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could not see the present and the future. Particularly she could not see the dangers in the future but was always preoccupied with the past. The new people are a different group and have a different grasp of the problem--I mean Rabin and Peres.
The President: Does Allon participate?
King Hussein: Yes, but I don't have a very high opinion of him. We saw him recently, and he is still part of the old school.
Secretary Kissinger: He was the Deputy Prime Minister under Golda.
Prime Minister Rifai: He and Prime Minister Rabin disagreed on questions. They were headed in different directions. He is still very strong on keeping the settlements and is married to his plan. He likes to call himself a "Hashemite Israeli", but he is very inflexible.
King Hussein: Who needs friends like that?
The President: Then we will have some idea when we see Rabin here.
Secretary Kissinger: I will see Dinitz this afternoon. Israeli strategy in all of this is clear. They are trying to delay for domestic reasons. In one week we will inform Your Majesty of what is happening and we will try very hard to get Rabin here in the first or second week of September.
The President: I am very much looking forward to having you and the Queen here to dinner tonight.
