BR mentions that one of his assistants, Nicholas Johnson, was in Cairo to discuss the Arab-Israeli dispute.

BR believes that the BRPF "will be acceptable to the Arabs as an agency for conducting research and promoting the construction of a modern port in Gaza...."

BR asks Thant to approve the allocation of funds to the BRPF in order that the Foundation can "... organize the research team and promote the research which seems to be acceptable to the Egyptians."

Schoenman has discussed the BRPF's Middle East projects with Dr. David Owen, and BR refers to his own discussion of them with Thant.