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373. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs ( Veliotes ), the Director of the Policy Planning Staff ( Wolfowitz ), and the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs ( Crocker ) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs ( Stoessel )

iplomatic solution at this time; (2) the level of violence has been tacitly reduced by the parties; and (3) the U.S. could not pursue an active intermediary role without exerting intense pressure on Morocco, and simultaneously alienating Algeria and Nigeria, both countries of considerable importance to us. It became clear during our discussions that before choosing among these options we needed a better data base. Most importantly: — It was felt that the DOD requirement for military access facilities in Morocco needed to be refined and reviewed from the point of view of its political implicati…