In short. we supported the principle of direct negotiations following the 6day war in 1967. because the experience of 1956 had taught us that the alternative approach did not work. it did not produce a meaningful settlement of the conflict. Then. last month the press began to report U.S. proposals to the Soviet Union suggesting possible terms for an IsraelEgyptian and an IsraelJordanian settlement. Unfortunately. we have never seen these specific proposals. but bits and parts have been leaked by the various governments involved. Secretary of State Rogers confirmed the existence of these proposals which included specific recommendations on matters such as permanent boundaries. the resettlement of refugees. and the status of Jerusalem. At that time. in late December. I asked the State Department for an explanation of the significance of these U.S. proposals.
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