TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

LIST OF DOCUMENTS

1. Address in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on the presentation of his government, 3 June 1974.
2. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Television, 7 June 1974.
3. 12th Palestinian National Council Political Programme, 9 June 1974.
4. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on the plight of Syrian and Soviet Jewry, 11 June 1974.
5. Statement in the Knesset on the treatment of Israeli prisoners of war in Syria by Defence Minister Peres and Knesset Resolution, 12 June 1974.
6. Israel government statement on the eve of the visit of President Nixon, 14 June 1974.
7. Interview with Deputy Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs Allon on Israel Television, 15 June 1974.
8. Remarks by President Katzir welcoming President Nixon and President Nixon's reply, 16 June 1974.
9. Exchange of toasts between President Katzir and President Nixon in the Knesset, 16 June 1974.
10. Joint statement Israel-United States, 17 June 1974.
11. Excerpts from Secretary Kissinger's press conference, Jerusalem, 17 June 1974.
12. Press conference with Prime Minister Rabin, 17 June 1974.
13. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on President Nixon's visit, 19 June 1974.
14. Joint statement on the occasion of the visit to Israel of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Simon, 18 July 1974.
15. Cabinet communique on negotiations for a peace agreement with Jordan, 21 July 1974.
16. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin in Yediot Aharonot, 26 July 1974.
17. Cabinet communique on settlements in the West Bank, 26 July 1974, and statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin, 31 July 1974.
18. Excerpts from an interview with Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on Israel Television, 26 July 1974.
19. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on negotiations with the Arab states, 6 August 1974.
20. Statement in the Knesset by Defence Minister Peres on the supply of arms to Syria, 6 August 1974.
21. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Army Radio, 10 August 1974.
22. Joint statement U.S.-Jordan and Israel's reaction, 18 August 1974.
23. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on motion to debate Israel-Jordan negotiations, 28 August 1974.
24. Remarks by President Ford and Prime Minister Rabin during welcoming ceremonies at the White House, 10 September 1974.
25. Statement by Foreign Ministry spokesman on the Rumanian Foreign Minister's visit, 12 September 1974.
26. Press conference with Prime Minister Rabin, Washington, 13 September 1974.
27. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin in Davar, 16 September 1974.
28. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Television, 20 September 1974.
29. Address by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon in the United Nations General Assembly, 3 October 1974.
30. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin in Al Hamishmar, 7 October 1974.
31. Statement by Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, 8 October 1974.
32. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin, 9 October 1974.
33. General Assembly Resolution 3210 (XXIX), Invitation to the Palestine Liberation Organization, 14 October 1974.
34. Israel's reaction to Resolution 3210, Foreign Ministry statement, 15 October 1974.
35. Interview with Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on Israel Television, 18 October 1974.
36. Israel's reaction to the U.S.-USSR agreement on immigration of Soviet Jews (the Jackson Amendment), 19 October 1974.
37. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on Resolution 3210, 21 October 1974.
38. Security Council Resolution 362 extending the UNEF mandate, 23 October 1974.
39. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Television, 25 October 1974.
40. Decisions of the Arab summit conference, Rabat, 30 October 1974.
41. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on the Rabat Conference decisions, 5 November 1974.
42. Press conference with Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon, 11 November 1974.
43. Statement by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon to heads of Diplomatic missions in Israel, 14 November 1974.
44. General Conference of UNESCO Resolution on protection of cultural property in Jerusalem, 20 November 1974.
45. Foreign Ministry reaction to the UNESCO Resolution, 21 November 1974.
46. General Assembly Resolution 3236 (XXIX) on self determination to the Palestinian people, 22 November 1974.
47. General Assembly Resolution 3237 (XXIX), observer status to the PLO, 22 November 1974.
48. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon, 26 November 1974.
49. Press conference with Prime Minister Rabin, 29 November 1974.
50. Security Council Resolution 363 extending the mandate of UNDOF, 29 November 1974.
51. "How to survive the seven lean years," a talk with Prime Minister Rabin, Ha'aretz, 3 December 1974.
52. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin, 10 December 1974.
53. Letter to President Ford by 71 Senators on recent UN actions, 9 December 1974.
54. White House statement on the meeting between President Ford and Foreign Minister Allon, 9 December 1974.
55. General Assembly Resolution 3336 (XXIX) on sovereignty over national resources in occupied Arab areas, 17 December 1974.
56. "Directions of Israel's Foreign Policy," lecture by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon, Tel Aviv University, 26 December 1974.
57. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on negotiations with Egypt, 1 January 1975.
58. Reply in the Knesset by Defence Minister Peres on Syria's role in Lebanon, 6 January 1975.
59. White House statement on the Ford-Allon meeting, 16 January 1975.
60. Israel complaints to the United Nations on continued attacks against it from Lebanon, 19 and 22 January 1975.
61. Joint communique on negotiations between Israel and the European Economic Community, 23 January 1975.
62. Press conference with Secretary of State Kissinger, 28 January 1975.
63. Reply in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin to a motion for the agenda, 12 February 1975.
64. Remarks by Secretary of State Kissinger and Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon, 13 February 1975.
65. Interview with Prime Ministeer Rabin on Israel Television, 14 February 1975
66. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Radio, 21 February 1975.
67. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin in the Washington Post, 1 March 1975.
68. Statement in the Knesset by Defence Minister Peres on the Savoy Hotel attack, 11 March 1975.
69. Israel government statement, 20 March 1975.
70. Failure of the talks, Prime Minister's Bureau statement, 22 March 1975.
71. Remarks by Prime Minister Rabin and Secretary of State Kissinger, Ben Gurion Airport, 23 March 1975.
72. Statement by Prime Minister Rabin at a press conference, 23 March 1975.
73. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on suspension of the talks with Egypt, and the Knesset resolution, 24 March 1975.
74. Press conference with Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, 26 March 1975.
75. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Television, 1 April 1975.
76. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Army Radio, 2 April 1975.
77. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on the forthcoming trip to the U.S. by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Atlon, 14 April 1975.
78. Security Council Resolution 368 (1975) on extension of UNEF mandate, 17 April 1975.
79. Interview with President Ford on CBS Television, 21 April 1975.
80. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel's position on Sinai, 1 May 1975.
81. Press conference with President Ford and an interview with Secretary of State Kissinger, 6 May 1975.
82. Agreement between Israel and the European Economic Community, 11 May 1975, and statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon, 25 May 1975.
83. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on U.S. arms sales to Jordan, 19 May 1975.
84. Letter to President Ford by 76 Members of the U.S. Senate, 22 May 1975.
85. Security Council Resolution 365 (1975) extending the UNDOF mandate, 28 May 1975.
86. Joint communique Romania-Israel, 1 June 1975.
87. Statement by Prime Minister Rabin on Israeli troop reduction in Sinai, 2 June 1975.
88. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Television, 3 June 1975.
89. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on the opening of the Suez Canal, 4 June 1975.
90. Israel government statement on peace agreements with the Arab states, 8 June 1975.
91. White House statements on the Ford-Rabin meetings, 10 and 11 June 1975.
92. Press conference with Prime Minister Rabin, Washington, 12 June 1975.
93. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin in U.S. News and World Report, 14 June 1975.
94. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on CBS Television, 16 June 1975.
95. Reply in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on British arms sales to Egypt.
96. Resolution on Palestinian Women adopted in Mexico City, 27 June 1975.
97. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on PLO attack in Jerusalem, 7 July 1975.
98. Exchange of toasts Rabin-Schmidt, Bonn, 10 July 1975.
99. Statement by Secretary of State Kissinger on his meeting with Prime Minister Rabin, Bonn, 12 July 1975.
100. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on the Interim Agreement, 16 July 1975.
101. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on Israel's status in the U.N., 23 July 1975.
102. Security Council Resolution 371 (1975) on the extension of the UNEF mandate, 24 July 1975, and Foreign Minister Allon statement in the Knesset, 23 July 1975, and reaction, 25 July 1975.
103. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Television, 25 July 1975.
104. Interview with President Ford on PBS Television, 7 August 1975.
105. Joint statement Israel-Mexico, 10 August 1975.
106. Interview with Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on Israel Army Radio, 15 August 1975.
107. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin, 18 August 1975.
108. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Television, 22 August 1975.
109. Address by Defence Minister Peres at the Command and Staff College, 28 August 1975.
110. Interview with Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on Israel Television, 29 August 1975.
111. Interim Agreement between Israel and Egypt, 1 September 1975.
112. Israel-United States Memorandum of Understanding, 1 September 1975.
113. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on the Interim Agreement, 3 September 1975.
114. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Radio, 6 September 1975.
115. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on ABC Television, 7 September 1975.
116. Interview with Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon in U.S. News and World Report, 8 September 1975.
117. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on BBC Television, 9 September 1975.
118. Cabinet communique on negotiations with Syria, 10 September 1975.
119. Remarks by Secretary of State Kissinger and Defence Minister Peres, Washington, 20 September 1975.
120. Protocol to the Agreement between Israel and Egypt, 22 September 1975.
121. Address in the United Nations General Assembly by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon, 30 September 1975.
122. Statement to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by Secretary of State Kissinger, 7 October 1975.
123. Report by the Secretary General of the United Nations on UNEF, 17 October 1975.
124. Cabinet communique on Israel's position in the United Nations, 19 October 1975.
125. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon, 20 October 1975.
126. Security Council Resolution 378 (1975) on the extension of the UNEF mandate, 23 October 1975.
127. Statement in the General Assembly by Ambassador Herzog, 3 November 1975.
128. General Assembly Resolutions 3375, 3376 and 3379, questions of Palestine, PLO invitation and equation of Zionism with racism, reaction of Prime Minister Rabin, 10 November 1975.
129. Statement in the General Assembly by Ambassador Herzog on the item "Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination," 10 November 1975.
130. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on the General Assembly resolutions, 11 November 1975.
131. U.S. Congress condemns General Assembly resolutions, 11 November 1975.
132. U.S. position on the Palestinian issue, statement by Mr. Harold Saunders, 12 November 1975.
133. Reports by the Secretary General of the United Nations on UNDOF, 24 and 28 November 1975.
134. Note to the Permanent Representatives of member states of the Security Council by the Israel Mission to the United Nations, 29 November 1975.
135. Security Council Resoluton 381 (1975) on extension of UNDOF mandate, 30 November 1975 and the Israel government reaction.
136. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on the UNDOF extension, 2 December 1975.
137. Statement to the General Assembly by Ambassador Herzog on the item "The situation in the Middle East," 3 December 1975.
138. General Assembly Resolution 3414 (XXX), the Situation in Palestine, 5 December 1975.
139. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin in Newsweek, 7 December 1975.
140. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Army Radio, 9 December 1975.
141. Joint statement Israel-Mexico, 10 December 1975.
142. General Assembly Resolution 3474 (XXX) on the establishment of a nuclear weapon free zone in the region of the Middle East, 11 December 1975.
143. General Assembly Resolutions 3516 and 3525 (XXX), 15 December 1975, and Ambassador Herzog's reaction, 15 and 17 December 1975.
144. "Toward Peace in the Middle East," report of the Brookings Institution Middle East Study Group, December 1975.
145. Cabinet communique, 21 December 1975.
146. Israel government resolutions, 4 January 1976.
147. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on CBS Television, 12 January 1976.
148. Draft Resolution "The Middle East Problem," Security Council document S/11940, 23 January 1976.
149. U.S. policy in the Middle East, statement issued by the Department of State, 26 January 1976.
150. Statement by the Foreign Ministry on the Security Council debate, 27 January 1976.
151. Remarks by Prime Minister Rabin and President Ford on the White House lawn, 27 January 1976.
152. White House statements on the Ford-Rabin talks, 27 and 28 January 1976.
153. Address by Prime Minister Rabin before a joint session of the U.S. Congress, 28 January 1976.
154. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on the situation in Lebanon, 28 January 1976.
155. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on NBC Television, 1 February 1976.
156. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on his visit to the U.S., 9 February 1976.
157. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on end of state of war negotiations, 24 February 1976.
158. Cabinet communique on the possibility of negotiations on termination of the state of war, 29 February 1976.
159. Cabinet communique on recent American statements, 7 March 1976.
160. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on U.S. arms sales to Egypt, 10 March 1976.
161. U.S. position on Israeli settlements in the administered areas, 23 March 1976.
162. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on the U.S. statement in the Security Council, 31 March 1976.
163. Security Council consensus on the situation in the administered areas, 26 May and the U.S. reaction.
164. Security Council Resolution 390 (1976), 28 May 1976.
165. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on the political situation, 15 June 1976.
166. Security Council draft resolution on the inalienable rights of the Palestinians, S/12119, 28 June 1976.
167. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on U.S. contacts with the PLO, 30 June 1976.
168. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on the rescue at Entebbe, 4 July 1976.
169. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on CBS Television, 11 July 1975.
170. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on America's bicentennial celebrations and the Knesset resolution, 12 July 1976.
171. Reply in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on the transfer of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, 21 July 1976.
172. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin in Davar, 6 August 1976.
173. Cabinet communique on the first anniversary of the Interim Agreement, 29 August 1976.
174. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Television, 29 August 1976.
175. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin in U.S. News and World Report, 30 August 1976.
176. Soviet proposal for a Middle East settlement and the Geneva Peace Conference, 7 October 1976.
177. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin in Ha'aretz, 8 October 1976.
178. Security Council Resolution 396 (1976), 22 October 1976.
179. Statement by the President of the Security Council on the "Situation in the occupied Arab territories," 11 November 1976, and Israel's reaction in the Knesset by Foreign Minister Allon, 17 November 1976.
180. Address by Director General of the Foreign Ministry Avineri to the UNESCO General Conference, Nairobi, 3 November 1976.
181. Prime Minister Rabin's reaction to President Sadat's offers to negotiate, 14, 15 and 21 November 1976.
182. Statement to the 13th Socialist International Congress by Prime Minister Rabin, Geneva, 27 November 1976.
183. Security Council Resolution 398 (1976), 30 November 1976.
184. Draft resolution A/31/L.24 by Israel on peace conference in the Middle East, presented to the General Assembly, 6 December 1976 and explanatory statement by Ambassador Herzog.
185. Israel withdraws draft resolution A/31/L.24, statement to the General Assembly by Ambassador Herzog, 9 December 1976.
186. General Assembly Resolution 31/61 on the situation in the Middle East, 9 December 1976.
187. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on NBC Television, 3 January 1977.
188. Joint communique Rabin-Houphouet-Boigny, Geneva, 4 February 1977.
189. Cabinet communique on the visit of Secretary of State Vance, 13 February 1977.
190. Remarks by Prime Minister Rabin and Secretary of State Vance, Jerusalem, 17 February 1977.
191. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Radio, 18 February 1977.
192. Cabinet communique on talks with Secretary of State Vance, 20 February 1977.
193. Report of Secretary General Waldheim to the Security Council on the Geneva Peace Conference, S/12290, 28 February 1977.
194. Statement by Prime Minister Rabin on the eve of his departure for the U.S., 6 March 1977.
195. Exchange of remarks Carter-Rabin on the White House lawn, 7 March 1977.
196. White House statement on the Rabin-Carter meeting, 7 March 1977.
197. Exchange of toasts Carter-Rabin, 7 March 1977.
198. Remarks by Prime Minister Rabin to the Presidents Conference, 9 March 1977.
199. Address by Prime Minister Rabin at American University, Washington, 9 March 1977.
200. Press conference with President Carter, 9 March 1977.
201. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on ABC Television, 13 March 1977.
202. Statement by President Carter on the Middle East, 16 March 1977.
203. Statement in the Knesset by Prime Minister Rabin on his visit to the U.S., 16 March 1977.
204. Statement in the Knesset by Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Allon on Soviet Jewry, 16 March 1977.
205. Interview with Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Radio, 20 March 1977.
206. Declaration of the Palestinian National Council, Cairo, 22 March 1977.
207. Statement by Secretary General Brezhnev on the Middle East, 21 March 1977.
208. Cabinet communique on negotiations with the Arab states, 1 May 1977.
209. Statements by President Carter on the Middle East, 26 April and 10 May 1977.
210. Allon-Vance statement, London, 11 May 1977.
211. Press conference with President Carter, 12 May 1977.
212. Statement by President Carter on U.S. arms sales policy, 19 May 1477.
213. Vance-Gromyko statement, Geneva, 21 May 1977.
214. Press conference with President Carter and White House clarification on "indemnities", 26 May 1977.
215. Security Council Resolution 408 (1977), 26 May 1977.
216. Israel government statement on U.S. policy statements on the Middle East, 30 May 1971.