European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes James Reston tuesday september 26, 1978 Camp David compromises put in jeopardy the question now about the Camp David framework for peace in the Middle East is not whether it will work that comes later but whether it will be Givena Chance to work. In the privacy of the diplomacy at Camp David Carter begin and Sadat were Able to work out a number of delicate Compro Mises but in the publicity after the sum Mit All the contending forces have been concentrating not on the agreements but under the insistent questions of reporters and politicians on the disagreements and in this process they have been putting All the compromises in jeopardy. When he came Down from Camp David president Carter went before the Congress of the United states and emphasized what had been accomplished. But begin and Sadat went before the television cameras in separate interviews with All three National networks and later met with selected newspaper reporters to explain what had happened. At this Point diplomacy and publicity came into conflict. Begin called a few reporters together for a breakfast in a basement suite at the Washington Hilton hotel. The ground rules column Sand comments were that he was talking for background meaning that he was not to be quoted. He was almost recklessly confident and emphasized not what had been achieved at Camp David but what had been avoided How he had managed to reject what he regarded As the outrageous demands of Sadat and even at the end of Carter s at tempt to question the future of Jerusalem. On the evening of that same Day. Presi Dent Sadat held an open press conference at the egyptian embassy on Massachusetts Avenue. He demanded no restrictions on the reporters who put their tape record ers on his desk and grilled him on the unan swered questions in the still unpublished compromises at Camp David. What precisely did prime minister begin mean by saying the israeli settlement could go on indefinitely the reporters asked what did he think of a United states senator s state ment that begin had won everything and that Sadat had lost everything at Camp David did he feel isolated from the rest of the Arab world by his agreements at Cam David also what would he do if King Hussein of Jordan and the saudi arabians and the palestinians did t go along with the Cam David compromises All this took place in a dim room in the egyptian embassy periodically but Sud Denly illuminated by its own television cameras the . Networks were not there so Sadat argued his Case for the Cairo audience but kept saying on the Side we have a very delicate position now and Are very keen to accomplish what we have agreed upon. I would advise that we do not try to Hammer on this problem of differences but put it on the table  Sadat unlike begin was receptive to the pugnacious questions of the reporters but also so exhausted that at times he was not Able to find the right words to express his thought. At one Point for example he meant to refer to the Senate of the United states but called it the Knesset the parliament of Israel. Even More startling he referred at one Point to Camp David As Waterloo and after an astonished gasp from the reporters he explained that he was so tired and had had so Little sleep that he was t getting things straight. It is not possible to understand All these tangles without recognizing the personal and political pressures of the men who have to negotiate the vital interests of their the opinions expressed in the columns and cartoons on Unis Page represent those of the authors and Are in no Way to be considered As representing the views of the stars and stripes or the United states government. Countries and make their Way through National and world politics. So Carter is waiting now to see if the fragile Compromise of Camp David will hold and if the israeli Knesset and the leaders of Jordan and saudi Arabia will go along with the imponderables that brought Carter and Sadat together to save the Camp David conference from collapse. It is still a mystery How Carter and Sadat avoided a disaster at Camp David As this Exchange at Sadat s press conference indicates question Friday when you called for the helicopter and were ready to leave president Carter must have said some thing to you that was rather persuasive. Sadat with president Carter Mark this. We shall face the impossible what Ever it is. Question but How did he prevail upon you to change your mind what did he say precisely Sadat come come come. I can t Dis close this Between two friends. He imposed upon me certain things that i would t agree upon without his imposition. Question but what led to the break through from your View what happened that made you change your mind Sadat i shall never Tell you. Question was it that bad Sadat yes. Because you know i Don t lose my patience easily. But Carter proved to have much More patience than me. All this is vaguely mysterious so we Are left with the impression that at Camp David begin insisted on a conclusion on a Compromise that was unacceptable to Sadat but was accepted reluctantly by Sadat on the urgent entreaties of Carter the nature of which Sadat says he will  officials Here say there was no Deal no promises that made Sadat change his mind Only the Hope that a vague Compro Mise might keep the peace process going and that the Knesset and King Hussein i. Jordan and the leaders of saudi Arabia and the other Arab states even if they Don t agree with the Camp David conclusions will at least give them a Chance Twork. C new York times for a while there i was worried William Buckley Panama statements not disturbing it in t that All the world was waiting for it but in fact the government of Panama or More exactly the government of general Torrijos who rules Over Panama issued a lengthy statement a few weeks ago giving in Broad outline its foreign policy views. Probably it would not have been noticed at All but for two items. The head line in the Miami Herald s four paragraph Story was leave Guantanamo Panama urges ." that electrified a number of american politicians not a few of whom have written to supporters of the Panama canal treaties along the lines of see what you did Guantanamo next. And to Morrow the other feature of the Pana Manian pronouncement that caught the Eye of the press was a Call for the return of occupied Arab lands by Israel. To Deal first with this tender Issue an examination of the panamanian text re Veals that the government goes no further than to support the same . Security Council Resolution 242 and 383 that the United states supports and indeed Israel supports the problem having to do with matters of interpretation. At its most pro Vocative the panamanian statement recognizes the inalienable rights of the pales Tinian people to self determination and to its own Independent state which As a matter of fact in t All that provocative if Only it could be agreed just where that state should be located and further deems that All the measures applied by Israel with a View to altering the status of Jerusalem were null and void which is the consensus reached by the United nations Security Council on 11 november 1976 with the agreement of All its permanent  All this is pretty Standard stuff from any third world country. The thing to watch for is the zionism equals racism charge. Panama did not make it. Nor had Panama joined in the 1975 . Victimization of Israel. Now on the matter of Cuba. The entire statement of the panamanian position is Given in two sentences. The first is what has recently been Given the Quick form designation do which stands for de Tente  Panama welcomes the efforts that Are being made to normalize re lations Between the United states and  for Panama you could substitute the name of the president of the United states the president of Cuba the presi Dent of the Gay liberation league or just. About anybody except a few proud cold warriors like John Roche George will James Jackson Kilpatrick me and the roster of american noblemen suggested by the Mere mention of these sacred names. The second sentence is the basis of such fuss As there has been. It reads further More it Panama reiterates my italics its position in favor of the termination of the United states embargo on Cuba and its Solidarity with the latter country regard ing the return of the Guantanamo naval  in other words Here again nothing else is new. There is no suggestion that the Panama canal treaties brought on fresh demands for pressure against Guantanamo. It s the old National sovereignty Posi Tion and dates Back to the Congress of1826. Elsewhere in its declaration Panama goes into great length in stressing that a fundamental Point of its foreign policy is its rejection of the presence of foreign Mili tary forces in any country or nation of the  it goes on to be quite specific in stating that among the countries of the world that Are engaged in such military activity outside their own frontiers Are the soviet Union and Cuba. The government of Torrijos is the government of a dictator. We Are All used to hearing Noble affirmations from dictators though some of us Are less used to it than others. Panama champions respect for human rights is one sentence in the Mani festo and this is horse laugh material except that it s the kind of thing one hears Day after Day with Excepha Lochonic regu Larity in the human rights committees and commissions of the ., uttered by East germans russians chinese albanians bulgarians yugoslavs. Panamanian do and panamanian hypocrisy Are no More offensive than that of representatives of states whose leaders we festoon with Hon ors at every Opportunity. In Short Panama has done nothing to get excited about. C Washington Star