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- 1997 Mar 27 (Creation)
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Item
Extent
40pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of filmed interview with James Addison Baker, US Secretary of State 1989-1992, describing US attempts to persuade Israel not to retaliate against Iraqi missile strikes during the Persian Gulf War (Jan 1991); role of the US in establishing the Madrid Conference, including meetings with Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister of Israel, 1986-1992, Hafez al Assad, President of Syria 1971-2000, Hussein, King of Jordan 1952-1999, and Palestinians such as Hanan Ashrawi, Faisal Husseini and Saeb Erekat, concerning the letters of assurance, security of the Golan Heights, the joint Palestinian and Jordanian delegation, US policy on Jewish settlements. Also describes events of the Madrid conference including the speeches and bilateral talks (Oct-Nov 1991). 40pp