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VOLUME 3: 1974-1977
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54. White House statement on the meeting between President Ford and Foreign Minister Allon, 9 December 1974.
Mr. Allon discussed in Washington the next moves in the Middle East following the Rabat Conference, the appearance of Arafat in the General Assembly and the series of anti-Israel resolutions adopted by that body. It was agreed that efforts must be made to concentrate on another Israel-Egypt agreement. Text:
President Ford and Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allon met in the Oval Office for one hour and fifteen minutes. Secretary of State Kissinger, Ambassador Kenneth Keating, Lt.-General Brent Scowcroft were present on the American side, and Ambassador Simcha Dinitz and Mordechai Shalev, Minister at, the Embassy of Israel on the Israeli side.
The occasion gave President Ford and Minister Allon an opportunity to get better acquainted. The meeting was conducted with the cordiality and friendship usual when Americans and Israelis meet. The President and the Deputy Prime Minister had a full exchange of views of the situation in the Middle East.
The President stressed the importance of moving ahead on further steps in the negotiations towards a genuine peace settlement. He was assured by Minister Allon that the Israeli Government shares this views. The meeting provided the chance for both sides to review possible approaches in this next stage of negotiations. As is normal on these occasions, the two sides also reviewed a number of bilateral matters. Both expressed satisfaction at the excellent state of relations between the United States and Israel.
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