Joseph J. Sisco, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, believes that the situation in the Middle East is dangerous but that war is avoidable, “I do not believe it is inevitable that hostilities will be resumed,” Sisco stated in an interview published here today in the weekly magazine, “Le Point.”
“I also don’t think that the Israelis and the Arabs consider that a new conflict will necessarily take place,” he added. “It is certain the situation is dangerous and presents great complications.”
Asked why he thought Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger’s step-by-step peace policy is preferable to the Soviet approach to resume the Geneva talks, Sisco stated: “Our objective is to produce a climate of trust indispensable to peaceful coexistence.” He added, “Our method has produced the first progress toward a solution to the conflict in a quarter of a century and there’s good reason to hope for even more important progress.”
CORRECTION
A story on page 4 of Friday’s Bulletin incorrectly stated that a Soviet Jewry Research Bureau will bear the official responsibility for monitoring the provisions of the new Trade Reform Act as they relate to emigration patterns from Communist countries. The story should have stated that the Senate Permanent Sub-Committee on Investigations and the State Department will bear official responsibility for monitoring. The Bureau is committing its resources to those two agencies.
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