The Middle East : focal point of conflict, the interests of the powers: an Australian perspective / report from the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence

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THE MIDDLE EAST Focal point of conflict—the interests of the powers 1
TERMS OF REFERENCE 3
MEMBERS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE 4
CONTENTS 5
PREFACE 14
INTRODUCTION 23
1. GEO-STRATEGIC FACTORS IN THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT AREA 27
2. THE CONTINUING ARMS RACE AND THE CAPACITY OF THE COMBATANTS IN A FUTURE WAR 70
3. THE PROSPECTS FOR PEACE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE ARABS 121
4. SUPERPOWER RIVALRY IN THE MIDDLE EAST 161
5. THE PALESTINIANS 186
6. MIDDLE EAST OIL AND PETRO-FUNDS A SOURCE OF POWER IN WORLD AFFAIRS 208
7. THE PROBLEM OF AUSTRALIA'S INCREASING RELIANCE ON MIDDLE EAST OIL 244
8. AUSTRALIA'S INTEREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST - APART FROM OIL 283
9. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 321
ANNEX A UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION 242 (1967) 370
ANNEX B THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL CHARTER* 372
ANNEX C GALLUP POLLS REFLECTING ISRAELI WILLINGNESS TO RETURN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES 378
ANNEX D SECOND INTERIM PEACE AGREEMENT BETWEEN EGYPT AND ISRAEL (signed September 4th, 1975) 379
ANNEX E SUMMARY OF PLAN PROPOSED BY THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION 382
ANNEX F THE POLITICAL COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE 13TH SESSION OF THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL AT THE CLOSE OF ITS]0 DAY MEETING IN CAIRO, MARCH]977. 385
ANNEX G CRITERIA FOR ETHNIC BROADCASTING TO BE OBSERVED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION 389
ANNEX H AUSTRALIAN GALLUP POLLS ON THE MIDDLE EAST1 390
ANNEX I THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS AS TABLED IN ITS INTERIM REPORT1 393
ANNEX J LIST OF PERSONS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO ASSISTED THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE 397
THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT AND THE JORDAN VALLEY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BY MR R. JACOBI, M.P. 402

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