Middle East: Henry's Hegira

A subtle private shuttle

First came a two-hour tête-à-tête with Anwar Sadat, at the Egyptian President's villa in his home village of Mit Abu el Kom in the Nile delta. Then there was a hastily arranged New Year's Day flight to Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, for talks with President Mohammed Siad Barre. After more discussions with top Egyptian officials in Cairo, Henry Kissinger jetted at week's end to Jerusalem for a three-day visit that was to include a dinner given by Israel's Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir and a session with Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Next...

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