November 9, 1985

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: P.M. Peres states direct talks with Jordan are "very close" but a solution will not necessarily come within a week or a month [JP 11/10].

Arab World: Egyptian official states Egypt, Jordan, and U.S. are discussing possibility of "new formula" for M.E. peace which combines recent proposals by Jordanian, PLO, and Israeli leaders [JP 11/10]