Israel-British Pact to Meet
Jewish State's Oil Needs
Proposal Made to Attract $1,000,000,000 in Foreign
Capital Investments; JNR,fo be Required to Com-
pensate Arabs for 2,000,000 Acres of Land
TEL AVIV (JTA)—An agree-
ment with Shell-Socony-Vacuum
to supply refined oil products
sufficient to meet the nation's
domestic requirements was an-
nounced by the Israeli Govern-
ment. /
Shipments are expected to be-
gin immediately but the govern-
ment as a "precautionary meas-
ure" will not relax the current
restrictions on fuel consumption.
The continuance of the rationing
is also based on the need of Israel
to conserve foreign exchange.
The three companies consented
to continue to supply refined
products as long as there are no
hostilities. The agreement re-
serves the right of the Israeli
government to obtain additional
supplies from other sources.
An Israeli spokesman dis-
closed that in addition to sup-
plies from these sources, the
government had ordered un-
specified quantities of refined
oil products elsewhere. He
added that the present oil sup-
ply situation was "satisfactory."
The Shell-Socony-Vacuum deal
was proposed by the companies
as. a "provisional expedient"until
work is resumed at the Haifa
Consolidated Refineries u n d er
British management. It is under-
stood here that negotiations are
under way between the govern-
ment and the British officials of
Consolidated looking to the re-
opening of the Haifa plant.
If these negotiations prove
fruitless a f ter a reasonable
period, the government may feel
compelled to reopen the Haifa
installations itself, according to
reports here. In this connection,
it is pointed out that when the
British closed down their Haifa
refineries last spring, the comz-
pany officials insisted that the
plant could not operate without
benefit of their trained person-
nel. Jewish employee;, however,
entered the plant and found that
they could operate; it without
British or Arab workers, and
they processed some 40,000 tons
of crude oil that had been left
in the Haifa tanks when the Brit-
ish halted operations.
(The New York Herald Trib-
une published an interview
with David Horowitz, Israel's
economic planning director, in
Tel Aviv, revealing that Israel
is preparing to pass special
legislation to attract foreign
private capital to Israel. The
government seeks the private
investment of $1,000,000,000
within the next 10 years, Horo-
witi said. He disclosed that
legislation is being drafted to
give private investors prefer-
ential treatment through tax
reductions, subsidies, land
grants or lowered custom
duties.)
Eliezer Kaplan, Finance Min-
ister, declared that. the standard
of living of • the Israeli popula-
tion will be forced downward in
order to meet the heavy financial
and economic needs of the war
effort. Up to now, Kaplan stress-
ed,, aid from abroad as well as
the resources of the country have
paid fair the war without. reduc-
ing the living standard of the
people.
A Jewish National Fund five-
year plan involving the settle-
• ment of 10,000 persons on scores
of new settlements within the
first year, was announced • by
Joseph Weitz, a member of the
directorate of the JNF. He also
revealed that the -Fund will de-
mand an option on all land of-
fered for sale in Israel, if the
land is suitable for colonization.
The five-year . plan involves
1,000,000 dunams (250,000 acres)
plus a larger colonization project
in the Negev. It is expected that
the bulk of the settlers will be
veterans of the Army, if
the war ends in the near future,
Weitz said.
He revealed that there are
some 2,000,000 acres of land in
300 Arab villages inside Israel
which have been abandoned by
Arab' refugees. When the war is
over, he stressed, the JNF will
have to pay compensation to the
Arabs who do not return to their
land. Those who do return may
want to sell part of their hold-
:
THE JEWISH NEWS - 3
Friday, October 15, 1948
Leader Studies 'Operation SOS'
Dr. Neumann Speaks
On. Air Town Meeting
NEW YORK — Dr Emanuel
Neumann, president of the zionist
Organization of America and a
ings in order to be able to work member of the American Section
the remainder of their land, he of the World Zionist Executive,
added. He pointed out that the - will be heard on "America's Town
JNF will need huge sums of Meeting of the Air" at 8:30 p. m.,
money for these purposes.
Tuesday, Oct. 19, over the nation-
wide ABC network, heard in De-
Lowdermilk Says Bernadotte
troit on station WXYZ.
Plan Would Doom. Negev
The entire diScussion on "What
NEW YORK (JTA)—"Much of
the Negev, under the Jews, Should the UN Do about Pales-
would be brought under irriga- tine?" will be televised over
tion and provide homes for sev- ABC's television outlet, WJZ-TV.
eral hundred thousands of peo-
Dr. Neumann, together with
ple" while "under Arab control, New York Post columnist George
it would remain a desert," Wal- Fielding Eliot, will uphold the
ter C. Lowdermilk, proponent of Jewish case, while Dr. Walter L.
a Jordan Valley Authority for Wright,- Jr., professor of Turkigh
Palestine and former assistant languages and history at Prince-
chief of the. U. S. Soil Conserva- ton University, and Dr. John G.
tion Service, declared.
Hazam, president of the Institute
In a letter to the New York of Arab-American Affairs, will
Times he pointed out that the present the Arab viewpoint.
severing of the Negev area from
Israel, as envisaged in the Berna-
dotte -proposals for settling the Green Protests UNESCO
Palestine dispute, "would deny
Conference in Lebanon
reclamation of badly neglected
arid damaged landz. of Palestine."
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Wil-
"The Bernadotte proposal is an
unenlightened approach to the liam Green, president of the AFL,
basic problems that face all the protested to the State Depart-
people of Palestine as well as the ment against plans to hold the
world today," Lowdermilk stat- forthcoming UNESCO conference
ed. "For political stability de- in Lebanon next month. To par-
pends on economic stability. Fur- ticipate in this conference as the
ther breaking up of the country guests of the Lebanese Govern-
administratively would deny such ment, Green wired, would be "in-'
resource -development for Pales- consistent with our policy of sup-
tine and deny gainful ocbupation port of the UN• and of our recog-
to more than 2,000,000 people in nition of the government of Is-
agriculture and industries."
rael."
MRS. CECELIA DAVIDSON, noted international welfare work-
r and authority on problems of Jewish overseas relief, studies touch-
ing stills of SOS activities abroad.
Detroit's single-day SOS drive will be held on Sunday, Oct. 31.
On that day, every Jewish hothe in Detroit will be canvassed for
supplies. Relief supplies needed this year include: canned „food,
(high protein value), layettes, medicines, hoUSehold and coinfort
items t foreign language books, religious articles, recreation materials,
and toys. The material will be distributed to surviving Jews over-
seas by the Joint Distribution Committee.
SOS bags were mailed to every Jewish home in Detroit thii
week.
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