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VOLUME 28—No. 6
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Report Israelis 'Mad with Joy'
Over Second Oil Strike at Heletz
U S. Fails to ATegate
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E gyptian Arms Deal:
As The Jewish News goes to press, it is learned that
Israel Ambassador Abba Eban has denied a rumor that
Israel has been approached by the Soviet Union for arms,
assistance. Ambassador Eban said that Israel was seeking
arms, but that those arms were to counterbalance the
planned Communist assistance to Egypt. He said that
Israel is seeking its arms from the West, and has neither
approached nor been approached by Russia for an arms
, deal.
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(Copyright, 1955, By The Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Assistant Secretary of State
George V. Allen flew back here from Lebanon after warning
Arab leaders of the dangers of accepting arms from the Corn-
munist bloc.
Allen did not persuade Egypt's Premier Gamal Abdel
Nasser to cancel - his arms deal with Czechoslovakia. But the
U.S. envoy declared he thinks his flying mission to Egypt and
Lebanon has alerted Arab leaders to the possibilities of in-
creased Communist penetration in the Middle East.
(The Times of London reported. from Beirut that Mr.
Allen, in a conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Rashid
Karameh, - offered Lebanon American arms on condition they
would not be used for aggressive purposes and that an Ameri-
can training mission be permitted to enter Lebanon.)
Earlier, United States Ambassador to Israel Edward B.
Lawson left Israel suddenly for Beirut, for an urgent meeting
with Allen. The official announcement by the United States
Embassy of Lawson's departure said that the meeting was
-being held at the request of Mr. Allen.
Officials here expressed surprise over a statement in
Cairo by Egyptian Premier Nasser to the effect that he had
warned Washington. in June he would accept arms from the
-Soviet bloc if the United States refused to provide weapons
which Egypt had requested.
The U.S. officials stressed that the Egyptian request,
which included limited quantities of tanks, aircraft and artil-
lery, was approved "in principle." This meant that, if the
. Egyptians had been able to pay the price, they could have
had the arms.
From Direct JTA Teletype Wires to. The Jewish News
A second strike in Israel's first oil well at Heletz was made Wednesday morning.
The
new layer was struck at a depth of 4,965 feet, about 50 feet deeper than the initial strike.
The new find indicated that the two layers were not connected and also that the- second
appeared better than the first— thicker and darker.
JERUSALEM—Israel oil geologists and technicians are reported "mad
with joy" over another strike of oil in the Negev. The news of the new strike
comes only a few weeks after the original discovery which caused Israelis to
dance in the streets and utter silent prayers.
The second major oil find also is at Heletz, but in still a lower stratum
- of rock than the one in which the first well was found. Some reports say that
the quantity of oil at the Heletz formation is now believed to be four times
as great as originally thought when the first well was brought in.
Dr. Dov. Joseph, Minister for Development, rushed off to Heletz reportedly to investi-
gate the find. Meanwhile, feverish testing to verify the presence of more oil continued.
A spokesman for the Ministry for Development said he is optimistic over the prospects.
"The optimists among us," he said, "believe that Israel will get half her annual consump-
Lion from this well."
The spokesman told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the find would save Israel
about $20,000,000 a year in foreign exchange. Final results of the current testing will not'_
be made known until later in the week.
The Lapidoth Oil Company, which brought in the gusher, was understood to have
signed a contract with the Ministry of Communications for transportation of the crude oil
from Heletz to Haifa where Israel's refineries are located.
Religious Bloc Halts Formation of B-G's. Coalition
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Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
On the eve of the expected announcement of the composition of a new coarition cabi-
net by David Ben-Gurion, Israel's Prime• Minister-designate, the Religious National Front
announced that it would not enter the coalition.
The decision was adopted unanimously by the central body of the religious bloc,
composed of the Mizrachi and Mizrachi Workers Parties. The major dispute was over the
proposed program of the government and the distribution of portfolios offered by Ben-.
Gurion.
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Egypt's Claims on Israel Called 'Fantastic'
PARIS (JTA)—The Israel Embassy is in constant touch
with the French Foreign Ministry on the Middle East arms
situation and both parties are close to the problems, it was
indicated here.
Commenting on Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser's
statements about secret French sales of war material to Israel,
• sources close to the Israel Embassy said that the Israel-French
arms deal . was not secret at all. Col. Nasser's statements
were "fantastic distortions" of a report published by the
Near East Information Center, it was pointed out.
Geneva May Hold Answer to Arms Race
WASHINGTON (JTA)—There is a good likelihood that
the Soviet bloc will not send munitions to the Arab state's, if
major progress is made on other issues at the Geneva meeting
•this month of the Big Four Foreign Ministers.
This opinion was expressed in State Department circles.
The Geneva agenda does not include any discussion of the
Middle East arms situation, but it is assumed that the subject
will be pursued privately by Secretary of State John Foster -
Dulles with Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov. Secretary
Dulles is definitely expected to continue his pressure on the
Soviet Union to call off the Communist arms deal with Egypt.
The general impression here is that the deal by Czecho-
slovakia to supply arms to Egypt and possibly also to other
Arab countries may affect East-West relations in general and
especially the forthcoming Geneva parley. American officials
see in the Soviet bloc's agreement to arm the Arabs a major
test of Soviet intentions.
Knesset Convenes in Special Session
JERUSALEM—The Knesset convened here Wednesday
in a special session to consider the political situation in the
light of the recently-announced 'Czech-Egyptian arms deal.
The session was convened on the petition of the General
ZioniVs and Herut. Prime Minister Moshe Sharett was ex-
pected to use the session as a forum for the clarification of
the government's views, by making a Cabinet-approved state-
ment.
It is considered likely that a general debate on Sharett 's
statement will not take place before next week and that it
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Sharett to Speak
In Detroit Nov.7
Two other parties, in addition to Ben-.Gurion's own Mapai
party, which are included in his proposed five-party coali-
tion, have accepted portfolios. They are Achdut Avodah and
Mapam.
Achdut Avodah has proposed the naming of Israel Bar -
His Excellency Moshe Shar-
Yehudah as Minister of Interior, Brig. Gen. Moshe Carmel as
ett, Prime Minister of the State
of Israel, will appear in De
Minister of Communications, and Zeev Tzur as Deputy Min-
troit on Nov. 7. The occasion
ister of Agriculture.
is a dinner in his honor spon-
Mapam's choice for assigned portfolios were Mordecai
sored by the Detroit Commit-
Bentov, Minister of Development, and Israel, Barzilia, as
tee for State of Israel Bonds.
Minister of Health.
The dinner, by invitation
only, will be held at 7
The Progressives who earlier had accepted on the basis
Nov. 7, at the Veterans Memo-
of a five-party coalition. have not yet made any decision
rial Bldg., on West Jefferson.
joining a four-party government.
Irwin I. Cohn has accepted the
chairmanship.
Prime Minister Sharett, who
will be in the country to ad-
dress the United Nations' ses-
sions in New York, is planning
to speak at a number of Bond
functions in various cities
throughout the U.S.
In preparation for Sharett'
visit, the Women's Division is
is
intensifying its efforts for BIG
Day — this Sunday -- during
which women workers will
call on residents -of the North-
west and Dexter sections in an
all-out effort to sell Israel
Bonds.
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Sunday also will be the last
opportunity for Bond purchas-
ers to receive tickets to the
"Afternoon in Israel" program
which features Col. Dina
Werth, commander of CHEN,
the Women's Army of Israel,
and Israeli pianist Menahem
Pressler.
"Afternoon in Israel," the
annual meeting of the Wom-
v u's Division, is open to all
purchasers of $500 in Israel
Bonds, and will be held at 1
p.m., Monday, in the Statler
Workers of the Lapidot-lsrael
Hotel's Grand Ballroom.
Petroleum Company are showered with oil as a gusher shoots
A stag dinner party will be
from a well sunk at Heletz in the Northern 'Negev. Lapi-
held for U.S. Sen. Hubert H.
dot was formed with the participation of Mekbroth Water
Humphrey, who is coming
Company, Ltd., of Tel Aviv, which was enabled to carry out
here next week on behalf of
its work with $28,181,000 in Israel Bond allocations, received
the Israel Bond drive, by Al-
prior to March 31 of this year. Israel also used the Bond
fred Epstein at 7:30 p.m.,
Thursday, in the dining room
proceeds to finance preliminary oil research work of several
of the Pfeiffer Brewing Co.
teams of' geophysicists and other technicians.
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p.m.,
on
It's A Gusher: