1977-02-04a - PRC Meeting on Middle East: Aid and Anti-Boycott Issues

**** T 0 P S E C R E T **** **** SENSITIVE EYES ONLY **** 0a1t /NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL POLICY DECISIONS BY SUBJECT FMS PRC MEETING ON MIDDLE EAST - AID S ANTI-BOYCOTT ISSUES 04 FEB 77 DAVIS PRCOO2 POLICY DECISION: IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF THE GROUP THAT, ON STRICTLY MILITARY AND ASSISTANCE GROUNDS, OPTION 1 -- NO INCREASE. OVER THE FORD BUDGET OF $ 1.5 BILLION ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL -- WOULD BE JUSTIFIED. HOWEVER, OUT OF A DESIRE TO ACHIEVE A FAVORABLE POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE FOR SECRETARY VANCE'S...