economic strength at home, the crucial need for a strong defense to back up a strong diplomacy, and the vital role our allies played as we pursued our objectives of peace, freedom, and stability.

I was impressed, and said so, with the complexity and global nature of economic and strategic developments and the impact of the revolution in communications and information technology on our world. The international economy is no longer managed from a few world capitals but has developed into a global network of mutually dependent partners, I said. Extensive trade in goods and services, the international flow of critical raw materials, the emergence of new technologies, and the revolution in communications have created a world in which no nation is immune from the influence of the internationalagreement that will satisfy the vital security interests of Israel and the political aspirations of the Palestinians, meet the concerns of other parties directly involved, and win the endorsement of the international community.

Questions and Answers

For two days the senators probed and questioned in purposeful and thoughtful ways. I also took some jabs that caused the temperature to rise a bit. A hot issue was my Bechtel association and a presumed pro-Arab tilt. Very early in the hearings I had a testy exchange with Senator Alan Cranston from my home state of California. Cranston was very close to Jewish groups in the United States and to Israel, and he spoke for many of the reservations about me that were being expressed behind the scenes. Earlier I had called on