Sen. Charles H. Percy (R.I11.) says he believes “the Arab leaders should convey” to Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and the government of Israel “in clear and absolute terms” that the State of Israel has the right to exist in peace and security. “Ideally, they should state it publicly,” Percy said in remarks prepared for delivery in a radio broadcast in Chicago today. A copy of his remarks was given by his office to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Percy said that he “frankly “does not know what the Arabs will give up in return for “substantial Israeli withdrawals,” but he listed a series of 11 items which “the Arabs could do.” These include dropping “the futile Arab boycott,” putting Israel “literally on the map because today Israel does not appear on Arab maps of the area,” and “establish limited diplomatic relations; very much as we have done in China, leading to full diplomatic recognition of Israel.”
“These are tactics,” Percy said of his 11 points, that “the Arabs should take in their own interest and in the interest of peace.” Percy did not name any Arab country in his remarks.
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