EGYPT: ISRAELIS RELEASE EGYPTIAN PRISONERS OF WAR AS WITHDRAWAL STARTS: ARMY CHIEFS COMMENT ON DISENGAGEMENT TIMETABLE

Record ID: 1063719

  • Title: EGYPT: ISRAELIS RELEASE EGYPTIAN PRISONERS OF WAR AS WITHDRAWAL STARTS: ARMY CHIEFS COMMENT ON DISENGAGEMENT TIMETABLE
  • Date: 25th January 1974
  • Summary: 1. SCU Injured being transferred from Israeli ambulance to Egyptian ambulance (2 shots) 0.16 2. CU UN officer speaking 0.37 3. SCU Gamasy speaking in Arabic. Reporters ask at 30 feet "Are you happy with the agreement?" An aide replies "He is happy. He is smiling." 1.01 4. SV UN Troope 1.02 5. GV General Elazer walks from tent towards microphone 2.03 SIILASVUO: "I would hope that history will record one day that the initial steps towards understanding, reconciliation and peace in the Middle East began here at Kilometre 101." ELAZAR: "Well gentlemen. Finally we have finished the negotiations on the tactical details of the disengagement agreement. I have to state that it was a good atmosphere, and we managed to reach an understanding on all the details. And from tomorrow we shall start implementation of the disengagement agreement. We hope this will be the first step towards a better period between our two countries and a first step towards peace between our nations." Initials SC/302 SC/316 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 8th February 1974 12:00
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  • Location: CAIRO-SUEZ ROAD, EGYPT
  • Country: Egypt
  • Reuters ID: LVA59T25DN8FV2T15BLGJ0X7A28U
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