made its intentions to veto such a resolution (along with the UK and China) clear to the Soviet Union and, in addition, the U.S. to send in military contingents to the region to enforce a new cease-fire. On the 24th the Soviets informed the Administration that they intended to make a major move at the UN by having a new draft resolution proposed to the Security Council that would call for both the Soviet Union and the U.S. The Egyptian-Israeli ceasefire situation following the advance of the Israeli Army further into Egyptian territory. The Israeli Army was advancing further into Egyptian territory, threatening to destroy the entire Egyptian Third Army.
on the night of October 23-24 to learn that the cease-fire he had implemented only hours earlier in Tel Aviv had been broken. maintained its three major strategic objectives: (1) to fulfill its obligation to Israel, (2) to reduce the role of the Soviets in the Middle East (and was in a position to do so at an accelerated rate through a peace process), and (3) to maintain friendly relations with the Arab world throughout the crisis. Kissinger settled the first framework for a cease-fire within 4 hours, an astonishing accomplishment.
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With the full negotiating authority of President Nixon, Dr. negotiating on behalf of the Israelis, and the Soviets negotiating for the Arabs, the two sides began the highest-level talks thus far in the war. Kissinger, President Nixon’s Secretary of State arrived in Moscow to conduct secret negotiations with the Soviet Union to bring an end to the war in the Middle East. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger briefs President Nixon on the Middle East Peace talks.
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