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...mission confronting Secretary of State Cyrus Vance was to learn as he put it, "how to crack the hard nuts that have to be cracked So last week Vance flew in and it of the familiar way stations of Middle Eastern diplomacy-Alexandria Beirut, Damascus ... En route he heard a revised and promising version of a formula for indirect negotiations between Israel and the Arabs-but in almost no time at all the region's quarreling states proved that this solution would not be acceptable. Thus by week's end, with his eleven-day trip mostly over...
...neither were we especially surprised by theSoviet reaction. At any rate, we have carefully monitored Carter's policytoward the Soviet Union and other powers. This week we undertake a major assessment of Carter's international performance to date. In accompanying articles we discuss secretary of State Cyrus Vance and how he fits in to the mechanism that shape foreign policy, and we report the ideas of National Security Adviser Zbigmew Brzezinski...
...confusing statements and missteps have dismayed them. Even before Carter took office, Kissinger's innovative step-by-step diplomacy had stalled. Carter has been unable to restore the momentum and the region is probably closer to war than when he came to power. This week Secretary of State Cyrus Vance departs for a ten-day swing through Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Israel. He was not optimistic as he left Washington, and there is growing apprehension that the Administration will fail to make good on Carter's vow to move significantly closer to peace "this year...
Each Friday morning when all are in town, Carter breakfasts with his top two experts, National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, as well as Mondale. The Big Four linger over coffee for up to two hours as they mull over an agenda of issues prepared by Vance...
...approach to the world. But it is Kissinger's record more than the man. Kissinger has adopted rules of fair play in dealing with the Carter team. He will not talk to any visiting dignitary until after the man has seen the President or Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Then, after meeting with the visitor, Kissinger immediately phones a report to Vance or Under Secretary Philip Habib...