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Conversation 596-005

TapeTape 596StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 12:14 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 12:15 PMTape start time02:04:26Tape end time02:05:37Participants[Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

Unnamed participants discuss the ongoing diplomatic stalemate in the Arab-Israeli conflict, specifically focusing on the intractable disagreement over territorial withdrawal and secure borders. The conversation highlights the fundamental tension between the Arab demand for full Israeli withdrawal and Israel’s insistence on maintaining strategic boundaries. The dialogue reflects a concern that the lack of progress on these core issues increases the likelihood of renewed hostilities.

Arab-Israeli conflictMiddle East diplomacyterritorial withdrawalnational securityinternational relations
AudioNARA Description

On October 19, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 596-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 596-5

Date: October 19, 1971

Time: 12:14 pm - 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown people left at 12:15 pm.
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that should be done first, and then go on after that to the next step.
That's where the science is about to come on, and where it takes a little bit of work on.
I think that the dialogue problem is not really
great as it once was, because there was a time when they didn't talk to each other.
They did a little talking.
But it really gets down to the fundamental points, too.
Withdrawal.
I mean, the Arabs say that Israel must withdraw from all they have to buy territory.
Israel says, never.
We will withdraw from some because we've got to have secure borders.
And so the Arabs said, well, if you don't do that, then we've got to be at war with you if you can get out.
That's what's coming up at the present time.
So somewhere in between, there's an answer there, where Israel can have its secure borders.
But there's a second time where there has to be some withdrawal, too.
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