Sinai Disengagement Agreement - Vol. I - Gerald R. Ford ...

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bargaining before \ve reach agreeITlent on this docuITlent. They are also
still seeking Egyptiall political assurances through us which greatly exceed
anything Sadat can realistically do~ particularly since the Israelis leak
virtually everything to the press, and here too there are still some
difficult discussions ahead. I should have a better idea after tomorrow
ITlorning's ITleeting about how tiITle-consurning the reITlaining issues between
the US and the Israelis will be. A positive factor is that, now that the pace
of negotiation has increased, both Egypt and Israel seeITl to be caught up
in the ITlOITlentUITl and feel it desirable to wind ITlatters up as rapidly as..
possible. "
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-SEGR E'P'ISENSITIVE