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Carter's unnecessary journey

· Socialist Challenge No. 87, 15 March 1979 · p. 10 of the scan · 592 words

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The United States desperate for After the events in Iran their overriding concern PALESTINIAN children in a camp preserve 'stability' in the Arab David The State Department would like this to be done by trilateral talks, thus virtually excluding other Western influence, not to mention the Soviet Union.

The failure setback for that project.

The reason for the failure is obvious. The Israelis were not to prepared to make even token concessions Palestinians. "Self-government"

retaining an of Carter's represents a serious particular As a Palestinian son put it Panorama: The - no-one's concern in the current talks.

regarding the on the West Bank, in any event, meant Israeli military Sadat's presence and the settlements. proaching But Begin's refusal to set a firm date for even this joke of self-government made it impossible for the Egyptian leader to prostrate himself any further.

spokesperon BBC TV's outcome of with Israel. of stability. ver March in versity Leeds cunchtime Golesmiins the talks will not affect Palestinians want. It might affect what others are trying to inflict on them.' audacity apthe - Israelis was clearly in the interests of the Egyptian bourgeoisie.

After their break with the Soviet Union, Egyptian leaders were desperate for a deal with the United State. This necessitated an accommodation It was noteworthy that the Shah was invited to visit Egypt after his fall. Soon after, Sadat played the prostitute without take the place of Iran, he told his American friends.

But Sadat's failure will only increase his isolation from the too want a deal, but one which will lead to at least a modicum This means that the PLO involved Grogan on speaking tour 1pm. Birmingham (Sni Buildings Unior Friends House. Bull S 16 Marci and evenina names (evening). negotiations. The Saudis and the Syrians are at one on this question.

The European Economic Community is just as interested as the United States in the oil of the Arab world. So its leaders were not too pleased at the trilateral negotiations.

The British Foreign Office hes closer links with the Saudh and the Gulf States than with Egypt (hence the Queen's visit to shore up this relationship).

Owen is now proposing that the Geneva talks should resume with the presence of the PLO and the Soviet Union. Thus inter-imperialist contradiction: still play a vital role in relation to the Arab East.

The failure of Carter's mission will be welcomed by virtually all the factions of the Palestinian resistance.

It proves again that without the right of self-determination Palestinians nothing will ever be solved in the region. A boom. Trades unim Adelphi us Best. March, (unctime); cainburgn (evening).

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