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- 1997 Mar 3 (Creation)
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34pp
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Typescript transcript of filmed translated interview with Yossi Beilin, Director-General for Political Affairs of the Israeli Foreign Ministry 1986-1988, Deputy Minister of Finance from 1988-1990, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 1992-1995, describing his role in negotiations between Israel and the Syrian government concerning US involvement in an international conference on peace in the Middle East, involving Shimon Peres, Israeli Foreign Minister, 1986-1988, with Hussein, King of Jordan 1952-1999, and Zaid al-Rifai, Jordan Prime Minister 1985-1989, (11 Apr 1987); beginning of secret negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) involving Yair Hirschfeld, Israeli academic, Terje Rød Larsen, Director of the Norwegian Labour Union's applied social research institute FAFO (Fagforeningens Forskningsorganisasjon), Dov Ramden, and Faisel Husseini, Palestinian leader in Jerusalem, Jun 1992, and later meetings involving Ron Pundak, Israeli academic with Ahmed Qurei (Abu Ala), economic assistant to Yasir Arafat, Peres, Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister 1992-1995, Uri Savir, Secretary of the Israeli Foreign Office, Yasir Arafat (Abu Ammar), Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),1993-1994; discussions between Rabin and Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian President 1981-present, concerning the proposed Palestinian state including Gaza and Jericho (1992); implications of assassination of Rabin on the negotiations with Palestinians, (Nov 1995). 34pp