srael Friendly to Big Power Note
Hope for Middle East Peace,
But Still Question Arab Arms
JERUSALEM, {JTA)—The Jewish Government gave
its reply to an 11-point note presented to her by the Western
Powers with regard to border security. The reply was handed
to the American, British and• French diplomatic representa-
tives in Israel.
It is understood that Israel accepted all the technical pro-
posals suggested by the "Big Three," including the erection
of a fence along the Arab-Israel frontiers. However, doubt
was expressed by Israel . whether these measures will check
Arab infiltration into Israel territory.
On the other hand, Israel
rejected the demand to extend U.S. does not intend to put
Wider powers to United Nat- pressure on Egypt to come to
tioi-is observers. The govern- terms with Israel.
anent does not oppose any sug- i They expressed the belief that
-
/
gestion to increase the number ; Israel will eventually benefit
of such observers, but is againstifrom the results of the agree-
their use of helicopters and giv- ,I ment reached last week between
ing them more power than they Britain and Egypt, under which
have at present. 'British troops will be withdrawn
The Israel government ex- Ifrom the Suez Canal area with-
in 20 months.
pressed willingness to permit
The State Department offi-
Arab refugees to pass from
the Egyptian-held Gaza strip cials said that American mili-
to the Hebron area; however, tary aid to Egypt would not af-
it insists that such passage ' feet the balance of power in
the Middle East. They contended
must be not under the super-
that, at present, the balance is
vision of the United Nations
observers but under Israel in Israel's favor, and the United
States is in a postion to main-
control. •
It was specified that this ' taro the balance between Israel
should not be considered a per- and the Arab countries and to
manent arrangement, but an ar- prevent serious outbreaks. They
rangement limited to unification ' emphasized that Israel'S appli-
cation for military aid would
of families only.
The reply of the Israel gov- ! eventually be granted, but not
ernment concludes by welcom-; for some time.
,;ig the initiative taken by the ; The government officials ex-
"estern Powers to 'reduce • the , pressed their views following a
vision on -the Arab-Israel bor- visit to the State Department
“ers. However, it stresses the by Israel Ambassador Abba Eb-
view that the best way to put an, who told Assistant Secretary
an end to such tension is of State Henry A. Byroade that
through direct Arab-Jewish ne- Israel 'considers that the West-
ern Powers are morally and po-
gotiations.
litically obliged to take political
U.S. WILL ARM EGYPT
Iii Washington, State Depart- and practical action to prevent
ment officials indicated that the a dangerous imbalance from
arising in the Middle East as a
result of the Anglo - Egyptian
pact.
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Eban told Byroade that the
position of the Israel govern-
ment is that complete absten ,-
tion from furnishing- muni-
tions grants to participants in
the Palestine war is prefer-
able to safeguard peace, but
the arming of Egypt without
similar assistance to Israel
would make nonsense of the
State Department doctrine of
"impartiality."
The pending U.S. grant of
munitions is opposed by Israel
i because it is felt the balance of
power in the Near East has al-
ready been swung to the Arabs'
favor by the U.S. arms grant to
Iraq.
Current apprehension exists
lest the arming of Egypt by the
United States would completely
destroy the equilibrium avowedly
sought by the Tripartite Declar-
ation of 1950.
The United States has ignored
Israel's request for military as-
sistance since. 1952.
Recent belligerent statements
by Egyptian government leaders
have been brought to the at-
tention of the State Department
as evidence of the basis for Is-
rael's concern.
Must Plan Arms Build-Up
' Israel circles indicated that if
Egypt receives arms from the
United States while Israel does
not, the Jewish State will be
compelled, in the interest of its
own national security, to make
an unprecedented defense build-
up.
They noted that no attempt
was made in statements by
President Eisenhower and Sec-
retary Dulles lauding the Suez
Canal settlements to call Egypt's
attention to its responsibilities
vis-a-vis Israel.
As arrangements are being ad-
vanced by the State Department
with Egyptian diplomats to ex-
tend to Egypt a munitions grant
similar to the one recently given
Iraq; Israelis in Washington
outlined suggestions they felt
should be urgently considered if
Near Eastern peace is to be pre-
served.
Mere repetition or reiteration raei. He reaffirmed the British conference question put to him
of the 1950 Tripartite Declara-
government's adherence to the by the Washington JTA• corres-
tion will not serve as an effec-
1950 Tripartite Declaration pondent; who pointed out that
tive deterrent to prevent
which guarantees the borders of the U.S. was a party to the
Egypt from acting 'aggressive-
the Middle East; states against U.N. resolution, and that Egypt
ly. This contention was ad-
aggression.
nevertheless has continued to
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vanced by Israel circles with •
refuse canal passage to ships of
the notation that the Declara-
American and other registries
tion does not require either
which carry cargoes to and from
of its three signatories —
Israel..
United States, Britain, France
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
Mr. Dulles was asked if this
to the Jewish News
to take military steps what-
WASHINGTON — Secretary of problem was considered in con-
WASHINGTON
ever to assist Israel in event
with the current Suez
State John Foster Dulles said settlement.
of renewed Arab aggression.
Dulles Hopeful Over
End to Suez Blockade
The hope "that the day may today he hoped Anglo-Egyptian
The Secretary replied that ar-
soon come in the Middle East negotiations on the Suez Canal rangements reached be tween
will
develop
so
that
Egypt
will
when Israelis and Arabs will
Egypt and the United Kingdom
live together in peace" was ex- be more disposed than it is now as he recalled them provided, in
pressed by Prime Minister Win-; to comply with a 1951 United
general, that the parties rear-
ston Churchill in a letter re- Nations resolution demanding
firm the status of the canal as
an
end
to
the
'anti-Israel
block-
ceived by Louis Lipsky, chair-
an international waterway.
ade.
man of the American Zionist
Committee for Public Affairs.
The Secretary's view on this I DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-5
The letter, written by Sir Win- matter was elicited by a press I
Friday, August' 6, 1954
ston's secretary reads:
"The Prime Minister has asked
me to ;tell you what pleasure it
gave him to receive a telegram
which reached him at Ottawas
sent by you on behalf of the
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Churchill Two-Faced?
Meanwhile, the inadequacy of
safeguards for Israel's interests
in the Anglo-Egyptian agree-
ment on evacuation of the Suez
Canal Zone by Britain came in
for a shelling by critics of the
Churchill government in Com-
mons and the House.
Clement R. Atlee, fo'rmer
Prime Minister and head of
the Labor Party hit out sharp-
ly both. at the agreement and
Churchill. He termed as "cur-
ious" the fact that the ques-
tion of PaleStine had been left
out of the pact, "particularly
because the Prime Minister
has always been a strong Zion-
ist."
He noted that Britain had
certain duties to Israel as well
as the Arab states and Turkey,
and demanded to *know what
plans had been adopted for se-
curity in the Middle East.
A number of ather critics, in-
cluding Richard Cross in a n
raised similar issues. Crossman
and some other MP's raised the-
possibility of British bases in
Israel to replace the Suez bases
being surrendered and insisted
that the future of the entire
Middle East depended on tearing
asunder the "curtain of hatred"
dividing the Israelis and the
Arabs.
Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden, defending the . govern-
ment's policy, noted that all
critics about Egypt's handling of
Suez traffic hit only one point
— the blockade against Israel.
This, he pointed out, was a pol-
icy of all the Arab states, not
just Egypt alone.
The Foreign Secretary denied
that the British government was
forgetting its obligation to Is-
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