▁Young ▁met ▁with ▁Ze h di ▁Ter zi , ▁the ▁UN ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁P LO , ▁at ▁the ▁a partment ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Amb assador ▁from ▁K uw ait . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁meeting ▁became ▁public ▁when ▁the ▁M oss ad ▁le aked ▁its ▁il leg ally - ac quired ▁trans cript ▁of ▁the ▁meeting ▁first ▁to ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Men ach em ▁Begin , ▁and ▁then ▁through ▁his ▁office ▁to ▁News week . ▁The ▁meeting ▁was ▁highly ▁controvers ial ▁since ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁had ▁already ▁promised ▁Israel ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁meet ▁directly ▁with ▁the ▁P LO ▁until ▁it ▁recognized ▁Israel ' s ▁right ▁to ▁exist . ▁ ▁Young ' s ▁UN ▁amb assador ship ▁ended ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 4 . ▁Carter ▁denied ▁any ▁comp licity ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁" And y ▁Young ▁Aff air " ▁and ▁asked ▁Young ▁to ▁res ign . ▁Ask ed ▁about ▁the ▁incident ▁by ▁Time ▁soon ▁after ward , ▁Young ▁stated , ▁" It ▁is ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁I ▁think ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁maintain ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁protocol ▁and ▁diplom acy .... ▁I ▁really ▁don ' t ▁feel ▁a ▁bit ▁sorry ▁for ▁anything ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁done ." ▁So on ▁after ward , ▁on ▁the ▁television ▁show ▁Me et ▁the ▁Press , ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁Israel ▁was ▁" st ub born ▁and ▁in trans igent ." ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁amb assador ship ▁ended , ▁Young ▁became ▁a ▁guest ▁lect