HE JEWISH NEWS Arab Tricks, Inconsistencies, Combine to Create War Threats Against Israel Commentary, Page 2 VOL. 25, No. 5 A Weekly Review of Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle aC 4e41) 7 GIVE Generously to Allied Jewish Campaign—and Enroll as a Volunteer Worker In This Great Life-Building Effort $4.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 15c 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd.—VE. 8-9364----Detroit 35, April 9, 1954 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. iii 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.