Office of the Historian

235. Note From President Carter to Egyptian President Sadat1

Washington, March 23, 1978
To President Sadat

My meeting with Prime Minister Begin2 was successful in clearly delineating the differences which remain as an obstacle to a peace agreement. Secretary Vance will inform you more fully, but I wanted to urge you to have patience as we pursue the efforts you and I discussed toward reaching an eventual settlement. I’m beginning to see the bases on which real progress can be made.

Your friend,

Jimmy Carter
  1. Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinsky Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders, Box 5, Egypt: President Anwar al-Sadat, 1–12/78. No classification marking. Carter wrote the note by hand.↩
  2. See Documents 232 and 234.↩