U. S. 'Demilitarized Materiel' Also Goes to Egypt

British Newspapers Reveal 'Dr. Ludwig Lewisohn Dies at the Age of 72;
`Surplus' Sales in Germany
was Noted Zionist Leader, Wrote 31 Books

Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The
Jewish News
LONDON—British newspapers,
strongly critical of the sale of
British surplus war - goods to
Egypt, reported Tuesday that
American surplus armaments also
are being shipped to Egypt. These
weapons, the report said, are be-
ing handled by a large syndicate
of European dealers in war sur-
pluses. They include all types of
combat materiel, the report
stated.
According to the report, there
are 50 places in West Germany
and France where American "de-
militarized" war materiel is being
sold. One of the centers for this
trade is Heidelberg. A spokes-
man for the United States Army
Headquarters at Heidelberg was
quoted as conceding that "demili-
tarized" war materiel is being
sold, but when he was asked how
these goods have been "demili-
tarized," he eras quoted as having
replied, "we don't know the an-
swer."
A Defense Department
spokesman said in Washington
•that the United States Army in
Germany is authorized to sell
"demilitarized" military equip-
ment to Egypt under the same
provisions governing the sale
of such equipment in Conti-
nental United States to foreign
nations. He said that regula-
Mons_ required that weapons
sold under these requirements
could only be used for their
"basfe metal content," for scrap
rather than military purposes.
No statistics were available
here as to the type or amount
of American equipment sold to
Egypt by U. S. forces hi Ger-
many under "surplus" sales ar-
rangements. Normal export
permits required for munitions
are not required for such
"scrap" items, the spokesman
made known.
As Foreign Secretary Selwyn
Lloyd Wednesday opened his
two-day conference with British
Middle East envoys, observers
here discounted a press sugges-
tion that the British Ambassador
in Tel Aviv, J. W. Nichols, would
report on "prospects of :bringing
Israel to secret mediation talks."
This "no agenda" conference,
it was stressed, was primarily
aimed at providing the new For-
eign Secretary with full and up-
to-date information on the views
and attitudes of Middle Eastern
countries. British envoys would

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not be asked to make proposals
for a solution of any problems.
These, it was indicated, would be
for the Foreign Secretary him-
self to decide, after hearing from
Ambassadors and after a meeting
with John Foster Dulles in Wash-
ington the end of this month,
within the framework9f the
Eden-Eisenhower conferente.
While there is no formal
agenda discussion at the envoys'
meeting, it is expected to concen-
trate on five main points: 1. Fail-
ure of British initiative in getting
Jordan to join the Baghdad Pact
and the political situation which
resulted there; 2. Middle Eastern
arms supplies; 3. Prospects of
settling Arab-Israel disputes; 4.
Situation in Cypress; 5. Trends in
Egypt.
The British Cabinet met in
an extraordinary session Tues-
day to consider the growing
crisis in the Middle East and
Britain's role In that situation.
The Cabinet decided to issue a
White Paper detailing British.
arms shipments to Middle East
states, but turned thumbs down
on an early recall of Parlia-
ment to debate the govern-
ment's Middle East policy.
The Cabinet meeting grew out
of a visit by Liberal Party
Leader Clement Davies to Prime
Minister Sir Anthony Eden to
discuss the problem of British
arms supplies to the Middle East.
This visit had been preceded by
one Monday by Hugh Gaitskell,
recently elected leader • of the
Labor Party, who urged Sir An-
thony to recall Parliament for a
debate and to issue a White Paper
to clarify Britain's position vis-
a-vis the Israel-Arab conflict.
The Cabinet meeting was pre-
ceded by one at 10 Downing
Street, residence of the Prime
Minister, of Mr. Eden and chiefs
of all British armed services.
The new Foreign Secretary,
Selwyn Lloyd conferred Wednes-
day with eight British diplomats
accredited to Middle East capi-
tals who were hastily summoned
to London.
After the meeting between Mr.
Davies and Sir Anthony, the
prime minister's office issued a
communique noting that Sir An-
thony - had pointed out to Mr.
Davies that "control of export of
surplus war materials had been
stringently revised last summer."
The Prime Minister also drew Mr.
Davies' attention to "earlier state-
ments concerning this matter and
to the fact that for the first time
since 1945 licenses for export of
material which had been recon-
ditioned and re-exported for mili-
tary purposes had been sus-
pended, unless a guarantee was
given that it would not be put to
military uses."
Informed circles here stated
that the British government is
satisfied that new arrangements
now in force will effectively pre-
vent military equipment sold as
surplus from reaching countries
of the Middle East from British
sources. The British press has in
recent weeks kept up continuous
drumfire of criticism over the ex-
port of "surplus" tanks and other
material from Britain to Belgium,
where it is reconditioned and sent
to Egypt.

American Jewry lost one of its
most distinguished scholars, au-
tors and interpreters of Zionist
and cultural doctrines, in the
death, on Jan. 1, in Miami Beach,
of Dr. Ludwig Lewisohn. He
was 72.
Librarian of Brandeis Univer-
sity at the time of his death, Dr.
Lewisohn was one of 13 original
members of the Brandeis faculty.
He was professor of comparative
literature. He was the author of
31 books, some of which had
aroused countrywide controver-
sies. '4
He is survived by his wife, the
former Louise Wolk, and a son,
James, from a previous marriage
to Thelma Bowman Spear.
Before he became interested in
Jewish life, Dr. Lewisohn was a
professor at Ohio State Univer-
sity. His early marital troubles
and his reawakening to Jewish
needs, were expressed in "Up-
stream," which caused a sensa-
tion; in "Mid-Channel," "The
Island Within" and a number of
his other works.
His "Last Days of Shylock"
was one of his greatest works.
His latest book, published five
months ago, was "Theodore
Herzl: A Portrait for This Age."
He became interested in Zion-

ism, devoted himself earnestly to ported orthodox programs. He
the cause of Jewish national re- was a defender of the kashrut
birth; traveled widely in support plea when it became an issue in
eastern hospitals.
Born in Germany, he was
brought to this country at the
age of 7. He was educated at. the
College of Chirleston, S. C., and
from 1911 to 1919 was professor
of German language and litera-
ture at Ohio State University,
From 1920 to 1924 he was asso-
ciate editor of "The Nation," and .
from 1943 to 1948 he was editor of
"The N e w Palestine." Critics
considered him one of the finest
stylists in America.
Among his books are. "The Cre-
ative Life," "Israel," "The. Case :
of Mr. Crump," "Goethe," "The
Golden Vase," "This People,"
"The Permanent H o r i z o n,"
"Trumpet of Jubilee," "Expres-
sion in America," and "The Amer-
icafi Jew."

DR. LUDWIG LEWISCHIN

of the movement andmade it
his. major interest in life.
Dr. Lewisohn also became de-
voutly Jewish, was a great be-
liever in the all-day Jewish
schools that combined secular
and religious training and sup-

Testhnonial To Lehman Jan. 21

Senator Herbert H. Lehman
will be honored by the United
Jewish Appeal at a national testi-
monial dinner, Jan. 21, in the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York,
it was announced by William
Rosenwald, UJA general chair-
man. Walter H. Annenberg, pub-
lisher of the Philadephia Inquirer,
has agreed to
serve as chair-
man of the testa-
monial dinner
committee. Sen.
Lehman will be
cited .by -the
UJA, Mr. Rosen-
wald stated, for
his "nearly half
a century of
leaders-hip in
freedom's cause,
Sen. Lehman his championship
of the downtrodden and op-
pressed in all lands, and his out-
spoken and vigorous support of

Israel's independence." The testi-
monial to the Senator, Mr. Rosen-
wald added, will also mark tl-f6
opening of the UJA's 1956 nation-
wide drives of previous. years."

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from more than 25 states have
been designated so far by major
American Jewish organizations
to participate in the extraordi-
nary conference on the Middle
Eastern crisis to be held in Wash-
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