TEXT OF AMERICAN GUARANTY THAT ISRAEL DETERMINES REDEPLOYMENTS
Aaron Lerner Date: 27 March, 1998
The following is the text of the fax sent by then Ambassador Martin Indyk to Cabinet Secretary Danny Naveh: (capitalization as per original)
FAX TO: CABINET SECRETARY DANNY NAVEH
FROM: AMBASSADOR MARTIN INDYK [signature]
DATE: JANUARY 15, 1997, 23:00 HRS
The following statement is being issue by the State Department in
Washington and our Embassy Spokesman in Tel Aviv. I hope it
clarifies U.S. policy on this issue.
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN AND THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE U.S. EMBASSY, ISRAEL
ISRAEL TELEVISION HAS REPORTED A STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO A STATE
DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN CONCERNING THE PROCESS OF ISRAEL'S FURTHER
REDEPLOYMENTS UNDER THE INTERIM AGREEMENT. THAT REPORT IS
ERRONEOUS.
THE ONLY U.S. COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE ARE CONTAINED IN THE TWO
DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME THAT THE AGREEMENT ON
HEBRON REDEPLOYMENT IS SIGNED:
* THE NOTE FOR THE RECORD, PREPARED BY THE UNITED SATES AT THE
REQUEST OF THE PARTIES, MAKES CLEAR THAT FURTHER REDEPLOYMENT
PHASES ARE ISSUES FOR IMPLEMENTATION BY ISRAEL, RATHER THAN ISSUES
FOR NEGOTIATION WITH THE PALESTINIANS.
* THE LETTERS OF ASSURANCE WHICH SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER INTENDS TO
PROVIDE TO BOTH PARTIES ALSO REFER TO THE PROCESS OF FURTHER
REDEPLOYMENTS AS AN ISRAELI RESPONSIBILITY WHICH INCLUDES ITS
DESIGNATING SPECIFIED MILITARY LOCATIONS.