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

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GAMASI'S IDEAS ON LIMITATIONS
In conversation in Alexandria August 25, General
Gamasi put forward the following points ref.lecting
his ideas on various aspects of the limitat~ons
under the new Egyptian/Israeli agreement~
1. He proposes the following as alternatives:
(a)
(b)
Increase the numbers of men and
equipment on the eastern bank of
the Canal as follows:
Personnel, 7,000 to 21,000;
Artillery, 36 to 120;
Tanks, 30 to 150;
Rocket battalions, 0 to 15.
If the Israelis do not agree to these
increases, then Gamasi would propose
a limitation on Israeli ~orces comparable
to that of Egyptian fore~s between the
Israeli line and a line drawn through
Arish, Jebel Libni, Hosna, Nekel, and
Ras Mohammad
2. No restrictions at all west of the Canal.
This would eliminate the 30 kilometer zones
applying to SAMs under the present agreement.
In' the----e-Gabtal-area ~eadinb tc -'the 61:1. fields,
he accepts UN checkpoints but ln~lats that UN
personnel not inspect Egyptia~ as they pass
"by. He said that the Egyptians could maintain
checkpoints and the UN could observe the
inspections. He also added that security
, would be provided by the frontier ~uards,
which are half way between city police and
military forces. They are unde~~the Ministry
of De·tense and have their own jeeps, wireless
and machine guns.
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