Senate to Probe Arms Shipments

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tanks left the port of Brooklyn
for Saudi Arabia on the freight-
er James. Monroe. It was re-
ported that besides its cargo of
tanks, the freighter also carried
about 20 dismantled jet planes
for Saudi Arabia, but these re-
ports could not be confirmed.
State Department spokesman
Lincoln White declined to re-
veal the reaction of the De-
partment to Senator George's
request in detail a list of arms
furnished to various Middle
East countries in the $16,000,000
sales mentioned in the state-
ment issued by the Department.
Mr. White indicated that Is-
rael's $50,000,000 arms request
was being handled separately
from other Israel requests, but
that it was all included in the
regional total of $150,000,000 in
applications mentioned in that
statement: He said that it was
still the Department's policy to
avoid an arms race between
Israel and the Arab countries.
State Dept. scored for Failure
to Consult Congress Leaders
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey
accused the State Department
of "either designed deception
or gross incompetence" in con-
nection with the tanks sent to
Saudi Arabia. At the same time,
Rep. James P. Richards, chair-
man of the House Foreign Af-
fairs Committee, accused the
State Department of treating
the House like a "weak-minded
illegitimate son" on • foreign pol-
icy matters including the Saudi
Arabian tank issue.
(The New York Times re-
ported from Washington that
State Department officials
gave consideration to the
early sale-to Israel of at least
part of the major weapons
she asked for three months
ago. "No- decision* has been
reached primarily - because of
reported differences within
the department on the issue.
But the possibility of the sale
of some arms to Israel is ex-
pected to be put before Sec-
retary of the State Dulles
this week," the report said.)
Democratic Presidential as-
pirant Adlai Stevenson, speak-
ing in Chicago, said: "The sit-
uation in the Middle East is
very critical and I think this is
a good time to keep cool. While

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it is not unmindful of Israel's
peril and is actively seeking
peaceful solutions of the
mounting tension."

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Nasser Threatens War;
Syria Gets Soviet Arms

LONDON, (JTA) — Egyptian
Premier Col. Gamal-Abdel Nas-
ser made kown that if war de-
velops between Israel and Sy-
ria, Israel will be attacked by
Egyptian forces. "We consider
any attack against Syria an at-
tack against Egypt," he said at
a graduation ceremoney of air
cadets which was marked by a
demonstration of nine Soviet
bombers flying overhead.
Col. Nasser told the audience
that he expects war with Israel
this spring. "When we hear talk
today of a spring Zionist offen-
sive we are not panic-stricken,"
he stated. "We have been ex-
pecting it for six Months."
It was revealed that Syria is
getting a share of the arms
which Egypt received from
Communist Czechoslovakia. The
Cairo press reported that Syria
has joined Egypt in concluding
an arms pact with Soviet coun-
tries.

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PARIS — France is banning
shipments to Egypt of light
arms that might be useful for
anti-colonial rebels in North
Africa, but is permitting the
shipment of heavy armaments
that Egypt would use only in
a war against Israel.
These facts became evident
here Tuesday after a series of
conferences between Premier
Guy Mollet and Foreign Min-
ister Pineau with the Egyptian
Ambassador to Paris.
Mollet told the Cairo envoy

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WASHINGTON — State De-
partment sources confirmed on
Tuesday that consideration is
being given to the request by
Saudi Arabia for 18 additional
tanks—M47 Patton tanks which
are about twice as heavy as
Walker Bulldogs shipped to
Saudi Arabia earlier this week.
It was learned meanwhile
that six B26 four-engine born-
bers have already been shipped
to Saudi Arabia. Lincoln White,
State Department press officer,
disclosed that a number of ap-
plications for arms for the Mid-
dle East have been approved
but have not yet gone out. He
said, however, that these came
within the $16,000,000 figure
cited in the State Department's
statement on Feb. 18.
Mr. White would neither con-
firm nor deny whether the
Saudi Arabian request for Pat-
ton tanks would soon be ap-
proved. The spokesman said he
had no answer to Israel's re,
quest for arms.,
He said he had no informa-
tion on Israel's supplementary
request of last December for
naval equipment, principally
anti=submarine equipment. He
said he did not know whether
a reply to Israel on arms could
be expected soon.

Israel-Egyptian Armistice
Body Meets for Firs't
Time Since September
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
Israel-Egyptian Mixed Armis-
tice Commission met for the
first time since last September
and promptly condemned Egypt
for an armed incursion into Is-
rael territory last August dur-
ing which Egyptian troops oc-
cupied an Israeli observation-
post and seriously wounded an
Israeli soldier b e f ore being
driven back.
The commission termed the
attack on Aug. 25 a "flagrant
violation" of the armistice
agreement and called on the
Egyptian authorities to cease
their attacks on Israelis. When
the Egyptians withdrew that
day, they left behind some 400
different items of military
equipment.
Abe- Green to Head
Israel has nearly completed
the release of an estimated 3,- Detroit Delegation
000,000 pounds sterling in To UJA Conference
blocked Arab accounts in Israel
Many Detroit Jewish leaders
banks. As of last week, the are expected to participate in
totals paid out have amounted the National Conference of the
to 2,580,000 pounds sterling, United Jewish
with the largest share going to Appeal at
Arabs now .1iying in Jordan.
Saxony Hotel,
Israel, Egypt Agree on
Miami Beach,::r
Feb. 24-26, ane
Exchange of War Prisoners
LONDON, (JTA)—Israel and t o participate
Egypt hhve agreed to an ex- i n launching
change of prisoners of war and the 1956
the exchange is expected to Campaign.
Dr. Giora
take place on the Gaza strip
Sunday, the Daily Herald re- Josephthal, Is-
rael's chief of-
ported.
The significance of this move ficer for the Dr. Josephthal
is considerable, the newspaper's resettlement o f immigrants,
diplomatic correspondent noted, treasurer of the Jewish Agency
despite the fact that the num- for Palestine, will address the
ber -of prisoners involved is conference.
Abe Green, chairman of the
small. "It is the first construc-
tive gesture by either nation for real estate and building council,
many months," he wrote. The will be chairman of the Detroit
Israelis are believed to be hold- delegation at Miami. Joseph
ing some 70 Egyptian soldiers Holtzman, a national UJA
and civilians, while the Egypt- chairman and Abe _Kasle, a
ians hold six Israelis. The Her- UJA cabinet member, will be
ald gave credit for negotiating active participants in the con-
the exchange to an Internation- ference.
al Red Cross official, David de
Traz, a citizen of Switzerland.
FOR THE BEST
France Permits Shipment
Of Arms Against Israel

DireCt JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News

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that "energetic steps" would be
taken by France if Egypt did
not show "concrete steps" of
pro - French friendship within
the next 15 days. Pineau made
it very clear that the reason
the shipment of light arms was
suspended is because these ma-
terials were finding their way
to anti-French rebels in North
Africa.
On the other hand, no secret
is made of the fact that heavy
armaments are going from this
country to Egypt. It was con-
f i r m e d that "an important
quantity" of tanks and heavy
guns left Marseilles last -Satur-
day for Alexandria.
State Dept. Confirms New
Saudi Arabian Arms 'Order

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