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<table><tr><td>FROM</td><td>AMCONSUL</td><td>CLASSIFICATION</td><td>UNCLASSIFIED</td></tr><tr><td>E.O.</td><td>11652:</td><td>TAGS:</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>SUBJECT:</td><td colspan="3">OVIP (Kissinger, Henry A.) Secretary's Arrival Statement at Zurich</td></tr><tr><td>ACTION:</td><td colspan="3">SECSTATE WASHINGTON D.C. IMMEDIATE<br/>INFO: AMCONSUL ZURICH<br/>SECTO 252<br/>UNCLASSIFIED/AMCONSUL ZURICH</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">1. KISSINGER Following is text of Secretary's Arrival statement at Zurich Airport, 12:55 local JEMMEK February 18, 1975.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">2. BEGIN TEXT: I wanted to thank the Swiss Government and the city of Zurich for permitting me to return here to meet with His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Iran. As you all know, the Shah is an old, trusted and valued friend of the United States and we consider it important to consult with him about the situation in the Middle East, the energy problem, and the world situation. Thank you.<br/>END TEXT.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">KISSINGER</td></tr><tr><td>DRAFTED BY:</td><td>DRAFTING DATE</td><td>TEL. EXT.</td><td>CONTENTS AND CLASSIFICATION APPROVED BY:</td></tr><tr><td>S/PRS:RAnderson:cv</td><td>2/18/75</td><td></td><td>S:PWBorg:</td></tr></table>

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SUBJECT: PRESS CONFERENCE OF SECRETARY KISSINGER AND SHAH OF IRAN
AT ZURICH, FEBRUARY 18, 1975

FOLLOWING IS TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE HELD BY SECSTATE
AND HIM SHAH OF IRAN AT 16:00 HOURS LOCAL AT CONCLUSION OF LUNCH
HOSTED BY HIM AT DOLDER GRAND HOTEL IN ZURICH, FEBRUARY 1. PRESS
CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN SETTING OF GREAT CRUNCH AND CONFUSION AND PART
S

OF TEXTS OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TOO GARBLED TO DECIPHER.

THESE PARTS ARE INDICATED IN TEXT.

QUESTION: IS IRAN PREPARED TO PLAY A ROLE IN THE SECRETARY'S STEP BY
STEP DIPLOMACY. SPECIFICALLY, I HAVE IN MIND SUPPLYING OIL TO ISRAEL
SHOULD ISRAEL BE COMPELLED TO GIVE UP THE SINAI OIL FIELDS.

ANSWER SHAH:

WEL I THINK THAT I HAVE ANSWERED THIS QUESTION BEFORE BY SAYING
THAT OUR POLICY IS TO SELL OIL TO (REMAINDER OF SENTENCE
INAUDIBLE). ONCE THE TANKERS ARE LOADED IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE OR TO
WHOM THE OIL GOES BECAUSE IT IS A STRICTLY COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION FOR
MY COUNTRY.

QUESTION:

SO CERTAINLY YOU WOULD BE PART OF NO BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL WHICH SEEMS TO
BE GROWING BIG?

ANSWER SHAH:

WE HAVE NEVER REALLY BOYCOTTED ANYBODY - IT IS NOT PART OF OUR POLICY

WE THINK THAT POLITICS AND COMMERCE ARE SEPARATE. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN PART IN THE FIRST OIL EMBARGO AND WE WILL NOT TAKE PART IN ANY OTHER EMBARGO.

NO EMBARGO CAN WORK ANYMORE BECAUSE WE HAVE TREMENDOUS OIL RESERVES IN

BOTH EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE 90
DAYS RESERVE AND TODAY BJS WARS CANNOT LAST MORE THAN 3 WEEKSDM SO I
DON'T REALLY BELIEVE IN THAT. BUT IF IT COMES WE ARE NOT GOING TO PUT
AN EMBARGO ON OIL.

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QUESTION:

MR. SECRETARY, IN CONTEXT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S REMARKS ABOUT THE DECLINE OF THE DOLLAR, I UNDERSTAND THE UNITED STATES IS PLANNING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE DOLLAR NOW.

ANSWER - SECRETARY:

AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE VALUE OF THE DOLLAS HAS STABILIZED AND WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN MAINTAINING IT. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO DO SO.

QUESTION

WE HAVE NOT SEEN IT IN SWITZERLAND YET.

ANSWER: - SECRETARY:

IT WILL COME HERE - EVERYTHING COMES HERE SOONER OR LATER.

QUESTION:

WHAT, ACCORDING TO YOUR IDEAS, ARE THE MEANS OF GETTING DOWN INFLATION? FOR INSTANCE, YOU BUY PRODUCTS FROM INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU ARE PAYING MUCH MORE - BUT WHAT IS THE WAY OUT?

ANSWER - SHAH

THE WAY OUT IS FOR YOU PEOPLE TO CHECK YOUR INFLATION.

QUESTION:

MR. SECRETARY, HOW CAN ONE CHECK THIS INFLATION?

ANSWER - SECRETARY:

THAT IS AN EXTREMELY COMPLICATED MATTER, BUT AS YOUR KNOW THE ADMINISTRATION IS ATTEMPTING TO DEAL SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH BOTH INFLATION AND RECESSION AND WE AGREE WITH THE CONCERN OF HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY ABOUT BRINGING INFLATION UNDER CONTROL, AND, ABOVE ALL, TO HAVE A FRUITFUL DIALOGUE.

QUESTION:

YOUR MAJESTY, I AM SORRY BUT WE DID NOT HEAR YOUR ANSWER ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SELLING OIL TO ISRAEL, WOULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT IT?

ANSWER - SHAH:

I SAID THAT WHEN WE SELL OUR OIL AND FILL UP THE TANKERS IN OUR TERMINAL PORTS WE DO NOT MIND AND DO NOT CARE WHERE IT GOES.

QUESTION:

WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN PROMOTING STEP BY STEP DIPLOMACY?

ANSWER - SHAH:

I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE WHO LOSES HIS HEAD VERY EASILY IN BELIEVING THAT HE IS A BIG DEAL, BUT FOR THE LITTLE INFLUENCE THAT WE COULD EVENTUALLY HAVE, IS TO SEE EVERY POSSIBLE WAY OF DEFUSING THE PRESENT, MAYBE EXPLOSIVE SITUATION THAT WILL PERMIT MORE MEANINGFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE TALKS LATER.

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QUESTION:

YOUR MAJESTY DO YOU BELIEVE THAT AFTER YOUR MEETING IN ALGIERS THE PRICE OF OIL WILL BE HIGHER?

ANSWER - SHAH:

I CAN'T SAY WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT OF THAT MEETING. THIS MEETING WILL PROBABLY STUDY WHAT TO DO IF THE INFLATION IN EUROPE AND ELSEWHERE CONTINUES. AND IF OUR PURCHASING POWER BECOMES LESS AND LESS WE WILL HAVE TO DEFEND OURSELVES SOMEHOW.

QUESTION:

YOU SEE A DIRECT LINK THEN BETWEEN INFLATION AND THE PRICE OF OIL THAT WILL BE SET. IF INFLATION GOES HIGHER, THE PRICE OF OIL COULD GO HIGHER?

ANSWER - SHAH

IF INFLATION GOES ON, THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING WILL GET OUT OF CONTROL.

QUESTION:

YOUR MAJESTY, HAVE YOU DISCUSSED WITH THE SECRETARY RECENT REPORTS THAT DIEGO GARCIA IS TO BE BUILT UP AS A NAVAL POSITION IN VIEW OF YOUR DCS AGREEMENT WITH BIG POWERS MOVING IN THE INDIAN OCEAN?

ANSWER - SHAH:

I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT IT BEFORE, BUT OUR PRINCIPAL FIRST CHOICE POLICY WILL BE FIRST TO SECURE THE PERSIAN GULF AND THEN THE INDIAN OCEAN.

EVEN TUALLY FREE OF OUTSIDE POWERS. THAT MEANS NON-RIPARIAN STATES. BUT AS LONG AS SOME POWERS ARE THERE, WE WOULD NOT ONLY NOT OBJECT TO THE PRESENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT ON THE CONTRARY WE WOULD WELCOME IT.

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ANSWER SHAH:

QUESTION:

ANSWER SHAH:

WE THINK THAT POLITICS AND COMMERCE ARE SEPARATE. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN P
ART

IN THE FIRST OIL EMBARGO AND WE WILL NOT TAKE PART IN ANY OTHER EMBAR
GO.

BOTH EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE 90
DAYS RESERVE AND TODAYBJS WARS CANNOT LAST MORE THAN 3 WEEKSBM SO I
DON'T REALLY BELIEVE IN THAT. BUT IF IT COMES WE ARE NOT GOING TO PUT
AN EMBARGO ON OIL.

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YOUR MAJESTY - YOU AND THE SECRETARY DISCUSSED PRICES SURELY BM WHAT
DO YOU SEE AS A FUTURE PRICE (INAUDIBLE) AND MR. KISSINGER'S PLAN FOR
A FLOOR PRICE ON OIL?

ANSWER SHAH:

WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE OPEC MEETING IN ALGIERS VERY SOON.
ANYTHING I SAY BEFORE THAT MEETING YOU WILL

HEAR ABOUT. WHAT I WANT TO SAY NOW IS THAT IN MY OPINION
FOR GOOD OR BAD, THE PRICE OF OIL HAS INCREASED. IF WE
CONSIDER INFLATION, AND THAT THE WESTERN COUNTRIES OR THE
INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIESB ARE SELLING THEIR GOODS TO US AT
ABOUT 35 PERCENT MORE, AND THEN, WITH THE DEVALUATION OF THE DOLLAR,
IN THE MATTER OF FACT OF PURCHASING POWER A BARREL OF
OIL CORRESPONDS TODAY TO ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT DOLLARS,
IF YOU WANT MY OPINION. SO THE PRICE OF OIL HAS GONE UP.

QUESTION:

EXCUSE ME, BUT THAT BRINGS UP INDEXING, WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR POSITION. ARE YOU AND THE SECRETARY GETTING TOGETHER ON A VIEW OF THE VALUE OF INDEXING?

ANSWER SHAH:

IN PRINCIPLE HE AGREES WITH ME ON THE INDEXING OF PRICES. THE
QUESTION IS A FLOOR PRICE FOR OIL AND ALSO A FLOOR PRICE FOR
OTHER COMMODITIES. BUT THE OTHER COMMODITIES ARE 20 OR
30 AND OIL IS ONE. IT WON'T BE EASIER TO INDEX IT, BUT IT CAN BE
DONE.

QUESTION:

MR. SECRETARY, WHAT WAS THE MAIN CONCERN BETWEEN YOURSELF AND HIS MAJESTY?

ANSWER, SECRETARY:

WELL, AS YOU KNOW, THE RELATIONS BETWEEN IRAN AND UNITED STATES
ARE EXTREMELY CLOSEBANK AND I THINK THAT HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY AND
I HAVE AGREED THAT THEY HAVE PROBABLY NEVER BEEN BETTER.
THEREFORE, IT WAS NATURAL THAT AS A RESULT OF MY TOUR TO THE
MIDDLE EAST I WOULD INFORM HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY OF WHAT THE
UNITED STATES IS INTENDING TO DO AND TO GET THE BENEFIT OF
HIS ADVICE ON THOSE MATTERS. IT NATURALLY GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REVIEW OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS THE GENERAL ISSUE OF ENERGY AND THE
BILATERAL IRANIAN/AMERICAN RELATIONS. WE WILL HAVE A MEETING IN
WASHINGTON OF THE IRANIAN-U.S. COMMISSION (APPROXIMATELY 25
SECONDS INDECIPHERABLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

ANSWER SHAH:

I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE PRICE OF OCXX OIL WILL GO
LOWER...

QUESTION:

WILL GO UP, DI YOU SAY

ANSWER SHAH:

NO, GO LOWER. IF YOU FORCE US TO RAISE THE PRICES BY YOUR
INFLATION IT MIGHT GO UP. BUT WHAT WILL BE THE PURCHASING POWER?
I AM NOT INTERESTED IN RAISING THE PRICE OF OIL, BUT IF I HAVE TO
GO AND BUY MORE EXPENSIVE GOODS. WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME IS TO KEEP
A CONSTANT PURCHASING POWER.

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ANSWER - SECRETARY:

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SUBJECT: REMARKS BY SECRETARY KISSINGER AND UK FOREIGN
SECRETARY JAMES CALLAGHAN

IMMEDIATE

SECRETARY KISSINGER: THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, PRIME
MINISTER AND I REVIEWED THE TRIPS THAT BOTH SIDES HAVE
BEEN TAKING. WE THINK THAT THE BRITISH VISIT TO
MOSCOW WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL; A CONTRIBUTION TO THE
RELAXATION OF TENSION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ALLIED
FRIENDSHIP AND SOLIDARITY. I REPORTED TO OUR BRITISH
FRIENDS ABOUT MY VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND OUR PLANS
FOR THE FUTURE. WE ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW
ALL OTHER INTERNATIONAL MATTERS IN A SPIRIT OF
FRIENDSHIP, CORDIALITY AND AGREEMENT. THANK YOU.

FOREIGN SECRETARY CALLAGHAN: IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT PLEASURE TO HAVE DR. KISSINGER HERE. HE'S ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT STATESMEN AND HEBJS BEEN ON A MISSION OF PEACE. I HOPE THAT HIS EFFORTS MEET WITH THE REWARD THAT THE WORLD NEEDS AND THAT CERTAINLY THEY DESERVE. WE THINK THAT AS A RESULT OF THE EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING MADE BY HIM - AND WE WERE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION IN SOME DETAIL - THAT THERE IS A GOOD PROSPECT FOR ANOTHER STEP BEING TAKEN. THAT IS CERTAINLY OUR DESIRE AND OUR INTENTION, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE UNITED STATES, AND WITH ALL OTHERS, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THAT. AS FAR AS OUR VISIT TO THE SOVIET UNION WAS CONCERNED, I AGREE WITH DR. KISSINGER THAT IT HAS HAD THE IMPACT OF STRENGTHENING THE OOLICV OF DETENTE, WHICH IS IN THE INTEREST OF ALL OF US. I HOPE THAT IT HAS REINFORCED OTHER EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING MADE IN OTHER DIRECTIONS. AND I THINK AS FAR AS 1975 IS CONCERNED, THAT WE MAY WELL SEE SOME PROGRESS IN FURTHER RELAXATION OF TENSION AND IN THE GROWING TOGETHER OF PEOPLE WHATEVER THEIR ECONOMIC OR POLITICAL SYSTEMS MAY BE.

Q: MR. CALLAGHAN, DID YOU HAVE THE IMPRESSION IN MOSCOW THAT THE RUSSIANS WOULD COOPERATE WITH A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH TO THESE NEGOTIATIONS?

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CALLAGHAN WELL, I THINK DR. KISSINGER HAS TALKED TO
MR. GROMYKO SINCE I DID. I THINK HE COULD ANSWER THAT
QUESTION BETTER THAN ME.

KISSINGER: I HOPE THAT THE SOVIET UNION WILL UNDERSTAND
THAT ANY STEP TOWARDS PEACE IS IN THE INTERESTS OF
EVERYBODY. WE HAVE ALWAYSassertED THAT A FINAL
SETTLEMENT WILL REQUIRE THE COOPERATION AND
PARTICIPATION OF THE SOVIET UNION, SO THESE MEASURES ARE
NOT CONSIDERED INCOMPATIBLE BY USBM

Q: MR. CALLAGHAN, DID YOU TALK TO THE SECRETARY ABOUT ENERGY, IN PARTICULAR THE OIL PRICE FLOOR THAT THE SECRETARY HAS PROPOSED?

CALLAGHAN: YES, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SUBJECT IN WASHINGTON AND THIS
TIME WE HAVEN'T CARRIED IT VERY MUCH FURTHER BECAUSE NOT
MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE BEYOND OUR TALKS IN
WASHINGTON.

Q: GENERALLY DOES BRITAIN GO ALONG WITH THIS CONCEPT?

CALLAGHAN: OF A PRICE FLOOR? WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY
BIG PRODUCERS OF OIL OURSELVES BY 1980, AND WE THINK
THERE IS A LOT TO BE SAID FOR HAVING SOME STABILITY IN
THE MARKET, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS EXPENSIVE OIL BEING
PRODUCED. SO WE WOULD WANT TO EXAMINE THIS KIND OF
PROPOSAL VERY SYMPATHETICALLY.

KISSINGER: I'VE GOT TO MAINTAIN MY FRIENDSHIP WITH THE
FOREIGN SECRETARY IN CASE HE BECOMES PRESIDENT OF OPEC.
(LAUGHTER)

Q: COULD DR. KISSINGER TELL US HIS IMPRESSIONS OF
MRS. THATCHER (NEWLY ELECTED LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVE
PARTY).

KISSINGER: I HAVE ALREADY STATED THAT I WAS IMPRESSED.
... WELL, LET'S GO OUT.

SPIERS
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QUESTION: HAS YOUR TRIP PLACED YOU IN A GOOD POSITION FOR YOUR TALK WITH A FOREIGN MINISTER REGARD TO IMPROVING RELATIONS WITH THE SOVIET UNION IN THE MIDDLE EAST?

SECRETARY: The United States recognizes that a final settlement in the Middle East cannot be achieved without the participation, cooperation and possible guarantee of the Soviet Union, and I will talk to Foreign Minister Gromyko this evening in that spirit. We have both taken trips to the area, and we will exchange ideas and we will do so from the attitude, certainly on the American side, that good relations with the Soviet Union are an essential aspect of our policy.

QUESTION: WHAT ROLE CAN EUROPE PLAY IN YOUR VIEW IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD?

SECRETARY: As you know, I have always been a very convinced believer in the proposition that the United States and Europe must cooperate closely and coordinate their policies closely. One reason I stopped in Bonn, and will stop in London and Paris is to inform our European colleagues of the results of my trip. Coordinated policies do not mean it has to be identical, and I think that Europe can with its own influence and with its own relations exercise a rule of moderation and conciliation, and at crucial moments can use its influence to help bring about a peaceful solution.

Thank you very much. UNQUOTE.

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SUBJECT: TEXT OF SECRETARY'S ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN BONN,
FEBRUARY 15, 1975.

FOLLOWING IS TRANSLATION OF SECRETARY KISSINGER'S
ARRIVAL STATEMENT DELIVERED IN GERMAN. QUOTE: I WANTED
TO SAY HOW DELIGHTED I AM TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, THE FOREIGN MINISTER. I
WILL REPORT TO HIM AND TO THE CHANCELLOR ABOUT MY TRIP
TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND ABOUT THE PROSPECTS FOR FURTHER
STEPS TOWARDS PEACE AS I SEE THEM. NATURALLY, WE WILL
ALSO REVIEW GERMAN/AMERICAN RELATIONS AND WORLD PROBLEMS
IN GENERAL. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS THAT EXIST
IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC AND
THE UNITED STATES. SO IT WILL BE A MEETING AMONG FRIENDS
WHO WILL TALK ABOUT HOW TO MAKE CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS
EVEN CLOSER.

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FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF JOINT STATEMENT EMBARGOED
FOR RELEASE UNTIL 1330 EST

QUOTE JOINT STATEMENT

AS PREVIOUSLY AGREED, A MEETING BETWEEN
HENRY A. KISSINGER, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE USA
AND ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
AFFAIRS, AND A. A. GROMYKO, MEMBER OF THE POLITBURO
OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE CPSU AND MINISTER
OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE USSR, TOOK PLACE ON
FEBURARY 16 AND 17 IN GENEVA.

THEY EXCHANGED VIEWS ON A NUMBER OF QUESTION
OF BILATERAL AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS, INCLUDING
THE VARIOUS NEGOTIATIONS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS
BETWEEN THEM, AND ON CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
OF MUTUAL INTEREST. BOTH SIDES EMPHASIZED THEIR
DETERMINATION TO ADHERE TO THE COURSE OF CONTINUING

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["LIMITED OFFICIAL USE", "[c]", "PAGE 2", "DECLASSIFIED", "FROM: Genwa 1050\n(POST) (MRN)", "TO IMPROVE SOVIET-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN ACCORDANCE\nWITH EXISTING UNDERSTANDINGS AND AGREEMENTS OF\nPRINCIPLE, WHICH THEY FIRMLY BELIEVE ARE IN THE\nINTEREST OF THE PEOPLES OF THE USA AND THE USSR AND\nOF INTERNATIONAL PEACE.", "BOTH SIDES STRESSED THE GREAT SIGNIFICANCE OF\nTHE AGREEMENT REGARDING THE FURTHER LIMITATION OF\nSTRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS REACHED IN THE COURSE OF\nTHE BETTING BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA\nGERALD R. FORD AND THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE\nCENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE\nSOVIET UNION L. I. BREZHNEV IN NOVEMBER, 1974, IN\nVLADIVOSTOK. ON THE BASIS OF THIS AGREEMENT, BOTH\nSIDES INTEND TO CONTINUE ENERGETIC EFFORTS TO WORK\nOUT AN APPROPRIATE LONG-TERM AGREEMENT THIS YEAR.", "IT WAS NOTE THAT A GREAT DEAL OF PROGRESS\nHAS BEEN ACHIEVED AT THE CONFERENCE ON SECURITY\nAND COOPERATION IN EUROPE. THE TWO SIDES STATED\nTHAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ACTIVE EFFORTS\nJOINTLY WITH THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS TO HAVE THE\nCONFERENCE SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED AT AN EARLY DATE.", "THEY ASSUME THAT THE RESULTS ACHIEVED PERMIT ITS\nCONCLUSION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.", "THEY ALSO AGREED THAT ACTIVE EFFORTS SHOULD BE\nMADE TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE RESULTS IN THE MUTUAL\nREDUCTION OF FORCES AND ARMAMENTS IN CENTRAL\nEUROPE ON THE BASIS OF THE PRINCIPLES REFERRED\nTO IN THE AMERICAN-SOVIET COMMUNIQUE OF NOVEMBER\n24, 1974.", "IN THE COURSE OF THE CONVERSATIONS, PARTICULAR\nATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO THE MIDDLE EAST. THE TWO\nSIDES REMAIN CONCERNED OVER THE DANGERS PERSISTING\nIN THE SITUATION THERE. THEY REAFFIRMED THEIR INTEN-\NTION TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROMOTE A SOLUTION OF THE\nKEY ISSUES OF A JUST AND LASTING PEACE IN THE AREA\nON THE BASIS OF UN RESOLUTION 338, TAKING INTO\nACCOUNT THE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS OF ALL THE PEOPLES\nOF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE,\nAND RESPECT FOR THE RIGHT TO INDEPENDENT\nEXISTENCE OF ALL STATES IN THE AREA.", "THE TWO SIDES BELIEVE THAT THE GENEVA SONFERENCE\nSHOULD PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE ESTABLISHMENT\nOF A JUST AND LASTING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST,\nAND SHOULD RESUME ITS WORK AT AN EARLY DATE.", "LIMITED OFFICIAL USE"]

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THEY EXCHANGED VIEWS ON CYPRUS. BOTH SIDES REAFFIRMED THEIR FIRM SUPPORT FOR THE INDEPENDENCE, SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITOTIAL INTERGITY OF CYPRUS. THEY RECOGNIZE THE PRESENT CYPriot GOVERNMENT AS THE LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS. BOTH SIDES CONTINUE TO CONSIDER THAT A JUST SETTLE-. MENT OF THE CYPRUS QUESTION MUST BE BASED ON THE STRICT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS REGARDING CYPRUS.

THE TALKS WERE HELD IN A BUSINESS-LIKE AND CONSTRUCTIVE ATMOSPHERE AND BOTH SIDES EXPRESSED THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE RESULTS. UNQUOTE KISSINGER
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4. AND IN FRONT OF YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY MY THANKS TO MR. KISSINGER, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, FOR THE HOSPITALITY SHOWED TO US TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONVEY MY BEST WISHES TO THE PEOPLE, CITIZENS, OF THIS WONDERFUL CITY OF GENEVA AND TO THE CITIZENS AND TO THE PEOPLE OF SWITZERLAND AND TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CANTON AND THE SWISS GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY AND THE CREATION OF GOOD CONDITIONS FOR OUR WORK.

SECRETARY KISSINGER: I DO NOT PROFESS THE ORATORICAL SKILL OF MY SOVIET COLLEAGUE. I THEREFORE WILL CONFINE MYSELF TO CONFIRMING HIS EVALUATION OF OUR MEETING. WE DEEPENED OUR UNDERSTANDING ON THOSE ISSUES WHERE OUR VIEWS COINCIDE; AND ON THOSE ISSUES WHERE OUR VIEWS DID NOT COINCIDE EXACTLY, WE ATTEMPTED TO BRING OUR VIEWS INTO CLOSER HARMONY.

THE UNITED STATES PROCEEDS IN THESE MEETINGS, WHICH WE CONSIDER A REGULAR PART OF OUR EXCHANGES, FROM THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE UNITED STATES AND THE SOVIET UNION HAVE A SPECIAL OBLIGATION TO PRESERVE INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND THEREFORE, MUST BE IN CLOSE CONTACT ON ALL MAJOR INTERNATIONAL ISSUES THAT CAN AFFECT THE PEACE OF THE WORLD.

I ALSO, ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES, CONSIDER THESE TALKS TO HAVE BEEN FRUITFUL, AND I SHALL REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT THAT WE ARE MOVING WITHIN THE SPIRIT OF THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS.

THE UNITED STATES ATTACHES VERY GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE VLADIVOSTOK AGREEMENTS, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHICH NEGOTIATIONS HAVE STARTED HERE AND WHICH BOTH OUR GOVERNMENTS WILL ENDEAVOR TO BRING TO CONCLUSION DURING THIS YEAR.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF GENEVA AND THE CANTON FOR HAVING RECEIVED US HERE AND FOR HAVING THE OCCASION FOR THIS VERY USEFUL MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

QUESTION: MR. GROMYKO, MR. BREZHNEV RECENTLY COMPLAINED THAT CERTAIN PERSONS WERE OFFERING THE ARABS A SOPORIFIC IN THE FORM OF A PARTIAL SETTLEMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO THOSE CERTAIN PERSONS ARE AND WHY HE WAS COMPLAINING?

(FORMIN) HE DID NOT MENTION ANY PARTICULAR PERSONS (LAUGHTER).

(SECRETARY) I ASKED THE FOREIGN MINISTER THE SAME QUESTION (LAUGHTER). I OFFERED TO SHARE IN THE CONDEMINATION OF SUCH EFFORTS, (LAUGHTER).

FOREIGN MINISTER: SO THERE IS NO BASIS FOR CRITIZING.

QUESTION: SECRETARY: DID YOU TALK ABOUT THE RESUMING OF THE NEAR-EAST CONFERENCE HERE IN GENEVA AND ABOUT DATES?

SECRETARY: WELL, WE WILL ISSUE A COMMUNIQUE LATER TODAY IN WHICH THESE AND RELATED QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED.

QUESTION: THIS IS TONIGHT FOR THE GERMAN TELEVISION.

ANSWER: SEC. KISSINGER: WELL, YOU CAN READ IT ON GERMAN TELEVISION THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, DALE BT
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1. FOREIGN MINISTER GENSCHER QUOTE; (DER BESUCH DES AMERIKANISCHEN AUSSENMINISTERS HAT GELEGENHEIT GEBOTEN ZU EINEM MEINUNGSAUSTAUSCH UBER DIE SITUATION IM NAHEN OSTEN ZU KOMMEN. ES HAT SICH DABEI UBEREINSTIMMENDE BEWERTUNG ERGEBEN. DAS GLEICHE GILT FUER DIE LAGE IHM MITTELMERRAUM. ES IST VERSTAENDLICH DASS WIR UNS UEBER DIE SITUATION AUF ZYPERN UNTERHALTEN HABEN UND WEITER GESPRAECHSTHEMEN HUETE MORGEN WAR DER STAND DER BERATUNGEN AUF DER KONFERENZ FUER SICHERHEIT UND ZUSAMMENARBEIT IN EUROPA SOWIE, DER STAND DER MBFR, VERHANDLUNG. WIR KONNTEN, WAS FUER UNS NICHT ERSTAUNLISH IST, FESTSTELLEN DASS WIR IN ALLEN DIESEN FRAGEN VOLL UEBEREINSTIMMEN.)

(TRANSLATION) THE VISIT OF THE SECRETARY GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENTS. IN THESE DISCUSSIONS IT BECAME CLEAR THAT OUR EVALUATIONS ARE IN AGREEMENT. THE SAME APPLIES TO THE SITUATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. IT IS NATURAL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE CYPRUS SITUATION. OTHER TOPICS THIS MORNING INCLUDED THE STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS ON CSCE AS WELL AS THE STATUS OF MBFR NEGOTIATIONS. WE WERE ABLE, WHICH FOR US IS NOT SURPRISING, TO AGREE FULLY ON ALL THESE QUESTIONS. UNQUOTE.

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FOLLOWING ARE DEPARTURE STATEMENTS BY SECSTATE KISSINGER
AND MIN PET YAMANI-RIYADH, FEBRUARY 15, 1975:

KISSINGER: (BEGIN QUOTE) REALLY, I CAN RECORD ONLY THAT I REVIEWED WITH HIS MAJESTY AND HIS ADVISORS THE STATE OF NEGOTIATIONS TOWARDS PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND I LISTENED WITH GREAT INTEREST TO THE ADVISE OF HIS MAJESTY, THAT WE TAKE, ALWAYS, EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY. WE ALSO REVIEWED BILATERAL RELATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST. THE TALKS WERE WARM, FRIENDLY, AND CONSTRUCTIVE, AND MY COLLEAGUES AND I ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE RECEPTION WE HAVE HAD. (END QUOTE)

YAMANI: (BEGIN QUOTE) WELL, EVERY TIME WE RECEIVE OUR FRIEND, DR. KISSINGER, HE LEAVES WITH US MORE CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY, HIS SINCERITY, AND WE WISH HIM GOOD LUCK. WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES TO CREATE PEACE IN THIS AREA, AND WE BELIEVE THAT HE IS DOING HIS BEST TO CREATE THAT INTEREST AND TO MAINTAIN IT. (END QUOTE) AKINS
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1. Following is a transcript of statements by FM Allon and Secretary Kissinger at King David Hotel following a working dinner with Prime Minister Rabin in Jerusalem Thursday evening, February 13.

2. Secretary Kissinger: Begin Quote--I wanted to report to you that the Israeli negotiating team and my colleagues and I had a very good and constructive session this evening. I reported to the Israeli negotiating team about my visits to Cairo and Damascus. I did not bring as a result of these visits any concrete proposals, plans or

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on lines, but rather a continuation of the con-
siderations that were part of my exploratory
mission. I plan to return to the Middle East
by the middle of March and I will meet again
with the Israeli negotiating team tomorrow morning
to prepare this next visit. The talks were con-
ducted in a very friendly atmosphere and I consider
them fruitful and positive. END QUOTE.

3. Foreign Minister Allon: Begin Quote--I would like to thank the Secretary of State for the candor and open way in which he reported to us about his impressions from his recent visits to Cairo and Damascus. May I remind you that when I came back from Washington, I expressed my hope that the Secretary of State would be visiting the Middle East around the dates that this trip has been gearried out. And I also expressed my hopes that as a result of his exploration in this short visit he will find it necessary and desirable to come again for a further effort in order to achieve political progress. I am very glad that Dr. Kissinger found it possible to promise another visit to this part of the world. Thank you for that too. End Quote.

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1. Following is transcript of Secretary Kissinger's remarks on arrival at Ben Gurion Airport Thursday evening, 12.13:

2. QUOTE Secretary Kissinger: I would like to say that I look forward to meeting with my colleagues in the Israeli cabinet, to report to them about my visit to Cairo and Damascus, and to plan with them joint steps to take towards peace in the Middle East.

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SUBJECT: SECRETARY KISSINGER'S DEPARTURE REMARKS AT CAIRO AIRPORT, FEBRUARY 13, 1975

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FOLLOWING ARE SECRETARY KISSINGER'S DEPARTURE REMARKS AT CAIRO AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 13, 1975: QUOTE

I JUST WANTED TO THANK FOREIGN MINISTER FAHMY AND THE PRESIDENT FOR THE VERY WARM RECEPTION THAT I RECEIVED HERE. I CONSIDER THE TALKS VERY POSITIVE. WE HAD A VERY EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL ELEMENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK HERE IN A FEW WEEKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UNQUOTE.

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I JUST WANTED TO THANK FOREIGN MINISTER FANNY AND THE PRESIDENT FOR THE VERY WARM RECEPTION THAT I RECEIVED HERE. I CONSIDER THE TALKS VERY POSITIVE. WE HAD A VERY EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL ELEMENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK HERE IN A FEW WEEKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UNQUOTE.

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SUBJECT: SECSTATE MIDEAST VISIT: SECRETARY'S DEPARTURE STATEMENT
AT DAMASCUS AIRPORT, FEB 13, 1975

1. FOLLOWING ARE REMARKS MADE BY SECRETARY TO NEWSMEN AS WE DEPARTED DAMASCUS.

2. QUOTE FIRST OF ALL I WANTED TO THANK THE PRESIDENT AND THE FOREIGN MINISTER FOR THE VERY WARM AND COURTEOUS RECEPTION THAT WE HAVE HAD HERE IN DAMASCUS. WE FIRST OF ALL REVIEWED THE STATE OF BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN SYRIA AND THE UNITED STATES, WHICH IS GOOD AND IMPROVING. WE ALSO REVIEWED IN VERY GREAT DETAIL ALL THE ELEMENTS OF A JUST AND LASTING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND THE INDISPENSABLE ROLE OF SYRIA IN A FINAL SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE MIDDLE EAST. THE TALKS THROUGH-OUT WERE VERY FRIENDLY AND CONSTRUCTIVE. WE AGREED TO STAY IN CLOSE CONTACT. THE PRESIDENT AND THE FOREIGN MINISTER IPWED ME ON THE OCCASION OF MY NEXT VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST IN A FEW WEEKS' TIME TO VISIT DAMASCUS, AND I ACCEPTED WITH GREAT PLEASURE. THANK YOU. UNQUOTE.

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**Kissinger:** The President and I reviewed the whole situation.

First we met as delegations with Foreign Minister Fahmy, Under-Secretary Sisco, and Ambassador Eilts. Afterwards the President and I met alone for a couple of hours for a detailed review of every aspect of the situation. I think we have made progress in clarifying the issues and indicating the directions in which a solution should be found. And we will continue our talks this evening and I'm hopeful that further progress will be made. In fact I'm confident that further progress will be made.

**Question:** Do you expect a change in program and come back again in the coming few days?

**Kissinger:** Not in the coming few days, but in the very near future.

**Question:** This will help your mission in Israel, sir?

**Kissinger:** I don't have a mission to any particular country.

My mission is to help bring peace to the area. And I find that my talks with the President today were very constructive in that direction.

**Question:** Are you optimistic now?

**Kissinger:** As I indicated, I think we indicated the direction in which progress can be made.

**Question:** You mean you are more hopeful than before, Dr. Kissinger?

**Question:** Are you satisfied, Mr. President?

**Sadat:** Yes, I am satisfied. We had very fruitful talks and then we shall be resuming these talks because Minister Fahmy

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was very kind to invite me for dinner with Dr. Kissinger
(Laughter).

Felsmy: It is my honor, Mr. President.

**Question:** Mr. President, you seem a little bit subdued today, not as happy as you were before after some of these talks.

Sadat: How, how can you reach this conclusion?

**Question:** Well, we're reduced to that sometimes.

Sadat: Not at all. Not at all. I'm very happy. As I told you, I am optimistic.

**Question:** Mr. President, are you optimistic that you will see an early withdrawal of Israel from the Sinai passes and from the oil fields?

Sadat: Well, as Dr. Kissinger said, we have made a survey for the whole problem and I think this is quite sufficient for the moment.

**Question:** Well, I wondered if your optimism extended from something physical on the ground in the way of withdrawal?

Sadat: Well, I'm always optimistic when I receive my friend Henry.

**Question:** Dr. Kissinger, is your visualization of the next steps already made?

**Kissinger:** Well, the basic problem is to bring peace to the entire area and that is the fundamental problem. In reaching that, there will undoubtedly be individual steps and I

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personally have some ideas what these steps might be in the context of an overall peace.

**Question:** Mr. Secretary, do you mean one country at a time?

**Kissinger:** Well, I don't want to speculate on how these various stages might get carried out.

**Question:** Mr. President, do you feel that the Israeli and Egyptian positions are reconcilable?

**Sedat:** Well, you should ask Dr. Kissinger this.

**Question:** Dr. Kissinger?

**Kissinger:** I'm here because I think they're reconcilable. UNQUOTE.

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I. KISSINGER: QUOTE: I WANTED TO THANK THE FOREIGN
MINISTER AND THE ISRAELI NEGOTIATING TEAM -- THE
PRIME MINISTER, THE FOREIGN MINISTER, ALL THE OTHER
FRIENDS WITH WHOM WE DISCUSSED HERE -- FOR WHAT I
CONSIDER VERY CONSTRUCTIVE, VERY USEFUL TALKS. WE
DID NOT ATTEMPT TO REACH ANY FINAL CONCLUSION ON
THIS TRIP, BUT RATHER TO EXPLORE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES
AND CATEGORIES OF A POSSIBLE INTERIM SETTLEMENT AND
I WILL NOW GO TO EGYPT AND I WILL HAVE SIMILAR DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE EGYPTIAN LEADERS. THE AREA NEEDS PROGRESS
TOWARDS PEACE. ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA NEED IT.
THE UNITED STATES WILL DO WHAT IT CAN TO PROMOTE IT
AND THE TALKS HERE WERE A VERY USEFUL AND IMPORTANT
STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. THANK YOU, END QUOTE.

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political talks in which we shall be able to
exchange views to assess the situation together in
our common effort to achieve peace, or at least
some progress in towards peace. Welcome to this
country. The floor is yours, Mr. Secretary.
End quote.

2. Kissinger Quote: Mr. Foreign Minister, Mrs. Allon. I do not quite know how to interpret the stress on the official side of my visit because I cannot quite imagine what my previous visits were. At any rate, it is always a great pleasure to come and see my friends in Israel. I am here to discuss with my friends-- in the spirit of cooperation and partnership that has characterized our relationship--what further progress can be made towards peace in an area which has long needed it and for a people that has long yearned for it. I welcome the decision that was announced yesterday by the Israeli cabinet endorsing the step-by-step approach. The United States, of course, is not committed to any particular approach; it is committed to rapid progress. We will work

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closely and cooperatively and in a spirit of
friendship with our colleagues of the Israeli
cabinet. We agree with them that the step-by-step
approach is likely to be the most productive. We
are prepared to explore other means and other
forums, if necessary, in order to make rapid
progress. But whatever we do, it will be in a
spirit of friendship, and with the attitude
that the survival and security of Israel are a
basic American concern. Thank you. End quote.

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