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.Allied Campaign Sets New High Record
'55 Income Already Matched;
Seek Additional $1,250,000
Use of U. S. Armed-Forces in Middle
East Ruled On Without Congressional
Action: Israel Seeks Arms in Canada
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Dulles indicated on Tuesday that Presi-
dent Eisenhower would not use American armed forces in the Near East without
Congressional approval, unless a sudden emergency made it impossible to go to Con-
gress.
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Mr:Dulles told a press conference that he did not know of any emergency now
pending which would require sending U. S. troops to intervene. He said the adminis-
tration has no plans to ask Congress for standby authority to commit U. S. troops.
He made known that if an Arab-Israel war broke out while Congress was in
session, the administration might consult with Congress and seek approval for use
of troops. If Congress was not available, he suggested that consultations alone
would take place prior to action.
Mr. Dulles told the press conference that the United States has not made an
affirmative decision on the Israel arms list. He said that U. S. policy toward
Israel's application remains substantially what it was when he testified before the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee a month ago. He asked that he be allowed to
stand on what he told the committee at that time, saying, his words on the arms issue
were carefully watched and that he wished to be cautious in what he said.
Broadly speaking, Mr. Dulles said ;the policy is as stated at that time. He said
the U. S. followed this policy for reasons which seem to this Government to be con-
ducive to exertion of the best influences for peace.
He indicated that the U. S. would interpose no objection if Western nations
wished to sell small quantities of arms to Israel.
Mr. Dulles refused to criticize Egyptian Premier Nasser when asked for his
view of the Egyptian leader. Mr. Dulles credited Nasser with being motivated by
a desire to maintain the independence of Near Eastern countries.
The U. S. believes the United Nations has a peculiar responsibility for Israel
and that the UN should increase that responsibility, Mr. Dulles made known.
Basic U. S. policy in the Near East included goals of avoiding war while pre-
venting subversion of the area, Mr. Dulles said.
Asked about American responsibilities under the 1950 Tripartite accord to
maintain common arms policy, Mr. Dulles replied that the injection of Communist
arms changed the situation. He revealed that French Foreign Minister Christian
Pineau has accepted an invitation to Washington and will be here June 18. It is
known that the Middle East situation will be among agenda topics.
In a statement appraising the downgrading of Stalin, Mr. Dulles said in Asia
the present Soviet rulers seek to stir up bitterness and in the Near East to increase .
Clanger of hostilities.
U. S. authorities unofficially revealed that Israel is pressing Canada for Ameri-
can-designed F-86 sabre jet interceptors being built in Canada.
It is up to Canada, Britain, France, or any other nation to decide for themselves
whether they want to sell arms to Israel, the Washington officials declared. The
State Department indicated some time earlier this month that it neither approved
nor disapproved any decision France might reach on the sale of jet planes to Israel.
In Jerusalem, Israeli military authorities categorically denied receiving a n y
French jet- planes. In Paris, the Foreign Office said: "Not a single French jet plane
has left French territory for Israel,"
Hammarskjold Leaves on Peace Mission
Reports Based on Direct JTA Teletype Wires to The Jewish News
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold leaves today on his peace mission
to the Middle East. He has been commissioned to report back to the Security Council on the
success of his efforts within a month.
After wrangling at six sessions, the Security Council unanimously adopted the U.S.-
sponsored resolution that Mr. Hammarskjold be requested to undertake his peace journey to
Israel and the Arab states.
Prior to the adoption of the resolution, the Soviet delegation attempted another ob-
struction move by offering amendments to the American resolution to restrict the UN Sec-
retary General's movements, to inject previous censures of Israel into the mission and to pre-
vent pacification proposals without certain "agreements" by the Arabs. When the resolution
finally was acted upon, Russia went along with the majority and the Arabs as well as Israel
concurred in the plan.
The Soviet Union's obstruction attempt was termed a "sledge hammer" method by the
protesting British delegate, Sir PierSon Nixon.
Detroit Jewry's recognition of the serious dangers
facing the State of Israel is evoking a demonstration of
interest and concern that promises to set a new fund-raising
record.
At the formal opening of the 1956 Allied Jewish
Campaign, at Temple Israel, Wednesday evening, the re-
sponse to the challenge arising from the crisis in the Middle
East was announced as approximating nearly,. the entire
total of last year's campaign income.
Campaign leaders announced at the meeting that pre-
campaign efforts already have resulted in raising a sum
that is nearing the amount of $4,100,000 raised in the entire
1955 campaign. Now the campaigners are aiming at securing
the sum of $1,250,000—Detroit's share in the national United
Jewish Appeal Emergency Fund of $25,000,000—as an addi-
tional minimum to assure the funds needed to settle in
Israel persecuted Jews from North Africa and to acquire
the means with which to welcome them into Israel.
The additional emergency funds requested in this year's
campaign will provide assistance to Israel in stockpiling of
food that may be needed in the event of a war, and the
building of air and defense shelters for the civilian popula-
tion of the Jewish State.
Preceding the public meeting Wednesday, major ad-
dresses at which were delivered by Dr. Max Lerner, noted
New York Post columnist and professor at Brandeis Uni-
versity, and Rabbi Morris Adler, a leadership dinner con-
ference was 'held, also at Temple Israel, to evaluate the
campaign accomplishments thus far and to plan action to
assure total community coverage.
Sharing honors in presiding at both sessions and in
submitting campaign reports were: Judge Theodore Levin,
president of the Jewish Welfare Federation; Max M. Fisher,
co-chairman of the 1956 Allied Jewish Campaign, and Isi-
dore Sobeloff, campaign director and executive vice-presi-
dent of the Federation.
Mr. Sobeloff reported that the returns submitted at
Wednesday's meeting boosted the campaign total to $3,-
812,712—a sum representing 76 per cent of the expanded
1956 goal. He stated that the sum he was privileged to re-
port at the official opening of the 1956 campaign exceeded
th amount that was reported at the formal closing of the
1955 campaign. He announced four campaign` reportmeet-
ings and said that plans are being made for a closing vic-
tory rally on April 24 when his brother, Hon. Simon E.
Sobeloff, Solicitor General of the United States, will be the
guest speaker.
The first - report meeting will be held 12 to 2, April 10,
at the Fred M. Butzel Memorial Building.
Division chairmen who were asked for reports at
Wednesday's rally included:
Mercantile, Arthur Leebove, Stanley J. Winkelman;
services, Harry Schumer, Samuel J. Greenberg; mechanical
trades, Jack 0. Lefton, Emil T. Stern; real estate and
building, Abe Green; food, Merwin K. Grosberg; prof/ses-
sional, Paul M. Handleman, Abraham Satovsky; arts and
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Vital Campaign, Figures
Allied Jewish Campaign figures reported by the various divi-
sions on the eve of Passover, with the comparative total incomes
for 1955 were announced at Wednesday's opening campaign rally
as follows:
1956
Amount
1955
Reported
Total
to Date
Pledged
Divisions
374,912
$ 733,000
Mercantile
96,000
196,000
Services
925,582
1,167,000
Mechanical Trades
781,893
1,100,000
Real Estate and Building
426,347
• 449,424
Food
365,841
539,257
Professional
158,096
163,464
Arts and Crafts
13,250
28,307
Juniors
10,288
18,008
Metropolitan Division
7,032
48,199
Treasury Gifts
38-1,419
494,640
Women's Division
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