Arab-Israeli Dispute, January 1977– August 1978
91. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Syria
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 88, Syria: 6–8/77. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Sent immediate for information to Tel Aviv, Beirut, and the White House.
92. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 10, Egypt: 8–12/77. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Sent immediate for information to the White House.
93. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Lebanon
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840086–2465. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Atherton, approved by Habib, and cleared by James Thyden (S/S–O). Sent priority for information to Amman, Cairo, Damascus, Jidda, and Tel Aviv.
94. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 10, Egypt: 8–12/77. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. The original is the copy sent to the White House for Brzezinski on August 17.
95. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840083–0082. Secret; Immediate; Nodis; Cherokee. Drafted and approved by Habib. Cleared by Atherton and Tarnoff. Repeated August 17 to the White House.
96. Letter From the Ambassador to Lebanon (Parker) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Atherton)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 74, Palestinians: 8/77. Secret.
97. Central Intelligence Agency Intelligence Information Cable
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 74, Palestinians: 8/77. Secret; Priority; No Foreign Dissem/No Contractor Dissem/Controlled Dissem and Extraction.
98. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840086–2452. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
99. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 74, Palestinians: 8/77. Secret. Sent for information. In a handwritten note at the top right-hand corner of the page, Carter wrote “Zbig. J.”
100. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 106, 9/15/77 Strategy for the Next Round of Middle East Talks [I]: 9/77. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. Aaron initialed the memorandum on Brzezinski’s behalf.
101. Letter From President Carter to Syrian President Asad
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 107, 9/15/77 Strategy for the Next Round of Middle East Talks [II]: 9/77. No classification marking.
102. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 76, Peace Negotiations: 9/77. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
103. Memorandum From William Quandt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 3, Arab-Israeli Peace Settlement 1977: Volume II [II]. Secret. Outside the System. Sent for information.
104. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 3, Arab-Israeli Peace Settlement 1977: Volume II [II]. Secret. Carter initialed the memorandum.
105. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 107, 9/19/77–10/25/77 Vance Meetings with Middle East Foreign Ministers: 9–10/77. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Korn (S/P). The meeting took place in the Secretary’s office and the lunch took place in the Secretary’s Dining Room at the Department of State.
106. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 110, 3/21–22/78 Visit of Prime Minister Begin of Israel: Briefing Book [II], 3/78. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Cabinet Room. Brackets are in the original.
107. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 109, 2/3–4/78 Visit to President Sadat of Egypt: Briefing Book [II], 2/78. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Cabinet Room.
108. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 107, 9/19/77–10/25/77 Vance Meetings with Middle East Foreign Ministers: 9–10/77. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Korn. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s office at the Department of State.
109. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 67, Middle East: Peace Negotiations 1977 Vol. II. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House in Brzezinski’s office.
110. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 48, Israel: 9/77. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Sent immediate for information to the White House.
111. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 48, Israel: 9/77. Secret; Niact Immediate; Exdis Treat as Nodis. Also sent niact immediate to Amman, Beirut, and Damascus.
112. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 107, 9/19/77–10/25/77 Vance Meetings with Middle East Foreign Ministers: 9–10/77. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Korn on September 26. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s Conference Room and lunch took place in the Madison Room.
113. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 107, 9/19/77–10/25/77 Vance Meetings with Middle East Foreign Ministers: 9–10/77. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Korn on September 28. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s suite at the UN Plaza Hotel.
114. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 2, Arab-Israeli Peace Settlement 1977: Volume I [II]. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Cabinet Room. Brackets are in the original.
115. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 107, 9/19/77–10/25/77 Vance Meetings with Middle East Foreign Ministers: 9–10/77. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Korn on October 4. The meeting took place at the Department of State in the Madison Room.
116. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 2, Arab-Israeli Peace Settlement 1977: Volume I [II]. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Cabinet Room.
117. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 107, 9/19/77–10/25/77 Vance Meetings with Middle East Foreign Ministers: 9–10/77. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Korn on September 30. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s suite at the UN Plaza Hotel.
118. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 107, 9/19/77–10/25/77 Vance Meetings with Middle East Foreign Ministers: 9–10/77. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s suite at the UN Plaza Hotel.
119. Oral Message From Egyptian President Sadat to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 76, Peace Negotiations: 10/77. Secret. Sadat sent Carter another oral message on October 3, which reads, “President Sadat agreed with Yasser Arafat today that the Head of the Palestinian Delegation in the Unified Arab Delegation to the Geneva Conference, will be an American professor from a Palestinian origin.” (Ibid.) The American professor was apparently Edward Said.
120. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance’s Delegation to Certain Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770358–0288. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Sent immediate to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jidda, London, Paris, Bonn, the Mission to NATO, and Brussels. Sent immediate for information to the Department of State, Tel Aviv, Moscow, and Tokyo. Sent for information to Jerusalem.