Syria's Attack Minimized; New Aims for Peace
Britain Continues to Send
Tanks to Egypt; Boycott by
Arabs Discussed by Dutch
(Continued from Page 1) .
Syria's call for expulsion and
for economic sanctions against
Israel will not find the
echo in the Council which the
Arab bloc anticipates. Especial-
ly is this so, since the composi-
tion of the Council changes on
January 1, with Yugoslavia
taking Turkey's place, Cuba re-
placing Brazil, and Australia
taking over New Zealand's
r-L– _place..
At present, Marshall Tito of
Yugoslavia is off to try to induce
Egyptian leaders in Cairo to talk
peace with Israel. It is there-
fore assumed that Tito's repre-
sentative on the Security Coun-
cil is not likely to take a "tough"
line against Israel here. Cuba,
another of the new Council
members, is a member of the
Latin American bloc which is
often sympathetic to .Israel.
Australia's stand on Israel is
likely to resemble New Zea-
land's — a moderate viewpoint
that does not overlook Israel's
cause as against the Arab states.
The Syrian wish for Israel's
expulsion thus . remains an empty
proposal unless a member of the
f
Council sponsors a resolution to
put it up for formal discussion.
The Syrians had asked the So-
viet Union to sponsor the resolu-
tion but were turned down. The
USSR's A. A. Sobelev did tell
the Council that Syria's resolu-
tion should be given attention—
but that was lip service to ap-
. pease the Arab bloc; it is not
believed the USSR will go near-
ly as far in condemning Israel
as the Syrians would like.
151 British Tanks Sent
From Belgium to Egypt
BRUSSELS (J T A) — T h e
Egyptian freighter "Sai Kahira,"
which sailed from Antwerp last
week, carried 51 reconditioned
British Valentine tanks. Earlier
reports were to the effect that
the vessel had been loaded with
15 tanks. It is understood here
that a total of 359 Valentines
had been imported here from
Britain for "reconditioning," and
that 151 of these tanks have al-
ready been shipped to Egypt.
Herut Demonstrates
Against Minister Sharett
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Mem-
bers of the right-wing Herut
Party here staged a demonstra-
tion in front of the offices of the
Foreign Ministry where, at the
time, Foreign Minister Moshe
:Sharett met with the Cabinet to
'report on the world political
situation as seen by him follow-
`ling his recent trip abroad.
The demonstrators carried urn-
brellas bearing such inscriptions
as "Traitor!" "Munich," and "We
:don't want another Auschwitz."
Strong police detachments dis-
persed the demonstrators. There
were no arrests.
Dutch Parliament Hears
Arab-Israel Report
states and no state of war exists,
Dr. Lun asserted. Liberal and
Catholic Socialist deputies later
joined in the expression of
warmth toward Israel, and urged
that the Government make an
official statement with respect to
the Arab boycott attempts.
Hammarskjold to Seek
Middle East Settlement
NEW YORK (JTA) — New
moves to seek a definitive solu-
tion to the problems besetting
the Middle East were under way
this week, as fast-moving de-
velopments centering around the
beleaguered State of Israel,
hemmed in by the emnity of its
Arab neighbors, led to increas-
ing recognition of the necessity
for an accord.
United Nations Security Coun-
cil General Dag Hammarskj old
announced he would visit Tel
Aviv, Cairo, Beirut and the capi-
tals of the other Arab states, as
part of a two-month tour. Mr.
Hammarskjold while not specifi-
cally visiting the Middle East
on a peace talk mission, will
attempt to use his good offices
with the governments of that
area to effect some kind of a
rapproachment between the con-
flicting countries.
The United States, Britain and
France were conferring on the
wording of a resolution to be
proposed to the UN Security
Council, which is now consider-
ing Syria's complaint against
Israel in connection with the
battle at Lake Tiberias on Dec.
11. Syria, which had demanded
that Israel be censured, ousted
from the United Nations and
have economic sanctions levied
against her, cannot submit her
own resolution formally, since
she is not a member of the
Council.
Counteracting the Syrian re-
quest, Ambassador Eban asked
the Security Council "to take
effective action against the "ag-
gressive Syrian encroachments"
on Israel territory and submitted
documents proving that Syrian
military authorities issued orders
to fire upon Israeli fishermen
and to regard Lake Tiberias as
"Syrian territory." Under the
armistice agreement, all of Lake
Tiberias is included in Israel
territory, plus an eleven-yard
strip of land on the side border-
ing Syria.
Before the meeting opened,
Mr. Eban circulated among the
members of the Council a
sheaf of documents captured
by Israel during the December
11 raid showing that the Sy-
rian high command had de-
liberately ordered violation e
the armistice agreement by or-
dering its troops to fire on
Israel shipping on the north-
eastern corner of the lake,
which is wholly within Israel
territory. Later, Mr. Eban un-
derscored a point to the effect
that Mr. Shukairy did not
deny the authenticity of the
documents but instead shouted
his insistence that "Israel has
no frontiers."
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Hol-
land, which was among the na-
tions responsible for the survival
of Israel as a member of the
The captured documents in-
United' Nations, stands complete- cluded orders issued by Shuquat
ly aloof from the tendency of Shukeir, Chief of Staff of the
the Arab states to deny Israel's Syrian Army, on March 14, 1954
existence, Dutch Foreign Minis- claiming that "Syrian territorial
ter Dr. Lun told the second waters in Lake Tiberias should
chamber of the Dutch Parlia- be regarded (extending) 250
ment. He declared that Israel meters (850 feet) from shore."
and the Arabs were both re- He ordered that "fire should be
sponsible for border incidents, opened on Israel vessels enter-
but Israel has sometimes gone ing this limit."
too far in its retaliation for Arab
Mr. Eban pointed out that
incursions.
the very report submitted by
Referring to the list of ques-
Gen. Burns "confirms that Is-
tions received by Dutch busi- rael has proposed and Syria
nessmen from an Arab boycott
has rejected proposals for an
committee in Damascus,. request-
agreement which would en-
ing information as to their busi-
able the question of "fishing
ness dealings with Israel and
rights" on the lake to be
whether they employ Jewish settled peacefully. The Israel
personnel, Dr. Lun said that
delegate noted that Gen. Burns
Holland would not be intimi-
himself "makes it extremely
dated by the boycott. There is
clear that we are speaking
no legal principle for the boy- here of Israeli territory, and
cott, since there is an armistice
of Israeli waters." He chal-
between Israel and the Arab
lenged Mr. Shukairy's refer-
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Friday, December 30, 1955
ence to "Syrian territtorial
waters in the Lake of Tib-
erias" as an "astoundingly im-
pudent expression" and as a
"fantastic claim."
While Mr. Shukairy squirmed
and refused to discuss "unim-
portant" matters such as terri-
torial demarcation, Mr. Eban
drove home a number of times
that Syria's entire case rests on
the suppostion that it can un-
ilaterally violate the Syrian-
Israel armistice agreement. On
his own behalf, Mr. Eban asked
"that the Security Council will
include in its resolution a clear
injunction to Syria to avoid in-
terference with Israeli activities
on the lake and in Israeli terri-
tory surrounding the Lake; and
also a clear statement forbidding
Syria from exercising illicit con-
trols on Lake Tiberias on its
shores or indeed on any single
inch of territory beyond the
border defined by the general
armistice agreement between Is-
rael and Syria."
Burns' Report Places
Blame for Raid on Israel
bate here by Ismet Inonu, leader
of the opposition Republican
Party and former President of
Turkey. Mr. Inonu charged that
the error of the Menderes policy
was exemplified by his encour-
agement of one side "by promis-
ing to rush to its frontiers just
when Arab-Israel relations have
worsened and when a peaceful -
solution to the problem is
sought." He also charged that
Turkey had assumed too many
commitments in connection with
the Baghdad Pact.
Mr. Inonu's reference to en-
couragement of one side was in-
tended as criticism of statements
attributed to the Premier during
a recent tour, especially when
he told Jordan's Arab Legion
that it should not be surprised
"if Turkish troops come to its
aid in the event of a war." Mr.
Menderes who had earlier re-
Belgians Say They Are
a f f i r m e d his intention to
Powerless to Halt Arms
strengthen the Baghdad Pact and
BRUSSELS (JTA) — Belgian Turkey's policy of friendship
authorities have continued to with the Arab states, was given
maintain that since the British a strong vote of confidence by
surplus arrives in their country the Parliament.
marked "goods in transit," they
are powerless to halt shipments. Transfer Remains of Irgun
The only way to pr event Commander to Cyprus
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The
material from reaching Egypt by
this route, they contend is for remains of David Rasiel, first
Britain to halt the initial sur- commander of the Irgun Zvai
Leumi, who was killed in Iraq,
plus sales to the dealers,
while on a mission for the Bri-
- The use of a large workshop
tish during World War II 14
in Antwerp for the overhaul of
years ago, were transferred from
British "surplus" war material
Iraq to the Jewish cemetery in
and its transshipment from that
Cyprus by the British authori-
port to Egypt was denounced by
ties. It is understood that his
the vast majority of the Belgian
• press. The various items are re- family and particularly his
widow, who is now a Herut
furbished by arms specialists in
deputy in the Israel Parliament,
the employ of the Zellick Com-
have been requesting British
pany. The plant is strictly off
authorities for many years not
limits to the press and one news
to leave his body in Iraq.
photographer who attempted to
Rasiel had been assigned by
take a picture was warned off
with the threat that if he the British security authorities
snapped the shutter his camera in Palestine to assist British
forces in quelling the Axis-
would be destroyed.
backed revolt of Rashid al Ghal-
Ex-President of Turkey
iani in Iraq, and in sabotaging
Attacks Pro-Arab Utterances
German Luftwaft units station-
ISTANBUL (JTA) — A vio- ed there. Rasiel was killed in a
lent attack on the . government of German bombing raid while in
Premier Adnan Menderes and a 'car with a British major on
its Middle East policy was his way to perform a
launched in a Parliamentary de- Rasiel was buried in Habaniyah.
mechanics racing . to recondition
still another hundred tanks in
fear that export licenses may
soon be frozen.
The Jewish Telegraphic Agen-
cy learns that some months ago,
when the knowledge of similar
transactions had come to the at-
tention of Israel authorities, the
matter was raised with the Bri-
tish government within the
framework of talks concerning
the operation of the Tripartite
Declaration of 1950 — under
Which the United States, Britain
and France had guaranteed
Middle Eastern borders and the
maintenance of the status quo
in military power. There would,
therefore, seem to be no grounds
for a number of reports to the
effect that the British govern-
ment had only recently become
aware of these transactions.
Earlier, Gen. Burns informed
the Security Council that Israel
committed "a deliberate viola-
tion" of the armistice agreement
with Syria when Israel armed
forces attacked Syrian gun posi-
tions on Lake Tiberias. At the
same time, he reported to the
Council that Syria had com-
mitted a number of serious pro-
vocations against Israel in the
last year and a half.
While reporting objectively
the logic behind many of Is-
rael's complaints against Syria,
Gen. Burns pointedly placed the
latest in the same category with
"the Kibya and Gaza incidents,
with which the Security Council
had to deal." Since, in connec-
tion with both those incidents,
the Council . had censured Israel,
the phrasing of the Burns report
was seen here as a possible in-
vitation to the Council to con-
demn Israel for the latest at-
tacks.
Gen. Burns made one positive
suggestion for possible easing of
the tensions between Syria and
Israel, by suggesting "there
might be a kind of gentleman's
agreement concerning Israel po-
lice boats" on Lake Tiberias. He
declared also that "the Syrian
authorities could without impair-
ing their legal position in the
CASABLANCA, Morocco,
matter, authorize individuals re-
(JTA) — The Moroccan govern-
siding in Syria to apply for fish-
ment has ordered the cancellation
ing permits issued by the Israel
of Jewish community elections
authorities."
throughout Morocco. The sudden
Britain Detains Tank
order came on the eve of the
Equipment Sold to Egypt
elections. It was issued by Pre-
LONDON (JTA) — British mier Bekkai and conveyed to the
Customs officials halted loading communities over the telephone.
It is assumed that the order is
operations involving hundreds of
tons of steel tank braces at the related to the impending changes
Welsh port of Cardiff. The ma- in Moroccan legislation. Hither-
terial, which was believed bound to Jewish communal elections
for Egypt, was being loaded were not valid until approved by
aboard a foreign vessel. The the Grand Vizier. A new statute
tracks are now under guard is expected in the very near
pending completion of an official future defining the status of the
Jewish communities.
investigation.
Reports from Antwerp, how-
Earlier ; it was learned that the
ever, indicated that still an- rift within the Jewish communi-
other 51 Valentine tanks were ties in Morocco over the naming
loaded on an Egyptian freighter. of a Jewish member to the
The reports also described the MoroccanCabinet has resulted in
feverish activities of Belgian demonstrations and street fight-
Morocco Cancels
Jewish Elections
ing in Marrakesh, one of the
largest Jewish communities in
the country. Police were forced
to use tear gas to disperse the
demonstrators. There were no
casualties. The post of Minister
for Post and Telegraph in the
Moroccan Cabinet was filled with
the appointment of Dr. Leon Ben-
Zaquen. (See later story on
Page 5).
Invite Vatican Experts
To Tel Aviv University
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Vatican
and Jewish experts on Islamic
culture will be invited to lecture
at the expanded Tel Aviv Uni-
versity, Prof. A. Ephrath, dean of
the university, announced.
The school has acquired a new
campus site north of the Yarkon
River.
Women Rehearse for Annual JWF Institute Show
Mrs. LEONARD W. FOX (right), director and author of the song and dance presentation
which will open the Jewish Welfare Federation Women's Division's 10th annual Institute,
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 9:45 a.m., at Congregation Adas Shalom, rehearses members of her cast
(left to right) Mesdames WILLIAM LANSKY, BERNARD M. FELDMAN, LEWIS S. GROSS-
MAN, HARRY B. ARONOW, LEON H. LEWIS, DONALD S. SCHILLER and ROBERT ALPERN.
Setting forth the theme of the day, "Let's Go Steady . . . with our community," the play will
include a musical review outlining the ,growth of Federation and its agencies. The chorus will
sing "Getting to Know You," "Love and Marriage," and "New York, New York." Other members
of the cast include Mesdames Gerald Aptekar, Albert Newman and Morton B. Zuckerman. Mrs.
Leonard Birndorf is pianist and Mrs. Leon S. Wayburn will handle the lighting. There will be an
eight-foot map of the community wired to light up as each Federation agency is noted in the
presentation. The show will be followed by four workshops at 10:15 a.m., a luncheon and an
afternoon session. Mrs. Alexander W. Sanders is chairman of the program committee, assisted by
Mrs. Herschel V. Kreger and Mrs. Arthur H. Rice.