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Typescript transcripts of filmed interview with Gen Bahey Edin Noufal, Egyptian army, and Chief of Operations for the Federal Command (1973), discussing Marshal Abdul Hakim Amer, Egyptian First Vice President 1967, order for withdrawal of United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) from Sinai and closure of the Straits of Tiran, May 1967; the surprise Israeli attack of Egyptian airfields (5 Jun 1967); Egyptian preparations for Badra Operation – Yom Kippur War, Oct 1973, including secret meetings between Egyptian and Syrian military commanders, (Aug 1973), and announcement of the date of attack Syrian Defence Minister, (3 Oct 1973), and warning of possible action given to Gen Shakar, Jordanian Chief of Staff (4 Oct 1973). 44pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Gen Ahmed Fakher, Egyptian Army, commenting on theEgyptian response to Soviet intelligence reports of Israeli military concentration on the Syrian border and participation in the Egyptian military mission to Moscow, (May 1967); preparation of Egyptian forces for the Six Day War, Jun 1967; his role in an Egyptian efforts to obtain missiles from the USSR; visit of Anwar Sadat to Moscow, (1972); the expulsion of Soviet military consultants and their families from Egypt (Jul 1972); Egyptian operations during the Yom Kippur War (1973); and the Egyptian public response to signing of Camp David peace agreement (Sep 1978). 31pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Elliot Richardson, US Under Secretary of State, 1969, Secretary for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 1970-1973, describing his attendance of the funeral of Gamal Abdul Nasser, President of Egypt 1954-1970, in Cairo, and meeting Anwar Al-Sadat, President of Egypt 1970-1981, which led to restoration of relations between US and Egypt (Sep 1970). 11pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interviews with Shafiz Al Hout, former Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive member and de facto Palestinians representative in Lebanon, describing Palestinian reaction to the United Nations resolution partitioning Palestine and reports of a massacre of Palestinians at Deir Yassin (1947-1948); the removal of his family from Jaffa to Lebanon (1948); Palestinian morale following the Israeli defeat at Karameh battle (Mar 1948); the relationship between the Palestinians and Jordanians; meetings between Yasir Arafat, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), and Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt 1952-1970, concerning unrest in Jordan and Egyptian foreign policy (1970); Israeli attack on Beirut and Arafat's role in directing the Palestinian resistance (1982); negotiations between Arafat and Philip Habib, US Special Envoy, concerning the withdrawal of the PLO from Lebanon, and Arafat's departure by ship (Aug 1982); Arafat's career in the PLO. 29pp

Typescript transcript of filmed translated interview with Shams el-din Badran, former Egyptian army officer (1948) and Egyptian War Minister 1967, discussing events leading up to the Six Day War, Jun 1967, including Soviet intelligence reports of Israeli troop concentration on the Syrian border, visit of an Egyptian delegation to Moscow, Egypt's relationship with other Arab states, mobilisation of Egyptian army, and the visit of U Thant, United Nations Secretary General 1961-1971; resignation and death of Abdul Hakim Amer, Egyptian Deputy Supreme Commander of Armed forces (1967); Arab Summit at Khartoum, Sudan, Aug-Sep 1967; his experiences in an Egyptian brigade besieged at al-Faluga (Gaza strip) during Israel's War of Independence, 1948; meeting Israeli troops following the signing of the Israeli Egyptian Armistice Agreement at Rhodes, 24 Feb 1949. 51pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with FM Abdel Ghany al Gamassy, Egyptian Army, Chief of Operations 1973, describing the Egyptian strategy for the Yom Kippur War, and meetings between Egyptian and Syrian High Command to coordinate the attack on Israel, Oct 1973; evacuation of Soviet citizens from Egypt, Oct 1973; progress of the Egyptian operation; participating in ceasefire negotiations with Israeli Generals Aharon Yariv and Yisrael Tal, at Kilometre 101 on the Cairo-Suez Road, and the response of Anwar Al Sadat, Egyptian President 1970-1981, to the negotiations. Also comments on the outbreak of the Six Day War, 5 Jun 1967, Egyptian strategy and their army's retreat. 37pp

Typescript transcript of extracts of filmed translated interview with Farouk Shar'a, Syrian Arab Republic Foreign Minister 1984-2006, (see above) discussing events of the Madrid conference, Oct 1991. 3pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Farouk Shar'a, Syrian Foreign Minister 1984-2006, discussing the commitment by Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli Prime Minister 1992-1995, to the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Golan Heights; policy on withdrawal of Shimon Peres, Israeli Prime Minister 1995-1996, following the assassination of Rabin, Nov 1995; Benjamin Netanyahu's policy on withdrawal, following his election as Prime Minister, Jun 1996. Also comments on the role of the Warren Christopher, US Secretary of State, 1993-1997, and Madeline Albright, US Secretary of State, 1997-2001, in the Israeli-Syrian negotiation process. 28pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Farouk Al-Shar'a, Syrian Foreign Minister 1984-2006, describing meeting of Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria 1971-2000, with Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party USSR 1985-1991, 1985; Assad's meeting with George Herbert Walker Bush, US President 1989-1993, during the Persian Gulf War, Nov 1990, and Syria's conditional support of the coalition against Iraqi occupation of Kuwait 1990-1991; Syria's view of Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights; the role of the James Addison Baker III, US Secretary of State 1989-1992, and Bush, in renewed initiative for Middle East peace, Mar 1991; negotiations of Syrian participation in the Madrid Conference, May-Oct 1991; events of the Conference including the speech by Yitzhak Shamir, Israeli Prime Minister 1986-1992, Al-Shar'a's response, and the arrangements for the multilateral talks, Oct 1991. 56pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Farouk Al-Shar'a Syrian Foreign Minister 1984-2006, discussing the Syrian response to the Oslo Agreement, Aug 1993; meeting between William Jefferson Clinton, US President 1993-2001, and Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria 1971-2000, in Geneva, Jan 1994; talks concerning the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Golan Heights and proposed security arrangements, involving Ehud Barak, Israeli Chief of Staff 1991-1995 and Hikmat Shihabi, Syrian Chief of Staff 1973-1998, (1994); halting of bilateral talks between Israel and Syria at Wye Plantation, Maryland, Apr 1996; role of US and France in negotiating ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, 1996; addresses by Israeli and Syrian Foreign Ministers to Euro-Mediterranean Conference, Barbarossa, Dec 1995; and the effect of Israeli elections on Israel Syrian talks, May 1996. 29pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Faisal Husseini, Palestinian, founder of the Arab Studies Society, and leading Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) representative Jerusalem, describing the his meetings with Moshe Amirav, Israeli Likud party member, to discuss possible Israeli Palestinian peace agreement (1987); proposed meeting between Amirav and Yasir Arafat, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO, in Geneva and reasons for its cancellation; Husseini's arrest (1987); his role in the intifada and its methodology; preparations for meeting of Palestinian delegation with James Addison Baker III, US Secretary of State 1989-1992 in Jerusalem (Mar 1991), and discussion of PLO position during the Persian Gulf War (Aug1990-Mar 1991). 34pp

Typescript transcript of filmed translated interview with Faisal Husseini, Palestinian spokesperson and Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) official describing his instructions given from prison concerning the methods used in the intifada (1987-1988); meetings of the Palestinian delegation with James Addison Baker III, US Secretary of State 1989-1992, concerning participation in the Madrid Peace Conference; the Palestine National Council meeting (28 Sep 1991); incidents at Madrid conference including Saeb Erekat's wearing of the kaffiyeh; nomination of Ahmed Qrei (Abu Ala) to negotiate with Israel; Israeli Palestinian talks in Washington (1992-1993); announcement of Oslo talks; meetings with Moshe Amirav, Likud party member and Shimon Peres, Foreign Minister 1986-1988, (1987); his view concerning the opening of the Jerusalem tunnel (May 1996) and visit to the tunnel (Sep 1996); memories of the death of his father in Jerusalem battle (1948) and Jewish attack of (Deir Yassin), (Apr 1948). 39pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Ezra Yakin, member of the Jewish forces that attacked Deir Yassin, describing the attack (9 April 1948), and also being wounded during a battle in Jerusalem (1948). 20pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Evgeny Pyrlin, Head of Egypt department in the Soviet Foreign Ministry, describing communications between Eshkol and Aleksey Kosygin, Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars 1964-1980, in lead up to the Six Day War (Oct 1973); his attendance at the funeral of Gamal Abdul Nasser, President of Egypt 1954-1970, (Sep 1970); Soviet relations with Anwar al-Sadat and Sadat's visit to Moscow, (Feb1972, Apr 1972); Soviet attitude to the October War (Yom Kippur War) (Oct 1973); visits of Kosygin to Egypt, (1973); visit of Henry Alfred Kissinger, US Secretary of State 1973-1977, to Moscow (Oct 1973); Soviet relations with Syria including response to Syrian involvement in Jordan (Sep 1970) and Soviet reaction to Israeli attack on Syrian missile positions (1982). 33pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Eugene Victor Rostow, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs 1966-1969, describing the US response to intelligence of threatened attacks on Israel, May 1967, including the meeting with Lyndon Baines Johnson, US President 1963-1969, with Abba Solomon Eban, Israeli Foreign Minister 1966-1974, 13 May 1967, an communication with the Egyptian and Soviet Union governments; negotiation of a ceasefire following the Six Day War, (Jun 1967). 27pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Eli Zeira, head of the Israeli Military Intelligence 1973, describing the meeting between Gold Meir, Israeli Prime Minister1969-1974, and Hussein, King of Jordan 1952-1999, in which Hussein warned of an imminent attack on Israeli by Syrian and Egypt, 25 Sept 1973; the Israeli cabinet meeting attended by defence experts to assess threat of war, 3 Oct 1973; intelligence information concerning possible hostilities; implications of Israeli mobilisation of reserve forces; and the outbreak of the Yom Kippur war, 6 Oct 1973. 24pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Eitan Haber, Director General of Israeli Prime Minister's Office, 1992-1995, describing the beginning of the intifada (Dec 1987), visit to Israel of Johan Jørgen Holst, the pro-Palestinian Norwegian Foreign Minister 1993-1994; Rabin's visit to US to negotiate purchase military equipment; moral of Israeli soldiers in Gaza (1988); meeting of Rabin, Yasir Arafat (Abu Ammar), Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), and William Jefferson Clinton, US President 1993-2001, in Washington for the signing of the (Oslo Agreement, 13 Sep 1993); meeting of James Addison Baker III, US Secretary of State 1989-1992, and Rabin (1991); circumstances of Rabin's assassination, (4 Nov 1995). 23pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Edward P Djerejian, US Ambassador to Syria 1988-1991 and Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East and Near East Affairs 1992, US Ambassador to Israel 1993-1994, describing his role in briefing George Herbert Walker Bush, US President 1989-1993, prior to his meeting with Hafez Al-Assad, Syrian President 1971-2000, in Geneva, Nov 1990, to discuss Syrian support for the coalition forces against Iraq during the Persian Gulf War and participation in a Middle East peace process; role of the US in establishing the Madrid conference, (Oct 1991) including meetings of James Addison Baker III, US Secretary of state 1989-1992, with Assad, and with Yitzhak Shamir, Israeli Prime Minister 1986-1992, Bush's letter of invitation to Syria, US letters of assurance to conference participants, negotiations with the Palestinians concerning their joint delegation with Jordan, US policy on loan guarantees and new Jewish settlements, the speeches of Shamir and Farouk al-Shar'a, Syrian Foreign Minister 1984-, at the Conference. Also comments on the effect on the peace process of the Israeli expulsion of Hammas members, Dec 1992, pressure on the Palestinians to return to the talks in Washington, Apr 1993, and the signing of the Oslo Agreement, 15 Sep 1993. 58pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Victor Israelyan, senior Ambassador in Soviet Foreign Ministry, describing the reaction of Leonid Brezhnev, General secretary of the Communist Party 1964-1982, and Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister 1957-1985, to intelligence of Egypt's planned attack on Israel, 4 Oct 1973; evacuation of Soviet military and civilian personnel from Egypt and Syria; the Soviet attitude to the October War (Yom Kippur War, Jun 1967); unsuccessful visit of Aleksey Kosygin, Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars 1964-1980, to Cairo to negotiate ceasefire; visit of Henry Alfred Kissinger, US Secretary of State to Moscow, and the negotiation of UN Security Council Resolution 338 calling for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Egypt; delay in ceasefire, Brezhnev's letter to US President Nixon, and the Politburo debate of possible nuclear war. 26pp

Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Salah Bassiouny, Egyptian diplomat and foreign affairs official, discussing intelligence reports from D P Podyadaev, Soviet Ambassador to Egypt, concerning Israeli troop concentration on the Syrian border 13 May 1967; his visit to Moscow as secretary of an Egyptian military mission, (May 1967); decision of Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian President 1954-1970, to close the Straits of Tiran; and Egyptian response to Israeli peace proposals following the Six Day War, Jul 1967. 27 pp