within the Arab facts about the plans behind it.
CONTRARY to first impressions in both the Western and Arab news mean, nagar's accist to to Israc was not all that La miracle of the new Mel uhan era of instant trans national Although much essential in some new facts have rested one Made East. message to Sadat was that the * Carter administration could no guarantee Israeli acceptance of major revision of Egypt's foreign policy.
QUESTIONABLE Fory with careds had been "whole' settement, artial Israc inai in 1974 and 1975. Sadi Carter ve too much emphasis a "nuisance value to the Palestin.
an leadership, at a time when the Geneva and American Caper in light of Carter's problems According to reliable emerged in In mid september Moste mid-September.
layan, Israci's Foreign Minister roke off a scheduled trip to th US in Paris and before going on to Washington. According lo information which a sanes now, dora wth a hieh ranking Saudi officia knosn to maintain a particularly close working relation with the THE THORIC PRIL CrE headed by Kamal Adham, as well as the extensive consultations he Sach regime on al WILD sarts matters. During the anuary How known that Sadat made a secret trip to Riyadh which TESTICL financial injection to bolster up the ailing Egyptian economy.
NOGOODS The "Saudi connection' in the mccling with Dayan, if true, is ight of Arabia's mild 'criticism' of Sedat's decision to so to Israel. It will be easier for ne saudis to ISOOL COLLELLI type and nose regimes yria which were taken off guare by the Sedat between the rwo sides Another incident which passed peculiar ministerial reshuffle early in October, He added five new MIDS CES WILDE portfolio, in cluding Butros Chali. acting as Foreign Minister after Riadh, two Government ministers. Apperently Sadar expected did not marerialise.
In late October, the Egyptias pay rise. Lage and training grants" were given to thousands of officers. Several Israel seems likely to provoke as much controversy among the left and the Palestinian movement as it has ruling class. Our Middle East correspondent, M. JAFAR, offers an assessment of the significance of the trip and reveals some startling new hundred senior officers were sent transferred from Caico to remote camps in Upper Egypt. dealing wish, and it should come as no surprise that the entire top KAAND BE CEMAL AL gave him full support even before he left Cairo.
Finaly Emere 1s une unusual incident of Sadat's 31 October visit to President Ceasescu of Romania, Israeli President Begin month carlier. All parties concerned have intimated that the possibility of meeting was discussed, althoug details have not been The railab am total of these hidd lents and other-more esta recent political tren demonstrate the following points:
That Sadat had carefu epared himself to forestall a TWO ance of a cor That he had the hacking of leadership of the Egyptian army, and the upper echelons of thc arary expenditure of Ea That Sadat in all probabil was not working alone. There is a strong likelihood of Saudi involvement in the whole affair, al ast in is initial conception M in its Shal detal Icast one occasion in September. which incidentally were reported the to the Americans. There is no reason to assume that during heen anything but completely frank with Sadat on just how HELE HEY WETE WILTRO COHEESE as an immediate response to his trip.
* That the Syrian drift to the left after President Assad's abon along waw sadar st that once again foundering on Israeli Sadat serve to weaken Sudat's position in Egypt, Economical and curitiesl Assad's room for manoeuvre was far wider than Sadar's, and the facing the Egyptinn regime was either to let itseil be dragged by Patied un the ander bation Eavpr. initiative itself. Had Sodar opted for the former, he would certainOr have been overthrown within o year or two, In this context, ooe can see in Sadat 1 action thought out long term attempt to adat has probably been mor Cadet of the change since th October 1973 war. more solidly based generation o settlebracing the relationships berworr all the ruling classes of the small chance orary success, as it coincides with the objective processes of development of the Arab bourgeoisie al present. His opponents, th rejectionist Arab regunes, now a confused realisquagmire in a situation governments, with each But WASHE regimes growth of a new an Today's Zionist substance. would be too obvious Israel. medley appearances, other as they the SILE oblige? The rejectionist Arab October war.
joining their ranks — argue that Sadat has received nothing released unprecedented recognition of the Zionist state.
establishment immacciately But the long term significance of Sedat's fact that an Arab politician for the first time intervened directly The respoose to Sadai's visit Where is very powerful anima:
Sadat has the intelligence to use this for his own interests. li Sadar's intervenevents.
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masses. -ment ruling class Arab COEILLES On the far-teaching the tion has probably placed more DIL the Zionis cirnhlishment thar any policical act since the But the October war, for all the mighty fances it set into motion of desert along the Suca canal The Israeli state is today stronger major concessions especially on the matter of Palestinian oF ibe West Bank which is a matter of principle for the whole Zionist establishment.
The concessions they are likely to make are only those that touch the interests of the Arab ruling Dave not made up their minds. It is likely that they will now play a THIS TRIC proces of making concossions as long as possible.
SETTLE ACCOUNTS What they concede will in part be dependent on support Sadar gets from other Arab regimes. It is too early to Arab regimes on the question of Sadat's visit to Israel.
It would he foothardy to think that even an act as dramatic as Sadat's assassination could substantially change the course of leaders of the Egyptian army bave confirmed journaliss in private that if Sadar is assassinated bis successor will be les able to change the train of events he has so tr Sadat's visit has brought much closer the possibility of a peaceJul seldenent" a settlemeni between the ruling classes of the THEN ALL LOUISC ATE CRE -The Palesrinian move. and people will be the frontline victims of chis process But so will the Egrptian masses who will be confronted with a stronger and more self confident is for this reason only that pose Sadat's visit and ALLION betrayal'. How is it possible fo such a consummate bourgeois politician like Sailat to betray the Interests of his own class?
contrary, Sadar has shown in this daring tightrope act political Imagina tion, which he good use from the point of vice emerging Aral bourgeoisies of the region. The foresight is now required of the Arab revolutionary movement if it is to meet up to the challenge harled upon it by its exploiters. CARRILLO: latest thoughts of the high priest or At a press conference in Washington last week Carrillo opined bat the MOSE 00-THIL ARE TOVI a 'positive role', chat the US should be allowed to keep its Bat Spain should in the bat Spain sbould join Common Market SAHARA: The Polisario Liber alion organisation has admitted holding three crew members trom a Spanish trawler. However, this is not surprising since the Spanish have been muking a oug naval pung-up along the Saharan coast 1c back up French attempis to ZIMBABWE: The massive Lo cas group, and three of its tap Rhodesian sanctions busting.
PORTUGAL: Tens of thousands of people atleoded a far last wock, Demonstrators gave the fascist salute and sang the Spanish rascist anthem Cara a party took offici responsibility for the march but participanes included memhers of the Social Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Centre and even the Party, as well as the fascist was Former monarchists Marxist-Leninist) were als present.
The mob ransacked a Com bookshap an headquarters of the Interestionalist Com munist League Portuguese supporters of the Fourth InterCALLINNE rade i carry a fuller report next week.
agninse press censorship. If chis tails to win concessions they propose a mass hunger strike.
USA: Following in the foot steps of Harry Trasal on his desk in the Oval Office. It says: The buck stops here Unfortunateh that isn't where Carter actually works. He has a little office next door.
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