U.S.A.: ISRAELI DEFENCE MINISTER REJECTS POSSIBILITY OF RETURN TO PRE-1967 BOUNDARIES.

Record ID: 1079649

  • Title: U.S.A.: ISRAELI DEFENCE MINISTER REJECTS POSSIBILITY OF RETURN TO PRE-1967 BOUNDARIES.
  • Date: 14th December 1970
  • Summary: 1. GV Aerial View New York skyline 0.10 2. SCU Dayan speaking Reporter asks question 2.10 TRANSCRIPT: REPORTER: Looking ahead to the general negotiations, General Dayan, you and a number of other israeli officials have been quoted from time to time with saying that as part of a settlement Israel must maintain the Golan Heights of Syria, Arab Jerusalem, Shahm el Sheikh on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, perhaps settlements on the West Bank. Now, are they fixed requirements or is there some room for compromise in the negotiations?" SEQ. 2: DAYAN: These I should say are points, but what is concrete about it is that we don't want to go back to the old line. And I mean not even if there are some minor reciprocation. We don't accept that formula. We just don't want it. this is unacceptable to us. Now when we have to draw a kind of a map to explain what our, what is our concept about is, speaking about the Golan Heights, Jerusalem, Jordan and the security line, that is Shahm el Shiekh and so on, but when our government decided, and then it was approved by our parliament to go to the Jarring talks we said there that the talks if and when they take place will be without prior conditions. That is to say we shall come to the table and say 'Gentlemen, that's the way that we see it'. Now we understand that the Arabs feel differently. We should hear from, and then we should negotiate. REPORTER: Are you saying you believe the Russians want a settlement in the Middle East particularly in view of their desire to re-open the Suez Canal? DAYAN: I don't know what the Russians want. I think, I don't think they are pushing now the Arabs to renew the war. I don't think they are pushing them for the renewal of the war. I wouldn't say that the Russians in Egypt are working for peace. No, I wouldn't say that. Initials PBS/DW/CO/235 PBS/DW/OS/240 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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