Kissinger on West
Asia tour

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ceasefire in the fourth Arab-Israeli war.

(On Nov. 10 Dr. Kissinger is
due to arrive in Peking for an
official visit that will include
talks on the state of Chinese-
American relations and unsett-
tled Far Eastern problems).

Moroccan sources stressed
that King Hassan is a strong
supporter of Palestinian libera-
tionists and believes that a final
political settlement can only
be effective if their rights are
considered.

The King also has close ties
with Syria where a Moroccan
contingent fought side by side
with the Syrian Army in the
Golan Heights.

Dr. Kissinger spent last week
in non-stop diplomatic discus-
sions with Israeli Prime Minis-
ter Golda Meir and Egyptian
Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy.

Mrs. Meir had said that at
every session with both Presi-
dent Nixon and Dr. Kissinger
she stressed the Israeli view-
point on the prisoner exchange
issue.

At the same time, the Egyp-
tians were demanding a return
to the Oct. 22 ceasefire lines.

Dr. Kissinger believes these
are short range problems which
can be resolved, sources said,
but he is also pursuing long
range goals in the current dis-
cussions.

Dr. Kissinger tough peace in
Cairo today takes place against
a background of mounting ten-
sion along the Suez Canal front
where Egyptian and Israeli for-
ces swap accusations of cease-
fire violation.

Egyptian military spokesmen
have described Israeli charges
of Egyptian ceasefire breaches

as a pretext to carry out large
scale military operations.

Washington's chiefs diplomat
is faced with the dilemma of
conflicting Egyptian and Israeli
stands on priorities for peace.

Egypt is determined to bring
about an Israeli pullback—by
force if necessary—to the Oct.
22 ceasefire lines. The Israelis,
whose Premier has claimed that
these lines are unknown, first
want an exchange of prisoners
of war and an end to Egypt's
blockade of the Bab el-Mandab
Strait at the southern entrance
of the Red Sea.

President Sadaat has categorically rejected the Israeli stand and warned that Egypt would not remain indifferent over Israel's seizure of new areas after the first ceasefire.

The President is expected to
stress this point during his
talks with Dr. Kissinger.
Egypt's military spokesman,
Lieutenant - General Ezzeddin
Mokhtar told reporters here
last night that Dr. Kissinger has
admitted that Israel had made
some territorial gains after the
Oct. 22 ceasefire.

President Sadaat, who last
week held consultations at Ku-
wait airport with Syrian Presi-
dent Hafez al-Assad, will also
be relaying Syria's views to Dr.
Kissinger.

"Egypt's leading commentator, Mohamed Hassanein Heykal, editor of 'Al-Ahram' has expressed the hope that the U.S. will not impose an American solution of the Middle East, which will be nothing but an Israeli one".

However, many observers in
Cairo believe that Dr. Kissin-
ger's talks will be a determin-
ing factor for peace or war in
the region.—ReuterUPI.

Chinese shipping
team in Karachi

KARACHI, Nov. 6: The four-member Chinese shipping delegation, headed by Mr. Lin Yuen-ching, arrived here today to hold discussions with the National Shipping Corporation for increased co-operation in the shipping between the two countries.

Mr. Lin told newsmen that the trade between Pakistan and China was increasing and it was quite natural that shipping should keep pace with that. He said that their discussions with the National Shipping Corporation and other shipping companies would be aimed at increasing the co-operation in the maritime field for mutual benefit.

Mr. Lin said that they would also visit the Karachi Port and hold discussions with the Port authorities to know the facilities available. The Karachi Port had a long history and "we will like to learn from the experience of Pakistani Port authorities." In recent years, the frequency of Chinese vessels to the Karachi Port had increased and the knowledge gained by them would help them a lot, he added.

Pakistan and China were very good friends and it was for

this reason that co-operation was increasing in every field.

Commodore Akhtar Hanif, Managing Director of the NSC, who welcomed the delegation at the airport, told newsmen that the NSC and the China National Chartering Corporation had been enjoying very good relations.

The China National Chartering Corporation extended full-est co-operation when Pakistani ships visited China, he added.

He said he had visited China at the head of a delegation in April last and discussed matters relating to further co-operation between the two organisations. A few proposals had now been formulated which would form the basis of discussion between the NSC delegation and the Chinese team.

These proposals were also aimed at increasing the co-operation in all the maritime activities.

He told a questioner that Pakistani shipowners and employees had decided to set up "national maritime board" which would serve as a forum to sort out their problems.

The board would be formally launched next week.—APP.

Utilisation of
land near
Quaid's Mazar

KARACHI, Nov. 6: The Quaid-i-Azam Memorial Fund Board, which met here yesterday under the chairmanship of the Federal Minister for Presidential Affairs, Mr. J. A. Rahim, discussed the development and utilisa-

Restrictions on
dangerous buses
recommended

LAHORE, Nov. 6: The Provincial Transport Co-ordination Committee, which met here yesterday under the chairmanship of Mian Mohammad Afzal Wattoo, Provincial Transport Minister, has recommended that "new restrictions" should

Kissinger meets
Hassan, Bourguiba

TUNISIA, Nov. 6: U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger conferred with Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba after two sessions of talks he held with Morocco's King Hassan which he said were held in an "excellent atmosphere and had contributed to his understanding of Arab problems.

From Tunis, Dr. Kissinger was to fly later today to Cairo for critical talks with President Sadaat on the third state of his peace mission that will take him onwards to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan. From Pakistan he will proceed to China.

In their talks in Rabat, Dr. Kissinger and King Hassan concentrated on strengthening the fragile Arab Israeli ceasefire today in final talks which started yesterday.

Full delegations from both sides met for one hour, then Dr. Kissinger and King Hassan started private talks. The U.S. Secretary of State arrived at the royal palace at 10 a.m. and was greeted by a smiling Hassan. He inspected a red uni-

formed guard of honour before starting the talks.

"We are still concentrating on the ground situation", U.S. officials said. "It is getting a little better, but there is a potential for trouble if it is unresolved".

The officials insisted there has been no agreement on the major problems of prisoner exchange and freeing of the trapped Egyptian Third Army and the blockade of the Bab el-Mandab straits cutting off Israel from the Gulf of Aqaba.

(The 'Washington Post' reported today that an agreement had been reached on those key issues).

State Department spokesman Robert J. McCloskey described the conversation as "wide ranging and generally very friendly discussions of the Middle East". He declined to be more specific. He said there were no plans for Dr. Kissinger to visit Damascus on his current swing aimed at strengthening the

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