DIPLOMACY: A Desperate Sanctuary

Bold hospitality from Sadat; a controversial "message"from Carter

Once again Anwar Sadat had the eyes of the world on him. Two and a half years ago, the Egyptian President made history by courageously flying to Jerusalem, the capital of his Israeli enemy, in pursuit of peace. That galvanizing journey led to the treaty between Egypt and Israel, the one significant step yet taken toward a Middle East settlement. Last week Sadat made another bold gesture: he welcomed to Egypt the deposed Shah of Iran, the contemporary world's man without a country, and offered him elaborate medical care and unlimited refuge....

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