HE JEWISH NEWS
Arab Tricks,
Inconsistencies,
Combine to Create
War Threats
Against Israel
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VOL. 25, No. 5
A Weekly Review
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Israel Reaffirms 'Desire for Peace' in Message to Dulles
Eisenhower Gets Assurance
Of concurrence by Jewish
State In Call for Restraint
Roundup of Latest Events Affecting Middle East, Based on JTA Teletype Wires to The Jewish News
Assertions by British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden that the 1948 Anglo-Jordon treaty means that "Britain must come im-
mediately to the aid of Jordan should she become engaged in war"; charges and counter-charges by Israel and the Arab states before
United Nations commissions; rebukes to Israel for alleged raids into Egyptian territory while Arab attacks have been ignored—these-
and a number of other incidents this week added to the aggravations in the Middle Eastern situation. •
In Washington, on Tuesday, Israel gave indications, in a letter to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, of the Jewish state's
"desire for peace," in response to President Eisenhower's appeal for Arab-Israel restraint. Israel Ambassador Abba Eban was instructed
by his government to send this communication to Mr. Dulles:
"The Government of Israel has studied with sympathy the statement of President Eisenhower at his press conference in
Washington on March 31 in which he appealed to both sides of the Arab-Israel dispute to exercise calm and restraint.
"The Government of Israel, for its part, fully responds to the spirit of President Eisenhower's appeal, which is in full accord
with its established policy. It has always been the desire of the Government of Israel to have pdaceful frontiers with its neighbors.
"The reciprocation of this desire by Israel's neighbors and their abstention from acts of provocation, violence and illegitimate
interference would lead to the immediate elimination of tension and to the creation of a peaceful atmosphere."
Meanwhile, a Cairo broadcast relayed in Washington reported that the Arab League Political Committee meeting in Cairo
voted for "decisive military measures" to end the border trouble, bur did not specify what these measures were.
It was learned from Washington diplomatic sources that the Western Powers have apparently agreed that any discussion of
the Arab-Israel tension at the United Nations Security Council must be made on the general security situation and not be restricted
to any specific incident.
Israel Ambassador Abba Eban on Tuesday discussed the question of consideration by the United Nations Security Council of
Arab-Israel tension with Henry A. Byroade, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
After - talking with Mr. Byroade, the Ambassador said that Israel hoped that the current crisis would be discussed before the
Security Council later this week or next week. Mr. Eban said that Israel has thought for the last two weeks that the Security Council
should embark on consideration of Arab-Israel difficulties, notwithstanding the admitted difficulties with regard to the great power
relations.. He took cognizance of the last two Anti-Israel vetoes by the Soviet Union of United Nations resolutions, but said that
Israel saw no substitute for UN action.
( In London, Israel Ambassador Eliahu Elath Tuesday saw British Foreign Secretary Eden with whom he discussed "matters
of common interest." It is believed that the visit was connected with the forthcoming Security Council discussion on the Israel and
the Lebanese complaints.)
Mr. Eban said any UN discussion of the Near Eastern problem should be broad and general and that he believed such a
general review was uppermost fin the thoughts of
the Big Three western powers. One purpose of Tuesday's
visit at the State Department by Ambassador Eban was to
introduce Meir Sherman, an Israel diplomat with the rank
of Minister, who is the newly-appointed director of eco-
nomic services of the Israel government in the United
States. Various economic matters were reviewed in gen-
eral terms, including the proposed foreign aid program
of the United States for the coming year.
Continued on Page 28
Pre-Campaign AJC Dinner Tuesday
Expected to Set All-Time Record
For Philanthropic Achievements
With Louis Broido, national United Jewish Appeal leader, as guest speaker, and
Hazel Scott as entertainer, the pre-campaign dinner of the Allied Jewish Campaign, next
Tuesday, at the Sheraton-Cadillac, will place into motion the annual campaign which
aims to raise $5,000,000 here for Israel and overseas needs and scores of local and na-
tional causes. John E. Lurie, pre-campaign chairman, predicted that at Tuesday's din-
ner an all-time high will be set for contributions at any one meeting in Detroit. The
record thus far is the $2,000,000 sum raised at last year's pre-campaign dinner.
Editorial, Page 9
Appeals by Leaders, Page 28
Pesach
Beal Estate Men Start Drive:
Real estate and building coun-
cil members launched their phase of the Allied Jewish Campaign at an affair at Hotel Statler
at which Joseph Meyerhoff, member of the National UJ A Cabinet, was guest speaker. Left
to right are Section Chairmen SAMUEL WEI DER, MAX WEISMAN, LLOYD WEINGAR-
DEN, MAX NOSANCHUK and BEN BUTEN; DAN NOSANCHUK; and GILBERT SILVER-
MAN and ROBERT BRODY,, also section chairmen of the division.
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a Free Land:
Rabbi EZE-
KIEL LANDAU, spiritual adviser of HIAS, Hebrew Immi-
grant Aid Society, explains to two recently-arrived young im-
migrants the meaning of the traditional components of the
Passover seder. Passover will have particular significance for
the several hundred immigrants who will be the seder guests
of HIAS at the Shelter, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, and
at Ellis Island. For these, who participated in the modern
Exodus, it will be the first Feast of Freedom in a free land
after more than a decade of homeless wandering.