Jarring Mission

The governments of Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon recognized Jarring's appointment and agreed to participate[1] in his shuttle diplomacy although they differed on key points of interpretation of the resolution.

The government of Syria rejected Jarring's mission on grounds that total Israeli withdrawal was a prerequisite for further negotiations.

Israel responded that it "views favourably the expression by the UAR [the United Arab Republic was then the official name of Egypt] of its readiness to enter into a peace agreement with Israel and reiterates that it is prepared for meaningful negotiations on all subjects relevant to a peace agreement between the two countries.

"[7] On 28 February 1973, during a visit in Washington, DC, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir agreed with the then U.S National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger's peace proposal based on "security versus sovereignty" in which Israel would accept Egyptian sovereignty over all of the Sinai Peninsula, and Egypt would accept Israeli presence in some Sinai strategic positions.

At the time of his appointment, Jarring was the Swedish ambassador to the Soviet Union, and he maintained his ambassadorship during the mission.