Kriss received an explanation from Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister Salah Gohar of what such declarations mean. "When Arabs argue," said Gohar, one of the main architects of Egypt's diplomatic strategy, "they start on opposite sidewalks and shout at one another...
Nixon had good reason to join the party. With the exception of his Administration's support for the abortive SST, the President has done his bit for ecoactivism over the past year. His Administration suspended potentially destructive projects like the Cross-Florida Barge Canal and deferred acting on the Alaska oil pipeline. It created the Environmental Protection Agency, an important new federal watchdog. It introduced 18 environmental bills in Congress, most of which deserve speedy passage...