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Israel Gets N n-Aggression Assurance
U.S.-British
Said t
rench Declaration
orders' Guarantee
TEL AVIV—Premier David Ben-Gurion and American Ambassador Monnet B.
Davis met here at the Premier's residence to discuss the Middle East defense situation,
it was officially announced Tuesday. The announcement said that the meeting was held -
at the request of the U. S. Envoy.
Although actual details of the conversation were not revealed, it was stated in cir-
cles close to the American Embassy that Ambassador Davis told the Premier that the
tri-partite declaration of May 1950 remains the basis of the Western Powers' policy
toward the Middle East. The U. S. diplomat explained Vlat the U. S. -British - French
Declaration offers Israel an adequate safeguard against aggression in that the western
powers guarantee the borders of the Near East states against invasion by any country.
It is believed that the Israeli Premier stressed to Ambassador Davis that the West-
ern Powers should bring pressure on Arab capitals for peace • with the Jews.
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Israel Invited to Join Middle East Defense
WASHINGTON—United States government will ask Israel to enter a defensive
Far East although this invitation might alienate Arab states which
arrangement for .
will also be aske to join, it was indicated in government circles here.
Under such a defensive alliance Israel would cooperate—under a British command—
with Arab states, Turkey and Greece to protect the Eastern Mediterranean, it was
stated. Discussions to this effect took place in Tel Aviv between U. S. Ambassador Mon-
net B. Davis and Israel Premier David Ben-Gurion.
The State Department seems determined to protect Israel's . interest in whatever ar-
rangement the Western Powers may reach with Egypt which has been invited to be-
come one of the founding members of a Near Eastern defense organization, it was learn-
ed here. This view- was conveyed to the Israel, government by Ambassador Davis.
Eban Discusses Egyptian Crisis with State Department
Israel's view of the current Anglo-Egyptian crisis, with particular emphasis on the
Suez Canal issue, was discussed at the State Department by Israel Ambassador Abba
Eban with Assistant Secretary of State George C. McGhee. Schmuel Bendor, officer in
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charge of U. S. Affairs for the Israel Foreign Ministry, participated inthe
discussion.
The Ambassador said after the meeting that no progress bein g,,made at meet-
ings of the Palestine Conciliation Commission at Paris because the Alabs do not de-
sire a peaceful settlement with Israel. He said the Arabs even refuse to carry out the
terms of the armistice as interpreted by the United Nations Security Council. Mr. Than
said that current economic problems were also discussed.
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—American Jewish Press Photo
Aid Polio . Victims:
Five-year-old Ascher
kovak, suffering paralysis of the left leg as a result of polio
contracted three years ago, is shown shortly after his arrival
in New York by plane from Israel. The young Israeli was ac-
companied to the United States by his mother (rear) , a nurse,
and a Hebrew Immigrant Aid society worker who helped clear
Ascher through customs en route to the Sister Kenny Insti-
tute at Minneapolis. Ascher is the first polio victim from Israel
to be admitted' for treatment in the famed polio institute.
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Histadrut Declares R.R. Strike Illegal
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News from Tel Aviv
The strike of locomotive engineers which started Monday in Israel paralyzing rail traffic
throughout the country was proclaimed illegal by the Histadrut. The Jewish Labor Federa-
tion ordered the strikers to resume work forthwith, otherwise severe disciplinary measures
will be enforced against them. Making this unanimous decision, Histadrut explained that
the unapproved strike jeopardizes its prestige s everely, affects the country's essential utilities,
prevents transportation of essential commodities as well as vital building materials urgently
needed in various Maabarot throughout the country prior to the rainy season. The small-
scale strike began on the eve of Sukkoth, but the movement assumed a national scale Monday
night when all railway traffic standstilled in protest against Histadrut's contrary decision.
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New Homes Go Up:
Neat new homes are goingup in the shadow of
Israel's hills. Men of a maabara—a work camp in Israel—speed construction of housing for
themselves and other newcomers in one of the 180 work villages established in 1951 with
tie aid of United Jewish Appeal funds. These projects are part of the vast programs of
rescue, relief and resettlement carried on by UJA's•constituent agencies—the United Pal-
estine Appeal, Joint Distribution Committee and United Service for New Americans. To
See the job through, the UJA is now condu cting a campaign for $35,000,000 in cash,
,which must be raised by December 31. Plans for the extension of UJA activities and the
-itistkectiorrof 535,000,000; at theliational report conference York, Oct: 27 -28.
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Bond Issue's Fruits:
Sukkoth celebrates
the time of the "ingathering of the fruit," of thanksgiving for
the harvest. Israel is grateful this year too for the $50,000,-
000 it has already received as the first proceeds of the $500,-
000,000 State of Israel Bond Issue. This $50,000,000 is the
first fruit of the Israel Bond drive which must provide the re-
sources for industrial and agricultural expansion in Israel and
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for the absorption of hundreds of thousands of newcomers
during the•next•three years Of rapid development. •