Arab-Israeli Dispute, January 1977– August 1978
181. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840076–2236. Secret; Niact Immediate; Exdis Handle as Nodis; Cherokee. Sent immediate for information to Tel Aviv.
182. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 1, Arab-Israeli Peace Negotiations 1978: Volume I [I]. Top Secret. The meeting took place at the Saadabad Palace. Carter visited Tehran from December 31, 1977, to January 1, 1978, as part of a nine-day tour of six nations, which began on December 29 in Poland.
183. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 1, Arab-Israeli Peace Negotiations 1978: Volume I [I]. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the Royal Guest Palace. Carter visited Riyadh from January 3 to January 4.
184. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 1, Arab-Israeli Peace Negotiations 1978: Volume I [I]. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the Royal Guest Palace.
185. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the Embassy in Israel
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840072–1286. Secret; Immediate; Exdis (Handle as Nodis). Sent immediate for information to the Department of State.
186. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840072–1286. Limited Official Use; Immediate. Sent immediate for information to the Department of State.
187. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850083–2358. Confidential; Niact Immediate; Exdis—Treat as Nodis. Sent immediatefor information to Cairo and the Department of State. Sent for information to Amman, Tel Aviv, and Jidda.
188. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 2, Arab-Israeli Peace Negotiations: Volume II [I]. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by A.A. Houghton (NEA/IAI), cleared by Thomas Martin (S/S–O), and approved byVeliotes.
189. Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to the Ambassador to Israel (Lewis)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 8, Backchannel Messages: Middle East: 2/77–1/78. Secret; Sensitive.
190. Memorandum From William Quandt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Chronological File, Box 134, Quandt, 1/78 (2). Secret. Outside System. Sent for information.
191. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 2, Arab-Israeli Peace Negotiations 1978: Volume II [I]. Top Secret. Outside the System. Sent for information. The date is handwritten.
192. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840148–1475. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Brubeck (NEA), cleared by Quandt and Lowell Fleischer (S/S–O), and approved by Atherton. Sent for information to Tel Aviv.
193. Letter From President Carter to Israeli Prime Minister Begin
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders File, Box 9, Israel: Prime Minister Menachim Begin 11/77 to 6/78. No classification marking.
194. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 2, Arab-Israeli Peace Negotiations 1978: Volume II [I]. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Prime Minister’s office. Vance visited Jerusalem from January 16 to January 20 to attend the opening session of the Egyptian-Israeli Political Committee.
195. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the White House and the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850033–0465. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
196. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the White House and the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850033–0474. Secret; Niact Immediate; Nodis.
197. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the White House and the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850033–0482. Secret; Niact Immediate; Nodis.
198. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation
Source: Carter Library, President’s Plains File, Subject File, Box 35, Sadat (Anwar) Communication, 1/77–11/80. Secret. Carter initialed at the top of the page and wrote “ok.”
199. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance’s Delegation to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850033–0486. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Sent immediate for information to Cairo.
200. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance’s Delegation to the White House and the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850036–2356. Secret; Immediate; Exdis Treat as Nodis. Sent immediate to Amman and Jidda. Sent immediate for information to Cairo, Beirut, and Damascus.
201. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance’s Delegation to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850036–2366. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Sent immediate for information to Cairo.
202. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Chronological File, Box 134, Quandt, 1/78 (2). Secret. Outside the System. Sent for information.
203. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the White House and the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850036–2373. Secret; Niact Immediate; Nodis. Sent immediate for information to Cairo and Tel Aviv.
204. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 109, 2/3–4/78 Visit to President Sadat of Egypt: Briefing Book [II], 2/78. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the Barrages Rest House near Cairo.
205. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the White House and the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850036–2382. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Sent for information to Cairo. Sent immediate for information to Tel Aviv.
206. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to Various Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780032–1143. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent immediate to Amman, Tehran, Abu Dhabi, Belgrade, Bucharest, Bonn, Kuwait, Khartoum, London, Muscat, Paris, Rabat, Rome, Sanaa, Manama, Tunis, and the Mission to NATO. Sent immediate for information to the Department of State, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Damascus, Beirut, Jerusalem, Algiers, and Moscow. Sent niact immediate to Jidda. The telegram was sent from the Secretary’s aircraft.
207. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840137–2146. Secret; Immediate; Exdis (Handle as Nodis). Sent immediate for information to Cairo. Sent for information to Jerusalem.
208. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850059–1924. Secret; Niact Immediate; Nodis; Cherokee.
209. Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to the Ambassador to Israel (Lewis)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 48, Israel: 1–2/78. Secret.
210. U.S. Paper
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 110, 6/30/78–7/3/78 Vice President Trip to Israel: 2/78–6/21/78. Secret. According to William Quandt, Brzezinski worked with State Department officials on a nine-point proposal that utilized elements of Begin’s self-rule proposal. The proposal was completed by February 3, the day Sadat arrived at Camp David. (Quandt, Camp David, Peacemaking and Politics, pp. 171–172)