Message to Congress Transmitting
a Report on U.S. Sinai Support Mission
(April 27, 1977)
To the Congress of the United States:
I am pleased to transmit herewith the Third Report
of the United States Sinai Support Mission. This report describes the
manner in which the Mission is continuing to carry out its peacekeeping
responsibilities by operating an early warning system in the Sinai,
as called for in the basic agreement between Egypt and Israel signed
on September 4, 1975. This report is provided to the Congress in conformity
with Section 4 of Public Law 94-110 of October 13, 1975.
The report emphasizes the successful completion on
February 22, 1977, of one full year of operations. With the completion
of initial construction activity, the Sinai Field Mission has had an
opportunity to analyze in detail various elements of the Mission's activity.
In particular, attention has been directed to improving operating procedures,
to upgrading equipment and to reducing personnel through the introduction
of advanced technology.
The parties to the agreement continue to affirm their
satisfaction with the role of the United States in the Sinai and the
fair way in which the Sinai Support Mission has discharged its responsibilities
for the early warning system.
As our initiatives to help the parties to the Arab-Israeli
dispute move toward a resumption of negotiations, it is important that
the United States continue to fulfill its commitments. As long as the
Sinai Support Mission is able to make a positive contribution to these
efforts, I will urge that the Congress continue its support for this
important mission.
JIMMY CARTER
The White House,
April 27, 1977.
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