DECEMBER 6, 1973

AD-DUS TOUR

KISSINGER ATTENDS THE OPENING OF THE GENEVA
CONFERENCE - WOULD DAMASCUS-WASHINGTON RELATIONS
BE RESUMED.....?

Washington- Dr Henry Kissinger will pay the first formal visit any American foreign minister has paid in the last 20 years to Syria when he begins his new tour of the M.E. this month. Mr. John Foster Dulles was the last Secretary of State to visit Syria and that was in 1953. Diplomatic relations between Syria & the USA might be resumed. Syria, says REUTERS, will be the 3rd Arab state the Secretary will visit during his coming tour.

After the report gives the Secretary's program stalling from Dec. 13 and his various visits to various Arab capitals, it says his visit to Syria is closely connected with the efforts to speed up the exchange of POW's between Syria and Israel, but the primary goal of the visit will be to pave the way for the Arab-Israeli peace conf. in Geneva on 18 Dec

A State Department spokesman said Dr. Kissinger's attendance at the opening of the Peace Conference is a reasonable assumption and most probably he'll stay there for 2 or 3 days.

Egypt has warned it might boycott the Conference if Israel continues to refuse withdrawal to the cease-fire lines of Oct. 22nd; however Mr. George Vest, spokesman of the Department, announced US is now content and convinced that a tangible advance in the Km 101 parley must be achieved before the Peace Conf. begins.

DECEMBER 7, 1973

AD-DUSTOUR

## Editorial Article

### THE US-SOVIET TROOPS

Dr. Kissinger said the US is ready to consider sending US-Soviet troops to the ME. This attitude represents the opposite of the previous American stand. We still remember how Washington strongly rejected such a participation with Moscow to impose a cease-fire on Oct. 22nd.

From a first glimpse, this appears to be a response to the Soviet-Egyptian request. Optimists might think that this change in the US attitude represents a sign of pressure on Israel, but this imagination is in fact the opposite of how optimists think if we take into consideration all the witnessed testifying elements. We can see that this American change only came after it has been proved that Israel's attempts to foil the military talks at Kilo (101) did not succeed in freezing the situation or in creating a new reality. The escalation of military preparations on the Syrian and Egyptian fronts shed doubts around Israel's ability to remain on the occupied posts.

This explains the change in the American attitude which aims at keeping Israel in the stronger position by enabling it to expand its pocket on the canal and to prevent directing a blow to the Israeli forces in that pocket.

If America is intending to implement Resolution 242, it can do do through political and economic pressure on Israel, or through warning to suspend the promised huge assistance without refering to the joint US-Soviet forces. This new American trend is but an attempt to involve the Soviet Union in a new situation curbing the Soviet support to the Arabs.

### AL-URDON

On this same subject, Al-Urdon's editor says that the presence of the US-Soviet forces in the area will bring to it the conflict between the two super powers and will make this area live again the same experiment of Europe. The editor concludes by saying:-

The only guarantee for peace lies in the implementation of the UN resolutions but not in the presence of foreign forces. Israel is refusing to pullback to the Oct. 22nd lines, hence how can we imagine Israel withdrawing to the 1967 borders? The presence of the forces of the two super powers in the M.E. will only complicate the problem further as long as Israel is outside the circle of pressure.

DECEMBER 7, 1973

ALL PAPERS

Washington, Reuters--Dr. Henry Kissinger announced yesterday that the US is prepared - although unwillingly - to consider sending US-Soviet troops to keep peace in the M.E.

Dr. Kissinger said in a press conference, we do not totally reject the idea of sending US-Soviet troops but we are prepared, unwillingly, to consider the idea.

Dr. Kissinger added: We are prepared to consider the question of guarantees as well as any other views submitted by the respective parties concerning adequate guarantees. We do not totally reject the idea of stationing US-Soviet forces permanently in the M.E. but we feel reluctant to discuss this view.

Dr. Kissinger added that he will start important negotiations on the US-European relations concerning peace in the M.E. and he hopes he will succeed in doing so. Dr. Kissinger also said he considers the possibility of holding the peace conference on Dec. 18th as good despite the recent clashes.

In his reference to the M.E., Dr. Kissinger said:- We do not believe that the cease-fire will fade away and the peace conference will be exposed to danger, but I should say that we do not govern resolutions. The question of Israeli and Egyptian withdrawals should be given top priority in Geneva in case the talks at Kilo (101) fail. The Soviet Union played a constructive role in achieving the Geneva talks, but if the Soviet Union intends to push extremist solutions, a settlement would be quite difficult to reach.

Dr. Kissinger said that the PLO will not participate in the opening session of the Geneva Conference, and added that the participation of the Palestinians should be decided by the Arabs and Israelis.

DECEMBER 8, 1973

AD-DUSTOUR

Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger is now preparing -
though with cautious optimism - to carry out two attempts which
aim at closing the fissures in the US' relations with its NATO
partners and at finding a solution for the Arab-Israeli conflict.
He is scheduled to commence today a new tour for peace; the tour
will last for a fortnight and begins with a meeting he'll attend
held by the Ministerial Council of NATO in Brussels; Dr. Kissinger
hopes the tour will terminate in a peace Conference, to convoke in
Geneva and in which the Arabs & Israelis will sit face to face for
the first time since the State of Israel was created. Dr. K. stated
that despite the continual tension in the ME, and the collapse of
the cease-fire parley, he predicts the Peace Conf. will start on
Dec. 18, as scheduled before. He added that the US is prepared,
though with reluctance, to send a US-USSR force to the M.E. to
guarantee any peace settlement reached. He admitted, in his press
conference held Thursday, there are significant differences inside
NATO caused by the M.E. Arab-Israeli war of October. Kissinger said
he is leaving for Brussels to meet the Allies who refused to support
the US in assisting Israel; but - he added - he is going without
bitterness. American authorities think the Brussels meetings will
be the most tense meetings since NATO was set up.

DECEMBER 8, 1973

AR-RAI

(Editorial Article)

Kissinger's trip to Europe is necessary for preserving the good relations between the US and Europe. General de Gaulle's call for a united Europe away from American influence was considered as an inspiration of superiority, but today we hear the closest friends of the US in Europe reiterate the same ideas.

The EEC countries had already announced their attitude towards the M.E. war prior to the escalation of the oil crisis, and these countries know well that the key to the M.E. and oil crisis lies in the hands of the US. Therefore, Kissinger had to announce something to please the Europeans by declaring that the US may, unwillingly - send US-Soviet troops to impose peace in the M.E. We must absorb the meaning of this announcement bearing in mind that the US had alerted all its forces recently in an attempt to prevent the Soviets from sending their troops to the area.

Dayan's trip to the US is similar to Kissinger's trip to Europe. Senator Fulbright's statement about the necessity of Israel's withdrawal from the Arab areas, the Senate's debate of America's huge assistance to Israel, America's disappointment from the Israeli attitude in the Kilo (101) talks, and finally Kissinger's statement about sending US-Soviet troops to the M.E., made Dayan recant his previous statements and admit that Israel cannot wage another war without depending on the US. Dayan also added that Israel should manifest flexibility in the Kilo (101) talks, and should be ready for regional cessions for the sake of peace. But Dayan wants the US to back Israel's claim for retaining some of the occupied Arab areas, and to support Israel's conception of the peace conference.

Kissinger's mission in Europe is difficult because it is a confrontation of economic and political interests. Dayan's mission in the US will be more difficult if the Arab stand in the area acts as a supporter to the European pressure on the levels of peace or war.

DECEMBER 9, 1973

AD DUSTOUR

A Syrian authority said if Dr Kissinger intends to discuss
the subject of Israeli P-of-W in Syria, then his discussions will be
fruitless. We will not discuss this topic except within the plan of
Israel's withdrawal from all the occupied Arab lands. Dr K. is due
to arrive in Damascus on Dec 15.

December 10, 1973

AS SABAH

"Nine Days Left"

Henry Kissinger has begun his tour to the Peace Conference by a meeting held with the Egyptian Ambassador first, and another meeting with the Israeli Defense Minister later. If Kissinger decides to attend the Peace Conference, it means that the Conference intends to discuss the issue seriously. However, the meeting of the Conference does not mean it will ultimately end in peace & settlement; no, for all the indications of the war appear now stronger and sharper. The editorial adds that despite the fact that 9 days remain until commencement of the Conference, we still do not know which of the Arab States consented to attend and which did not.. Not only that, we don't even know what topics are to be discussed at the Conference. But, on the other hand, the Israeli Cabinet has begun its meetings to discuss its tactics for the Conference. That Cabinet has begun to give its attention to the Conference and its agenda because only 9 days are left. But we, the other party, have differences on attending the Conference, on the topics, and on who'll attend as still the principal topics which keep us busy. The Arabs will attend, but we are sure they'll attend without harmony, without agreement, and without tactics or one plan...

DECEMBER 12, 1973

AL AHRAM

1. AL AHRAM stated yesterday that Dr. Henry Kissinger might confer with Yaser 'Arafat during the Secretary of State's forthcoming tour to some Arab capitals. The Cairene newspaper did not mention details of when and where this meeting will take place.

2. Meanwhile, Kissinger arrived in London yesterday coming from Brussels on a 2-day visit. A spokesman of the Department of State said very strong security measures have been adopted to protect the Secretary as information were received that his life will be exposed to danger during his coming tour to Europe and the M.E. No details at all were made about who is threatening the Secretary; however, the US Embassy in London denied categorically that any threat at the life of Dr. Kissinger has been received. (AD DUSTOUR)

DECEMBER 12, 1973

AR RAYY

THE NOBEL PRIZE..AND DANGEROUS TRICKS

Comment by Abd ar-Rahim Omar, who says Abba Eban denied yesterday
NEWSWEEK's report that Dr. Henry Kissinger advised Israel to adopt
the position which will cause the Egyptian-Israeli talks at Km 101
to reach a deadlock. We, the Arabs, are not much interested on
whether NEWSWEEK's story is right or wrong, nor care about Eban's
denial; we are more concerned in the fact Israel has taken what
it wanted out of the Cease-fire Agreement, declared by Kissinger
even before Israel knew of it. Neither Kissinger nor the US
moved a bit in order to coerce Israel into implementing the
articles of this agreement. So NEWSWEEK's tale could be correct..
The commentator mentions how Dr. Kissinger got half the Noble
Prize and says the same chapters, which occurred in Vietnam, are
being repeated here; however, the magic key is with the fighters
on the two Fronts to frustrate the dangerous tricks whatever be
the skill of those who designed those tricks.

December 13, 1973

"AKHBAR AL-OSBOU'" weekly paper

Dr Henry Kissinger is due to arrive in Jordan on Saturday on a short visit to Jordan within his tour to the various Arab countries and Israel. He'll confer with King Hussein and the Jordanian senior authorities about the Peace Conference to be held on the 18th of this month in Geneva. The Secretary of State is due to arrive today in Cairo coming from London via Algeria, in which he'll stay only for some hours.

The weekly publishes a cartoon on its last page that shows Dr Kissinger saying he is "Kissinger the giant, not Jarring the ignorant", but the cartoon shows him treading on the very same steps which Jarring had passed before.

December 13, 1973

AD DUSTOUR newspaper

Dr Kissinger will visit Algeria today for talks with President Bo Madyan and then will arrive in Cairo at about 12.00 today. His stay in Algeria will be for 3 hours and will talk with the Algerian President and Foreign Minister about the current M.E. situation. It is noteworthy that US-Algerian diplomatic relations are still severed and have been since 1967.

AD DUSTOUR's cartoon on its last page shows Kissinger carrying a sign ("Peace soon to be delivered") and heading towards the puzzled Arabs. Behind him is an assistant carrying "the dove of peace" but in a cage.

December 13, 1973

AR RAYY newspaper

"ath-Thawra", the semi-official Syrian daily, assailed the USA violently yesterday and said the visit of Dr Kissinger to the M.E. is but a new attempt to liquify the Arab position. It added despite everything, the US won't halt its supplies of arms and other diverse assistance to Israel, and won't ever allow the dream of the Jews to disperse or to vanish.

DECEMBER 14, 1973

AD DUSTOUR

ARAB-ISRAELI AFFAIRS

President as-Sadat received Dr. Henry Kissinger yesterday at 9.40 PM and both held a closed meeting at the Presidential Rest House at al-Qanater. The meeting lasted several hours and will be resumed today also.

The Secretary of State arrived in Cairo at 7.45 PM yesterday and was received by his Egyptian counterpart, Dr. Kissinger told newsmen at the Cairo Airport: "I am happy to be here once more for talks with President as-Sadat and my friend Isma'il Fahmi; I hope the discussions will be constructive and will assist to arrive to a durable and just peace in accordance with the S.C. resolutions."

Dr. Kissinger is due to hold more meetings with President as-Sadat and Isma'il Fahmi prior to enplaning in the afternoon for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS says the US-Egyptian talks will concentrate on the arrangements for the Peace Conference in Geneva, the debates to take place there, the deadlock of the parley at Km 101. The Egyptians hope that Dr. Kissinger would give a reasonable explanation for the talks which stopped at Km 101 due to the evasive position of the Israelis. It is expected that as-Sadat will adopt a stiff position but Egypt, at any rate, had declared it intends to attend the Peace Conference. )

discussed by Secretary Kissinger and the Syrian President today when the Secretary arrives in Syria. From Damascus, he'll leave for Amman and stay for one night in the Jordanian capital. A high U.S. official, who declined to give his name and who is on Dr Kissinger's retinue, said he is fully convinced Israel will be crushed if the Arab-Israeli war is resumed. He added that was his own personal view which he arrived at during this tour with Dr Kissinger. He also remarked that despite the fact Israel is powerful militarily, it cannot bear once more the high number of fatalities, as it suffered in the October War.

December 15, 1973

AR RAYY newspaper

President as-Sadat declared after his 4-hour meeting with Dr Kissinger that his country won't conduct direct negotiations with Israel at the Peace Conference in Geneva, but the representatives of the two countries will convene in the same room. He said he and Dr Kissinger agreed that the disengagement of Egyptian & Israeli forces will be the first subject on the agenda of the Peace Conference. as-Sadat said he is fully satisfied for the prolonged talks which he conducted with the American Secretary of State. Dr Kissinger, who was sitting to the side of the President, concurred to that, and added he conducted exceedingly useful talks and that were extremely extensive with the President. Kissinger added he conveyed to the President the delight of President Nixon for the progress of the talks and said: We debated the procedures and systems of conducting the Peace Conference and we both agreed that the disengagement of forces and separation between them be the primary subject during the first stage of the Conference. Dr Kissinger added during this current tour of his, he'll discuss ways to advance the activities of the Conference.

American sources said President as-Sadat and Dr Kissinger conducted extremely constructive talks and exchanged ideas about bilateral relations also.

December 15, 1973

Cartoons in Jordanian papers

1. AD DUSTOUR's, headlined "Kissinger in Sa'udi Arabia" shows him sitting before pressmen & photographers and saying...I don't drink tea nor coffee.. however, they advised me that in this country better drink a famous refreshment, called petrol !

2. AS SABAH's shows Dr Kissinger alighting from his airplane in Cairo and saying to pressmen & photographers: ..No, not at all..I am coming only to visit the Pyramids...

3. AL URDON's shows a beduin and his wife, sitting warming themselves to their local pot of burning coal and he saying to his bewildered espouse: ..I am afraid Kissinger will continue to come and go till the end of this winter..

COMMENT

"AD DUSTOUR" - December 15, 1973

MISSINGER'S TRUTH

Dr Henry Kissinger is currently making a new tour in the M.E. and is conducting talks labelled as paving the way for laying the foundations of a just and durable peace in the area. Observers, however, noticed in Kissinger's statements a repeated saying: The Arabs must not anticipate America to make miralces ! The Arab tale says that a student asked his teacher: When will there be peace ? The teacher answered: When the oppressed retrieves his usurped right from the oppressor. The studnet: What if the oppressors willingly returned that right ? The teacher: That is a miracle, O son! and the time of miracles has gone.. The student: Is there, however, a bigger miradle? The teacher: Yes, son, when the oppressed aspires to get justice and peace from the oppressor..!

Yes, indeed, Kissinger has spoken the truth !

December 16, 1973

AL URDON newspaper

Cartoon

Shows Dr Kissinger marching, tediously, from Km 101 to 102, etc
enroute to Geneva, while the Dove of Peace hovers above his head.

December 16, 1973

AS SABAH newspaper

cartoon

Shows Dr Kissinger arriving in Israel and is welcomed by Mrs Golda Meir, who introduces to him a group of men and says:

O our dear Kissinger..I introduce to you the chief of our delegation to the Peace Conference in Geneva. (The "chief" is "Aggression").

December 16, 1973

AS SABAH, newspaper

Amman- King Hussein received Dr Henry Kissinger, the American Secretary of State, last night upon his arrival in Amman at midnight coming from Damascus. The meeting was attended by Crown-Prince Hasan. It is learned the discussion in this meeting was about the developments of the situation in the M.E., in addition to the results of the talks Dr Kissinger conducted in each of Syria, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

اجتماع الحسنان مع كيسنجر المباحثات تناولت تطورات الموقوف

عمان - استقبل حلاله الابك الحسين الليلة الماضية الدكتور هنري كيسنجر وزير
الخارجية الأميركية الذيوصل الى عمان عند منتصف ليلة امس قادما من دمشق .

وحضر المقابلة سمو الأميرحسن ولي العهد
وعلم بأن البحث في هذا الاجتماع تناول تطورات الموقف في منطقة الشرق الأوسط كذلك
نتائج المباحثات التي أجرتها الدكتور كيسنجر في TIME ميسوريا ومصر والملكة العربية
السعودية .

December 16, 1973

AD DUSTOUR newspapers

Amman - JNA - Dr. Henry Kissinger, the American Secretary of State, arrived in Amman from Damascus at 12:00 Midnight during his tour through the area to prepare for the convening of the Peace Conference, suggested to be held in Geneva.

He was received at the Airport by Mr. Zayd Rifa'i, the Prime Minister, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Court Minister, the C-in-C, the Political Counselor, the Minister of Information, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Interior, the Mayor of Amman, the Director of Public Security, the Governor of Amman, The Director of Protocol at the Foreign Office, the CO of the Amman Police, several State senior officials, the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Jordan, and members of the American Embassy in Amman.

Dr. Kissinger told the pressmen at the Amman Airport that he is de-lighted to visit Jordan, and said "I hope to conduct talks to arrive at peace in the M. E. area". The Secretary of State added that he conducted important talks with the authorities in Syria and reviewed the various questions related to the struggle existing in the M. E.

Dr. Kissinger, as soon as he arrived, went to the Royal Palace where he conducted talks in which Crown Prince Hasan and Premier Zayd Rifa'i participated and which lasted until the early hours of today-Sunday-dawn.

Kissinger had arrived in Amman coming from Damascus, where he conferr-ed with Pres. Hafez al-Asad. REUTERS says their meeting was characterized with iciness, beginning before the arrival of Kissinger in Damascus. The Secretary is the first American Secretary of State to arrive for a visit to Syria since the late John Foster Dulles visited it in 1953.

It was announced officially last night that the talks of the Syrian President with Kissinger were about the Peace Conference, suggested to be held in Geneva, and the topics to be discussed there. The statement issued in Damascus added the talks lasted for 6½ hours.

There was no confirmation available to the reports that Syria consented to offer concessions on the subject of the Israeli POW's, who number about 127 persons.

Very strict security measures and precautions were adopted when Kissinger arrived in the Syrian capital yesterday afternoon coming from Riyadh, where he had conducted talks with King Faiysal and senior Sa'udi Arabian officials.

None but the official information men were permitted to enter the Damascus International Airport when Kissinger arrived. Later, Mr. Abd al-Halim Khaddam, the Syrian Foreign Minister, accompanied him to a luncheon in honor of the American guest. After the luncheon banquet, Kissinger headed for the Presidential Palace for the meeting with President al-Asad.

Dr. Kissinger had conducted talks which lasted for 4 hours with King Faiysal and Mr. Omar as-Saqqaf, the Sa'udi Arabian Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Planning Corporation officials.

Dr. Kissinger said in a statement prior to boarding his plane in Riyadh that when he talks with the authorities of the Sa'udi Arabian Government, "we certainly talk with old friends and near acquaintances".

Dr. Kissinger conveyed to King Faiysal a message from President Nixon and described his talks in Riyadh as having been total, candid and constructive. He also said: "In every meeting we hold, there is more understanding and an early solution."

Mr. as-Saqqaf stated at the Airport: "We appreciate full this visit carried out by our friend Dr. Kissinger, whom I call 'Henry'! This visit has greatly assisted because the Sa'udi Arabian and the American peoples want to remain friends, and we mean that and work for it." He added: "There is no family without problems; even among brothers, there are differences; but we believe we are capable of removing all obstacles from our road." as-Saqqaf added: "I hope that the results of Dr. Kissinger's talks will appear in the very near future and then the whole world will know that what we aspire for is only peace based on justice.

Neither Dr. Kissinger nor Mr. as-Saqqaf revealed anything about the topics they deliberated, nor about the meeting with King Faiysal, but it is presumed-as REUTERS says-that their talks touched the procedures to be followed in Geneva to comply with the desire of Jordan, Egypt and Syria not to negotiate directly with Israel. It is believed that Dr. Kissinger notified the King of the talks he conducted in Cairo with President as-Sadat which reached the agreement that the disengagement of forces should be the first principal topic at the Geneva talks.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese daily "al-Hayat" said that Henry Kissinger offered King Faiysal frank assurances on Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Arab land, and the restoration of Jerusalem to Arab administra-tion, and the repatriation of the Palestinians to their homeland in accordance with a quick scrutinized timetable.

The paper also said Kissinger offered these assurances on behalf of the USA and USSR.

December 16, 1973

AR RAYY newspaper

Premier Mr Zayd Rifai presented to the Cabinet, during the meeting it held
last night, a comprehensive report about the talks which Dr Henry Kissinger
conducted with H.M. King Hussein and the Prime Minister and the senior authorities
about the efforts being exerted to settle the M.E. crisis in the light of the
steps being taken to hold the Peace Conference next Friday in Geneva. They also
discussed the bilateral relations between Jordan and the USA. The Minister of
Information stated the names of the members of the Jordanian delegation to the
Peace Conference will be announced next Wednesday.

تقرير مجلس سے وزیر امریکہ
حولیے نیز ایک کیسے نکالی

الرفاعي: انفاق كامل
بشأن مواضيع البحث

الدكتور هنري كيسنجر وزير خارجية
الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية مع جلالة
الملك الحسين معظم ورئيس الوزراء
البقية على صفحة ٨ - ٩

قدم السيد زيد الرفاعي رئيس
الوزراء وزير الخارجية لمجلس الوزراء
في جلساته التي عقدها مساء أمس
تقريرا شاملا عن المواقف التي اجراها

وكيار المسؤولين الأردنيين حول الجهود
المبذولة للفسوية ازمة الشرق، في صوء
الخطوات التي تتخذ لمقود مؤتمر
السلام يوم الجمعة المقبل في جنيف،
كما بحثت كذلك العلاقات الثنائية
بين الأردن والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.
واعلن المسد عدنان ابو عوده وزير
الثقافة والإعلام ان اعضاء الوفد
ال Jordani ل ل مؤتمر السلام ستمكن أعضاءهم
يوم الاربىء القادم .

In occupied Jerusalem, Dr Henry Kissinger held, upon his arrival in Israel, a closed meeting of talks with Golda Meir, the Premier of Israel. The first round of talks with the two conferees was concluded in the evening yesterday and during the last hours of that sitting the following joined the talks: Moshe Dayan, Abba Eban, and the Ambassadors of US in Israel and the Ambassador of Israel in US. No official statement was issued about these talks.

Several hundreds of demonstrators stood behind the barricades the police built at Lydda Airport and these were hoisting placards which showed slogans hostile to Dr Kissinger and to his policy. Dr Kissinger stayed for exactly 5 minutes at the D Airport and then boarded a 'copter, which carried him to occupied Jerusalem. The Israeli police arrested Rabbi Cahan and 10 others of his followers members of the Jewish Defense League because they tried to overpass the barricades.

December 17, 1973

AR RAYY newspaper

Beirut- FNA- Lebanese "al-Hayat" newspaper said King Faiysal turned down the verbal guarantees which Dr Kissinger presented to the King in the name of President Nixon and the US Government, and requested instead an official statement containing these guarantees in letter. For, Kissinger told the King that the President and the Government promise to pressure Israel to pullback from the Occupied Arab Land and to return Jerusalem to the Arabs and to permit the repatriation of the Palestinians. In exchange, Sa'udi Arabia would re-flow the Arab oil to the USA. It is expected that Kissinger might visit Riyadh for a third time.

الملك فيصل طالب كيسنجر

بعض التفاصيل مكتوبة

لعودة لقرس وإعادة لفلسطينيين لدبيارهم

يتعهدان بالضغط على اسرائيل حتى تنسحب من الاراضي المحتلة وتعيد القدس للعرب وتشمع ب---عودة الفلسطينية الى ديارهم .
وقالت الصحيفة ان واشنطن تريد في مقابل ذلك مواصلة ضخ البترول للولايات المتحدة .
وأوضحت الحياة من ناحية اخرى انه من المتوقع قيام كيسنجر بزيارة اخرى للرياض في موعد لم يتحدد بعد .

بيروت - و.أ.ف. - نشرت امس صحيفة الحياة اللبنانية عن مراسلها الخاص في الرياض ان الملك فيصل رفض الضمانات الشفوية التي قدمها له الدكتور كيسنجر باسم الرئيس نيكسون والحكومة الأمريكية وطلب منه الاصدار هذه الضمانات في بيان رسمي باسم الحكومة الأمريكية .
وتقول الصحيفة ان الدكتور كيسنجر اكد للمatlر السعودي ان الحكومة الأمريكية والرئيس ليكسون نفسه

December 17, 1973

AS SABAH newspaper

Editorial

The statement which Secretary of State Dr Kissinger delivered while departing from Amman yesterday shows a new affirmation that Israel is the country which places barriers on the road to the Peace Conference. For, the Secretary said: I shall continue to exert sincere and true efforts for holding the suggested Peace Conference. This means that the convention of the Conference requires still more sincere and true efforts. Persons might ask: What are the barriers and hinderances which are placed on the road of this Conference and who are responsible for them...

First of all we must mention that the Conference is to be held in order to implement the S.C. resolution which requires Israel to pullback from all the occupied Arab lands, including Arab Jerusalem.

At the very time when Kissinger was conferring with the Israeli leaders, the Jewish Municipality of Jerusalem met and empowered Teddy Kollek, the Mayor, to seek an appointment with Dr Kissinger to tell him they will not permit anybody and any power to return Jerusalem to its previous status and the city will remain unified..

Israel says that at the very time when it knows that not a single Arab in existence can accept to keep Jerusalem under Israeli occupation.. So, Israel knows; beforehand that this is one way of blowing up the Peace Conference.

The editorial concludes by advising the Arabs to be aware of this fact before they head for the Peace Conference, and will be more useful for them if they meet to adopt a well-studied and well-planned scheme to frustrate these Israeli attempts and to draw up an alternative in case the Conference fails.

December 17, 1973

AD DUSTOUR newspaper
Comment

By Mr Yousuf Hanna, who says when Kissinger arrived in Amman, he -Mr Yousuf Hanna- said he mustn't hasten to write about him. However, yesterday, he received the latest issue of PUNCH and in it William Davis' editorial was about Kissinger. Mr Yousuf Hanna then goes on to translated that editorial in full and finally adds that Kissinger was very clever in utilizing the Watergate scandal and other pre-occupations of Mr Nixon in order to fill the vacuum in the American politics and thus to stand up now with no competitors.

December 17, 1973

AMMAN AL-MASA weekly newspaper

Dr Kissinger told newspapermen at Amman Airport he is happy to visit Jordan and said: I hope to conduct talks for the sake of arrival at bringing about peace in the area of the M.E. The Secretary of State added he conducted important talks with the Syrian authorities.

News agencies from the occupied land said the Israeli papers have begun, for the first time, a campaign of extensive criticism against the American Secretary of State. Those papers said Kissinger has not only overpassed Israeli rights in his ideas and views and proposals, but he is also venturing with the interests of the USA in the area. It is strange that the Israeli papers, exactly as the State of Israel, has shown displeasure for this continual American support, and is now aspiring to have the American position in the area an exact copy of the Israeli position. One paper said Kissinger is, in his plans, placing Israel before slow death.