President Carter has extended his stay for another day, leaving tomorrow instead of today as originally scheduled. This was taken here as a break through by the Israeli government to which Carter reacted by reportedly stating, “You have done a great job, you have done a great job, you have gone a long way towards achieving peace.” Earlier in the day, Premier Menachem Begin announced that “very great progress” had been mode since Carter arrived in Israel Saturday night.
The announcement of the President’s delayed departure, which appeared to pull Carter Middle East peace mission back from the brink of failure, followed an afternoon meeting between Israeli and American delegations on further aspects of the Problems blocking a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.
In a late development tonight, it was reported from Cairo that Carter will fly there tomorrow for talks with President Anwar Sadat. According to the report, a spokesman for Sadat said Carter telephoned Sadat today and told him that he will be coming tomorrow for talks at Cairo Airport during a brief stopover on his return to Washington.
Meanwhile, the government of Israel late tonight delegated Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and Justice Minister Shmuel Tamir to draw up the papers necessary for an American-Israeli accord that will be signed after the Israeli-Egyptian agreement is reached. The U.S. -Israeli accord, it was reported, would deal mainly with American did to Israel, as Carter promised in his Knesset speech this morning.
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