Event
First Egyptian-Israeli disengagement agreement
The agreement of 18 January 1974 that pulled Egyptian and Israeli forces apart along the Suez Canal.
- Dates
- 18 Jan 1974
Connections 5
interventions
- Anwar Sadat 11–18 Jan 1974 received Kissinger at Aswan Primary record 1
- Henry Kissinger 11–18 Jan 1974 negotiator Primary record 1
involved
caused
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End of the embargo, March 1974
According to United States government
Primary record
2
The State Department’s history names the prospect of an Israeli-Syrian settlement. The Federal Reserve’s history notes disagreements within OAPEC on how long to go on.
Timeline 3 dates
- 11–18 Jan 1974 Anwar Sadat intervened in First Egyptian-Israeli disengagement agreement
- 11–18 Jan 1974 Henry Kissinger intervened in First Egyptian-Israeli disengagement agreement
- 18 Jan 1974 First Egyptian-Israeli disengagement agreement
Proof 2 sources
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Shuttle Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1974–1975 (Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian.
Primary record
On January 11, Kissinger arrived in Aswan, Egypt where President Anwar Sadat worked during the winter.
In January 1974, Kissinger helped negotiate the first Egyptian-Israeli disengagement agreement in eight days
Kissinger shuttled between Israel and Egypt for a week, reaching an agreement on January 18.
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Oil Embargo, 1973–1974 (Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian.
Primary record
the prospect of a negotiated end to hostilities between Israel and Syria proved sufficient to convince the relevant parties to lift the embargo in March 1974
Page history 1 change
- Add The Oil Weapon: the 1973 oil embargo, from OPEC's founding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserveb19881d
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