I wanted to provide further clarification of the understanding of the United States regarding one of the issues addressed in the Wye River Memorandum.

With respect to the Palestinian side's provision of its list of policemen to Israel ( II ( C ) ( 1 ) ( a ) ), the U. S. has been assured that it will receive all appropriate information concerning current and former policemen as part of our assistance program. It is also our understanding that it was agreed by the two sides that the total number of Palestinian policemen would not exceed 30,000.

Sincerely,

Dennis B. Ross
Special Middle East Coordinator

United States Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520
October 23, 1998

Mr. Dani Naveh
Israeli- Palestinian Monitoring
and Steering Committee

Dear Dani:

With regard to the current or former U.S. elected official to be appointed to the trilateral incitement committee referred to in " The Wye River Memorandum ", we intend to consult with the Israeli Government to confirm that the appointment would be mutually satisfactory.

Sincerely,

Dennis B. Ross
Special Middle East Coordinator

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