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ID-81-62 1 (1981-09-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcjg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I,/ -/ -. 7 .......... / , , COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 205. B-204588 SEPTEMBER 9,1981 The Honorable Charles H. Percy Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: 116295 Subject: L3.S. Role in Sinai Important to Mideast PeaceJ (ID-81-62) As you requested in your letter of August 13, 1981, we are reporting the results of our review of the U.S. peacekeeping role in the Sinai. This report summarizes U.S. involvement and presents some of the issues the Congress will want to consider in the estab- lishment of the new multinational peacekeeping force. The United States has played a leading role in preserving the peace in the Sinai (the strategic peninsula directly adjacent to Israel's western border) since the 1973 war between Egypt and Israel. Through U.S. shuttle diplomacy, Egyptian and Israeli forces were separated with buffer zones between them. Then in 1976, the United States established a civilian tactical early warn- ing system in the strategic mountain passes of the Sinai to monitor adherence to the terms of the Sinai agreements. The United States, as a result of the current peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, will deploy armed forces in the Sinai as part of a multinational peacekeeping force to supervise implementation of the treaty. This deepening U.S. involvement in the Sinai is crucial to the peace process, but also raises serious issues for congressional consideration. SINAI FIELD MISSION HELPED ASSURE PEACE FOR 5 YEARS The U.S. Sinai Field Mission, established in 1976 under the Sinai II Disengagement Agreement between Israel and Egypt has been an unqualified success. Although its role has changed from the operation of a tactical electronic early warning station to the conduct of periodic verification inspections in 1980, it has earned the respect of both the Israelis and the Egyptians. This support is evidenced by the request of both parties for a civilian observer force to be made a part of the soon-to-be-established multinational peacekeeping force. (463666)

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