That does no good either for the United States or for Israel. In response to the aforementioned letter. the Foundation for Middle East Peace prepared a briefing paper. entitled "Response to the 68 Senators Letter Regarding the PLO." That paper. based on a study by the Foreign Broadcast and Information Service of the CIA and Israeli sources. refutes each of the charges made by the Senators. I would like to share that paper with my colleagues. and therefore. ask that it be Included in todays On September 21. 1989. sixtyeight United States senators called upon Secretary of State James Baker to withhold a visa to Yasser Arafat should Arafat seek a visa to speak to the United Nations General Assembly. The senators state that "the PLO. through its recent statements and actions. is on a collision course with the peace process." Because the U.S.-PLO dialgue is essential in bringing Israelis and Palestinians together to negotiate a comprehensive settlement. and because we believe that negotiations between the parties are the only practical way to achieve a lasting peace. the Foundation for Middle East Peace offers the following comments to the senators letter. Senior veteran correspondent for Israel Television.