27. Personal Note Prepared by President Carter1
Notes made at C. David before Begin & Sadat arrived—
Demilitarize West Bank2
Israeli military enclave—5 years +3
No new settlements
Terminate military rule
No independent Palestinian state
No hazy security guarantees4
242 basis of negotiations on all fronts
Leave W Bank sovereignty ? open—5 years5
Give credit to Begin homerule plan (5 years)6
Jerusalem a united (Israeli?) city—borough type7
Sinai—settlements—airstrips—no military threat—normalization8
W B[an]k—withdrawal—security—borders—sovereignty—Palestinians—settlements
Phased implementation—some postponements
Local W B[an]k gov’t control terrorism
Israel monitor open borders
End economic boycott—attempts to isolate Israel
Open waterways, incl Suez
Trade, cultural, student exchange + diplomatic recog[nition]
Agreed number of returning refugees
Long term Israeli security presence on W B[an]k
Who will negotiate w/ Israel absent Jordan?
No more war
Renew UN agreement in Oct.
[Page 83]Inadmissibility of acquisition of territory by war
End military gov’t in W B[an]k
Genuine participation of W B[an]k Arabs in own gov’t
Multiple devolution of authority
Some agreements may be secret
We 3 can make any settlement stick
W B[an]k Summary
Palestine auth[ority] in all areas
End Israeli occupation gov’t
Leave [Israeli] security presence
Sovereignty/borders negotiated in 5 years
No new settlements
P 6,7 “Aswan” on Palestinians (voice; all aspects,
Demilitarization of contested areas
Failure may mean US/Is[rael] lose control in M East
Unilateral statements permissible in final statement
Sadat is leader, not follower—His threat is from Africa
Historic opportunity—need strong leadership/statesmanship
US/Is[rael]/ Eg[ypt] new econ/pol/mil coop[eration] & benefits
Success would bring in S[audi]A[rabia] & Jordan
We will back Sadat against moderate Arabs
We have already decided:
Common definition of peace
Israel must have security, incl[uding] presence on W B[an]k
5 year arrangement
Jordan & Palestinians should have negotiating role
No independent Palestinian state
Full Egyptian sovereignty on Sinai w/ Int. borders
Staged implementation of agreement
We 3 are strong enough to have public support
W B[an]k withdrawal is a continuum, partial
Sinai [withdrawal] is time related, total
Israel’s acceptance of “withdrawal” leaves bargaining position
Early warning with, perhaps, Israeli overflights
First Eg[ypt]/Jewish peace since time of Joseph9
Inducements to Israel (per Sanders)
US technology transfers
Increased FMS credits
Military sales policy equal to NATO
Mutual defense pact
Support for Is[raeli] military action if treaty broken
- Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 53, Middle East: Camp David President’s Working Papers, undated. No classification marking. Carter discussed the drafting of this note in Keeping Faith, pp. 325–327.↩
- Carter drew an arrow and a caret in the left-hand margin pointing to this phrase. Carter made a checkmark in the right-hand margin adjacent to this phrase.↩
- Carter drew an arrow and a caret in the left-hand margin adjacent to this and the next four phrases.↩
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- See footnote 2, Document 5. Carter drew an arrow and a caret in the left-hand margin pointing to this phrase.↩
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- Carter struck through “Joseph” and replaced it with “Jeremiah.”↩