Word: settlement
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...know the players involved, invite them to Washington to meet the President and impress on them our commitment to get something done." Perhaps more than anything else, this trip confirms that Arabs and Israelis alike still view Washington as the only power-broker capable of finding a peace settlement. Thus no more than polite attention was accorded U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim during his recent swing through the Middle East...
Thus, if everything goes according to plan, Vance is embarking upon the Carter Administration's most important foreign policy venture yet: an attempt to restore the momentum toward a Middle East peace settlement. For six hectic days, Vance is scheduled to rush from Jerusalem to Cairo, Beirut, Amman, Riyadh and Damascus...
...same kind of personal relationship that existed with Kissinger ("My friend Henry"). The Egyptian leader is sure to emphasize that because moderates are now in the saddle in Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, Israel should take advantage of a unique chance to obtain a fair, negotiated peace settlement. Sadat will also want to press Vance for increased U.S. aid for Egypt's faltering economy...
...Cuban troops still in Angola, for instance-that the State Department was busy "correcting" for some days thereafter. Following talks with several African heads of state who were attending a national celebration in Tanzania, Young spoke ambiguously at times about the role Britain should play in a Rhodesian settlement...
...geared to production for export, Rhodesia's exports have dropped off sharply. Zambia and Mozambique have closed their borders completely, and South Africa has begun to slow traffic from landlocked Rhodesia. At this point, it would be more surprising if Rhodesian businessmen did not try to negotiate for a settlement than if they...