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US Secretary of State Baker's Five-Point Plan (1989)

A five-point document submitted to Israeli and Egyptian representatives by US Secretary of State James Baker on 1 November 1989, recognizing that Egypt would coordinate its position with the Palestinians. It recognized the Israeli initiative of May 1989 as a basis for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to be held in Cairo, with a focus on Palestinian elections. The PLO was not referenced in the document.