Midd SALT SUBJECT East Horn of Mul lateral Matters us PARTICIPANTS Amb Ana iy s DISTRIBUTION s AF ACDA IO I I EUR PM NEA ---- - - SUMMARY During a tour d 'horizon at a luncheon prior to Dobrynin's return to Moscow on consultations the Secretary handed Dobrynin oral notes responding to previous Soviet inquiries about South ear test ptans and Israeli possession of nuclear in presented an oral note deploring the I i mil southern Lebanon and urging the US to use influence to i duce i withdrawal The Secretary said we would call for Cl Israeli withdrawal and the establishment of a UN peacekeeping force __ On the Horn Afr the Secretary expressed satisfaction that he Ethiopians had not crossed the border into Somalia but indicated concern about r of reprisals in the Ogaden Dobrynin said the Ethiopians had been told thatlthe Soviets and Cubans did not intend 0 to and erred not to ' become involved in Eritrea 0 -2- to call if it had and of our settlement the Syrian his tr 0' N 0 0 The we were the Soma s and and with them had respected the border but expres concern at recent of reprisals the Ogaden Dobrynin expressed the personal view that this be of 6iad Barre's support of irregular forces left behind The Secretary said we were planning to give support to the UN High Commissioner's efforts to deal with human needs in the area and hoped the would cooperate He also informed Dobrynin that Pres would be ing Moose as to Si Barre Dobrynin implied that the reduction or withdrawal Soviet forces from the area would be less difficult if there were not public statements to make it seem that this was being done under Dobryn said the Ethiopians had been informed that the Soviets and Cubans would be very careful not to be involved in Eritrea When questioned about the Cuban and Soviet presence on coast around As Dobrynin said he had no in tion but that would find out when he got to t-1oscow This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu