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 previous one. If things are kept quiet, the Egyptians may take it.

On warning stations, we could man two on each side but are very reluctant to put six US stations on the road.

Very hard for us to sell, using Americans as hostages.

The US debate on this will hurt Israel. We really shouldn't now have any European pressure on Egypt. If everyone shuts up, we might get this thing settled in three weeks.

Will there be a shuttle?

Only to work out final details. Israel keeps saying there is no progress, but this is not true. There has been some slight movement and we should know in three weeks.

Don't worry too much. Everyone will go on vacation after July.

Allon and Rabin are getting along better. Peres is very hard.

If there is no agreement by September we may have to go to comprehensive negotiations.

September is a bad month because of religious holidays.

The Italians want an initiative on Cyprus. They want Makarios to agree on a bizonal arrangement. They want agreement on the percentage of territory for each zone and on the US resumption of aid to Turkey.

Both Greece and Turkey want something from the Nine.

Such an initiative can't do any damage.

Maybe it is okay for the Italians to be the interlocutors.

What about the percentages? Karamanlis said 25%. The Turks are down to 33%. The Greeks can go just to under 30%. I don't know about the Turks.