in the region; b) because of oil, there is a North-South conflict between the majority of the Arab countries and all of the European countries even though, admittedly, the Southern countries may be affected more than the Northern ones. [...] It seems to me that the principle aim at the roots of the European Middle East policy is that of defusing the Palestinian problem in order to create the conditions which would allow the Middle Eastern countries to be m0re independent and less instrumental in the superpowers' confrontation. [...] Why the ?alestinian issue first? As I see it, the importance of defusing the Palestinian issue is related to the fact that the consequence should be a significant simplification and clarification of the inter- Arab relations. [...] On the other hand, some other European countries and seemingly the official policy of the United States, praise the Egyptian alliance - also as an essential factor of the new military build-up in the Red Sea-Gulf-Indian Ocean region - and at the same time are aware of the fact that Israel will hardly accept an Iraqi perspective. [...] of the Soviet Union, Again, this will affect the attitudes of Europeans and enhance the importance of events in the Mediterranean (such as, for instance, a substantial increase of the Soviet "Eskadra" or Turkey's future relationship with the Alliance).
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