Israel-Arab Issue Tale led Iry

ge,

Goverimmtents

were deliberately ."planted" to British Claim Agreement
and the Arab states - once they
confuse public opinion which, With U. S. On Intervention
had reached an agreement.
. Direct JTA Teletype Wire
in the wake of - U.S. tank sales
Sir Anthony said that Britain
to The Jewish News
to Saudi Arabia, is more in-
was trying to accomplish three
LONDON — Great Britain
clined to favor U. S. arms
things in the Arab-Israel situa-
respect," he stated. "A more
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sales to Israel. The State De- and the United States have tion, first and most important
permanent
and
agreed
line
is
tion of the U. S. position. He
agreed
on
"joint
prompt
active
partment officially denies
being a settlement on boun-
said he will resume talks with necessary."
knowledge of reported pend- intervention" in event of an at- daries. The second point he
Mr. Dulles justified the send- ing French sales to Israel.
State Department of f i c i a l s
tack by either Israel or Arab cited was the Tripartite Declar-
ing of the 18 American army
states, British sources indicated ation of 1950. The third point,
soon.
The
State
Department
con-
tanks to Saudi Arabia. He as-
Tuesday. It was asserted that he said, was that of neutral
No Change in Fleet Orders
firmed
reports
that
the
shipment
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, serted it did not affect Arab- of surplus wheat to the Egypt allied intervention would be zones on Israel borders and
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Israel power balance. These had been carried out under an immediate and would range whether possible increases there
Staff, said after appearing be- tanks, he argued, might protect arrangement which permitted from sanctions against an eg- would reduce risk of incidents.
fore the Senate Foreign Rela- 6,000 Americans in 'Saudi the Egyptians to use their black- gressor to outright support of . Sir Anthony rejected sugges-
tions Committee on Monday Arabia. If the U. S. refused to list of ships which traded with the party attacked.
tions that the Soviet Union be
Informants stated that the brought into consultations on
that there has been no change sell tanks; the U. S.-Saudi Ara- Israel. A department spokesman
bian
agreement
for
the
use
of
in orders to the U. S. Mediter-
"explained" that the U. S. had West's current planning is based the Middle East. He told his
ranean Fleet as a - result of Arab- the air base at Dharan might no control over the selection of largely on the assumption that critics that "you must have
not
be
renewed.
He
said
that
Israel tension.
ships, except for the require- Egypt, now morally and ma- some confidence between pow-
The Admiral refused to say if the policy governing the rela- ment under the Cargo Prefer- terially reinforced, would not ers before you can sit down to
he was questioned by the com- tionship between the U. S. and ence Act that 50 per cent of venture into aggression.
discuss. problems of this kind
British and American policy- with any real hope of making
mittee about the Sixth Fleet and Saudi Arabia was laid by the surplus commodities must be
makers claim they are at pres- progress. If you are not going
its possible role in the event of late President Roosevelt and shipped on American vessels.
ent more concerned with the to make progress then.it is much
Middle East hostilities. A state- confirmed by former President
The
New
York
-
Post
had
re-
possibility of a sudden attack better not to sit down because
merit issued by the committee Truman. He added that it was
said Admiral Radford "review- under this policy that American ported from Washington that by Israel than a move by Egypt. results are likely to be worse
Western anxiety further stip- at the end rather than better."
ed the military situation in the service men of Jewish faith the United States Government
Middle East." The statement did were kept out of Saudi Arabia. had "bowed" to Egypt's black- ulates that the effect of any
listing
of
American
shippers
The Secretary several times
attack whatever could be dis- `Distaste' in Paris
not elaborate.
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
Herbert Hoover, Jr., Under- urged his listeners not to inject trading with Israel, when it ap- astrous. Observers believe it
to The Jewish News
proved
a
deal
which
provides
the
Arab-Israel
issue
into
the
probably
would
lead
to
an
in-
PARIS — Official French
secretary of State. reiterated the
for
the
sending
of
55,000
tons
of
forthcoming
election
campaign.
crease •of Soviet influence in the circles Tuesday regarded with
views expressed last Friday be-
fore the committee by Secretary He said that the Arab world surplus wheat worth more than region. Most counter measures considerable distaste rep or t s
of State Dulles. He told the believes that the United States $4,000,000 to Egypt. The ship- are envisaged on the assumption published in New York to the
committee that the "problet-n of is largely dominated by domes- ment was sanctioned by three that Israel is more likely to be effect that the British and
Federal agencies — the State the aggressor.
American governments are en-
preventing a war in the Middle tic political considerations.
Democrath! Senators took is- Department, Agriculture De-
Intervention decisions are un- couraging France to deliver 12
East is fundamentally one for
sue with Secretary of State partment and the International derstood to be based on agree- Mystere type four-jet Intercep-
the United Nations."
The committee statement said', Dulles' explanation before the Cooperation Administration — ments reached in principle dur- tor planes to Israel.
French sources remarked with
most of the testimony given by 1 Senate Foreign Relations Corn- without a word of protest, the ing the recent Washington talks
between President Eisenhower asperity that they preferred not
Radford and Hoover could not jmittee of the shipment of 18 Post said.
"In doing so," the Post em- and Prime Minister Eden.
to cpmpromise France's rela-
be made public -for reasons of i tanks to Saudi Arabia and his
The final scope and nature of tions with Egypt and other
national security." Admiral j plea to keep the Israel issue out phasized, "they accepted the de-
Radford reported that there has of election-year politics. Sen. mand of the wheat purchase projected Western action will countries by delivering fighter
been no increase in strength of I Walter F. George, chairman of committee of the Egyptian Em- be kept secret, but Foreign Sec- planes to Israel. They noted
the U. S. Sixth Fleet in the 1 the . committee, said the Arab- bassy here that grain not be retary Selwyn Lloyd will warn pointedly that this was a risk
Israel question "can't be kept shipped in any vessel black- of its implications when he neither the British nor the
Mediterranean.
out of the 1956 campaign. Sen. listed by Egypt or any ship that visits Tel Aviv and Cairo, early Americans were disposed to
.Testimony Provokes Concern
take themselves.
American Jews interested in Hubert H. Humphrey, a corn- either passes through Israel's next month.
Foreign Minister Christian
'the fate of Israel felt deeply mittee member, complained that territorial waters or touches its The Commons Debate
The London Times Tuesday Pineau proposed in a statement
concerned by the views on the Secretary Dulles had left un- ports. Not only the cost of the
Arab-Israel situation expressed i settled "what is going to be wheat but the price of shipping editorially welcomed the optim- here that France should act as
last Friday by SeC- retary Dulles done, to protect Israel's terri- it are borne by American tax- ism over the possibilities of the mediator between Israel and the
settlement of the Arab-Israel Arab States. He said that the
during his testimony before the torial sovereignty."
payers.
Senate Foreign Relations Corn- Allen's Testimony
Except for an additional 4,000 dispute voiced Monday by For- problems involved were ex-
mittee. These views. also pro-
Assistant Secretary of StatP tons }-vr)ual^'- through- normal eign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd tremely delicate but he had not
duced sharp criticism among iGeorge V. Allen testified before commercial channels Lrie 55 -,Ge,0 during the Commons debate on lost hope that the way could be
leading Democratic members of a subcommittee of the House ton shipment- is a $4,000,000 foreign affairs. The Journal found to a peaceful settlement.
France, he said, would act
the Senate, who. declared that Foreign Affairs Committee, gift of the U. S. public un- noted however that "it is less
they are not satisfied with Mr. where he had been asked to der provisions of the Mutual easy to see that it is grounded within the framework of the
tripartite agreement, or within
Dulles' testimony.
clarify the State Department's . Security Act," the report point- on any solid evidence."
In his. reply winding up de- a Four-Power framework if the
The Secretary of State ad- "on-again-off-again" policy as 1 ed out. Since ships going
mitted that Soviet bloc ship- exemplified by the shipment of to Egypt are not allowed to con- bate Monday night, the Premier, three Western partners were
ment of arms to Egypt would 18 M-41 Walter Bulldog tanks tinue on to Israel, shipowners Sir Anthony Eden, declared Bri- joined in this by the Soviet
materially alter the military to Saudi Arabia. Rep. _ Thomas have been asking — and getting tain was "in complete agree- Union. He warned that "the out-
balance against Israel: however, E. Morgan, head of the subcom- $2 to $3 more per ton for partial ment" with proposals by Secre- break of war. in the Middle East
tary of State Dulles for a guar- could . have incalculable conse-
he made it plain that there wasimittee, said later he was not cargo than the going rate."
antee of boundaries of Israel; quences _for world peace."
no foreseeable intention on the entirely satisfied with that
The first wheat shipment —
part of the United States of testimony. However, other 9,500 tons — left Norfolk on
supplying arms to Israel. "The statements made by Mr. Morgan Feb. 18 aboard the S. S. Dido
United States," he said, "does served to increase the confusion owned by the Firth Steamship
not exclude - the possibility of j over still another 18 tanks Co. of New York, the Post
an arms sale to Israel at a time j scheduled for shipment to Saudi stated. It. said its information
when it would preserve peace." Arabia.
was confirmed by Hassan Abdul
At the same time, he revealed
Rep. Morgan said that ship- Hamid Hassan, Commercial Sec-
that Egypt and also Syria re- ment of the 18 additional tanks retary of the Egyptian Embassy.
ceive arms from the Soviet bloc. — the much heavier M-4'7 Pat- The rest of the cargo "will be
Mr. Dulles asserted that "Is- ton tanks — might be held up shipped from Eastern portS" by
reel cannot win an arms race here pending -the establishment the end of the month, Mr. Has-
against Arabs having access to of an equitable arms policy for san said.
Soviet-bloc stocks." He claimed the Middle East. He also made
The Department of Agricul-
that Israel's hope lies in collec-
tive rather than in local security it clear that he did not expect t u r e, meanwhile, announced
and most of all in the United any action on Israel's arm pur- that additional wheat has been
Nations. He said that there was chase application until such a made available to Egypt. Egypt
danger that Israel might "preci- policy had been hammered out. was authorized $8,235,000 worth
While Rep. Morgan's statement of wheat, aproximately 4,500,000
.
pitate what is called a preven-
tive war" and warned - that if seemed to prefigure a new ap- bushels, under the expanded
praisal of the situation, State agreement. T h e Department
that occurs*, the United States
Department spokesman Lincoln made known that Egypt would
wil not be "involved on the side
White made it clear that nothing be included in a new program
of Israel."
Admitting that if he were in Mr. Allen said to the subcom- to expand U. S. wheat and
the same situation as Israel he mittee had changed the earlier wheat product exports.
statement made when the De-
(In J e r u s a I e m, Secretary
would also be clamoring for as-
sistance, Secretary Dulles never- partment had reversed itself for Dulles' statements aroused in-
theless told the Senate commit- the second time and lifted the tense bitterness, the Jerusalem
There were smiles on the faces in the attorney's section
tee that Israel's fears of anni- embargo on the tarill, shipments Post wrote editorially.
of the Allied Jewish Campaign, because workers who attended
to
Saudia
Arabia.
(A
statement
issued
in
New
hilation are unfounded. He
Rep. Clement J. Zablocki, a York by Rabbi Philip S. Bern- the recent meeting increased their contributions 60% above
blamed Israel for "clouding" on
ranking
Democratic member of stein, chairman of the Ameri- their '55 level of giving. The section is reporting to date $122,-
occasion efforts for an Arab-
000 and has several teams of attorneys covering the Detroit
the
House
Foreign Affairs Com- can Zionist Council, called Mr.
Israel settlement, and cited the
area. Pictured here are (left to right) seated, Abraham Satov-
raid in the Gaza area as an ex- mittee, said in a letter to his Dulles' statements a "counsel of sky, co-chairman of professional division with Paul M. Handle-
Wisconsin
constituents
that
the
weakness"
and
asserted
it
"fill-
ample. He warned against using
man; A. Joseph Seltzer, chairman of the attorneys section;
the Arab-Israel issue for "do- Administration's "on again, off ed us with dismay and fore-
(standing) Maxwell E. Katzen, Abe A. Schmier and Benjamin
again"
position
on
the
shipment
boding."
mestic political pressures."
(At the United Nations, Sec- J. Safir, associate chairman of attorneys with Samuel S. Sim-
Mr. Dulles also implied that of army tanks to ,Saudia Arabia
mer; and Sidney J. Karbel, adviser to the section.
he would seek revision of the "will undoubtedly hurt our retary- General Hammarkj old
Associate Chairmen have direct responsibility for following
prestige
abroad,
and
only
aggra-
said
he
did
not
see
"any
easy
present borders between Is-
Building- Captains: Albert J. silver and Lester S. Smith
up
cm_
vate
the
Arab-Israeli
contro-
way
.
out"
of
the
Middle
East
rael and the neighboring Arab
situation, "but I see progress." for the Buhl Building; Benjamin J. Safir and Simmer for the
countries before entering into versy."
State Department sources
(King Hussein of Jordan is Cadillac Tower; Benjamin D. Burdick and Sylvan Rapaport;
any treaty engagement to pre-
sought unofficially to spread undertaking a "summit parley" Robert D. Anspack, Herbert V. Rollins, Guardian; Herman K.
vent alteration of Arab-Israel
the impression that Israel was on Israel, in an effort again to Cohen, Irving W. Schlussel, Hammond; Samuel Dubrinsky,
boundaries by force. "The
getting jet planes and other unite the Arabs, who' are di- Theodore Masserman, Lawyers; Samuel T. Berkley, Majestic;
present existing armistice
.vital military equipment from vided on the Bagdad Pact issue, Theodore Birnkrant, Frank Schwartz, Sol J. Schwartz, Na-
lines were not designed to be
France and "in Europe." In- on the strength of their united tional Bank; Avern L. Cohn, Peninsular; Harry M. Nayer,
permanent frontiers in every
formed sources denied these- oposition to Israel—with -the Robert M. Warren, Penobscot; David J. Cohen, Harry N. Gross-
reports. They . said the stories Jordan River development plan man, David Stott; Max M. Isberg and Clement: J. Weitzman,
8--Detroit Jewish News
of Israel getting French jets as the pivot for his actions).
Friday, March 2, 1956
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Conflicting British-U.S. Views;
French Not 'Compromising' Status

Attorneys Boost Campaign Gifts

