82. Letter From Secretary of State Kissinger to Syrian President Asad 1
I have the honor to transmit the text of a letter from President Nixon. The signed original will be forwarded to you.
Dear Mr. President:
In connection with the agreement between Syria and Israel on the disengagement of their forces, the Government of the United States has received the assurances below from the Government of Israel with respect to the Israeli presence on Tell abou Nida and Tell el Aaram, the two hills just to the west of Quneitra.
First, Israel will scrupulously observe the ceasefire, including observance with respect to the people and city of Quneitra.
Second, there will be no Israeli forces or weapons on the eastern slopes of the two hills.
[Page 363]Third, there will be no weapons on top of these hills which can fire into Quneitra.
I want to assure you, Mr. President, that the United States will do its utmost to assure that these conditions are scrupulously observed.
As you begin to rebuild and repopulate Quneitra, I want you to know also that the United States is prepared to consider how it might assist in the rehabilitation of that area.
Sincerely,
(Richard Nixon)
Sincerely,
- Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of Joseph Sisco, Box 33, Briefing Book: Syrian-Israeli Disengagement, 1974, Folder 2. No classification marking. According to Kissinger’s memoirs, all documents associated with the agreement had to be complete by May 29. (Years of Upheaval, p. 1106)↩
- Printed from a copy that bears this typed signature.↩