Word: fahd
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...company with most of the other Arab states, the Saudis had criticized the Camp David talks and condemned the Egyptian President for signing a peace treaty with Israel, which resulted in an agreement for the return of the occupied Sinai to Egyptian control. Fahd's latest remarks seemed to suggest that the Saudis might now be ready to take a more active and aggressive role in the search for peace...
...some extent, Western diplomats believe, the Fahd initiative is an expression of a rivalry of sorts between Saudi Arabia and Egypt for greater U.S. backing. Indeed, Sadat airily dismissed Fahd's proposals as "nothing new," although they obviously were more than that...
...Washington, the Reagan Administration was studiously noncommittal about the Fahd plan, reasoning that the proposal would get a better hearing in the Arab world if it were not endorsed by the U.S. Privately, however, many officials were encouraged by Fahd's statements...
Meanwhile, as part of the peace process, both Fahd and Sadat were urging the U.S. to overcome its reluctance to recognize and negotiate with the P.L.O. Last week Zbigniew Brzezinski, former President Jimmy Carter's National Security Adviser, said that the time had come for "some form of dialogue." Such a step, he said, would "encourage the P.L.O. to be more moderate and lead to its involvement in resolving the West Bank and Gaza Strip issues." Washing ton's standing policy for years has been that it will not deal with the P.L.O. until that organization recognizes Israel...
...Western Europe, reaction to the Fahd plan was generally favorable. The British government called it "positive," the West Germans thought it "interesting," and French Foreign Minister Claude Cheysson declared that he attached "great importance" to the concept...