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Robert C. Byrd: “I hope that the leaders of Israel and Egypt will agree upon a treaty, because the security and the stability of the…”

On the recordMarch 5, 1979
I hope that the leaders of Israel and Egypt will agree upon a treaty, because the security and the stability of the Middle East are so important, not only to those two countries but also to the whole region and, over and above that, the peace of the world and the security interests of our own country.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Mar 5, 1979

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Commenting on President Carter's efforts toward an Egypt-Israel peace treaty.

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