In an interview yesterday on Swiss television, Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan said that in his opinion Egypt does not really wish to conclude a separate peace agreement with Israel. He said “Egypt is reluctant to reach a separate agreement with us and would prefer that another Arab state, such as Jordan, would join her so that Egypt could not be accused by the Arab countries as being a traitor.”
Concerning the Egyptian effort to purchase military hardware in the U.S. Dayan said, “I do not understand why Egypt needs so much arms. The question is, who would attack Egypt? I know who will attack Israel.” Dayan left Zurich this morning for the U.S. Yesterday he held a meeting with Israeli Ambassadors in Europe. A participant told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that it was an exchange of views but no new policy was brought up.
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