`No Pressing Emergency' in Middle
East, Says U.S.; Charge UN Liability
Eisenhower-Dulles Consultations
Deal With Crisis; Congressional
Leaders; U. S. Envoys Consulted
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
WASHINGTON — Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles on
Tuesday conferred with 14 lead-
ing members of both Ho•ses of
Congress on the Arab - Israel
situation. T h e Congressional
leaders represented both the
Republican and DemOcratic par-
ties. Secretary Dulles devoted
most of the 90-minute talks to
explaining why the State De-
partment is not acting on Is-
raePs request for arms.
Mr. Dulles is reported to have
told the Congressional leader,
that Israel's security is ade-
quately protected by the United
Nations and by tripartite assur-
ar.ces. He reiterated his view
that the sale of arms to Israel
would jeopardize and embarrass
the Western position vis-a-vis
the Arabs at a time when the
Communists are trying to win
the Arab states. Mainly, he
briefed the group on develop-
ments and stressed the role of
UN Secretary General Dag
Harnmarskj old.
While UN Secretary General
Harnrnarskjold was commenc-
ing his talks with Arab and
Israel leaders to assure that the
truce would be honored, Israel
issued a demand for .a time
limit on abandonment of infil-
trations by Arab suicide squads
into the Jewish State and ces-
sation of attacks by Egyptian
troops. Unless such attacks
cease, Israel is believed to be
reserving the right, in self de-
fense, to launch counter-attacks.
Secretary Dulles was asked
if he was preparing any re-
quest for action by Congress
now on the Arab-Israel situ-
ation. He answered in.: the
negative. House Republican
leader Joseph W. Martin said
after the conference with Mr.
Dulles that definitely no re-
quest for authority to send
U.S. troops to the Middle East
is contemplated at this time.
Other participants also stated
that there was no reason to
expect that President Eisen-
hower would ask approval by
Congress for the use of Ameri-
can troops at this time to pre-
vent aggression between the
Arab states and Israel.
Rep. Martin told newsmen
after the meeting that there
was "no particular, pressing
emergency that we know
about." He said if the danger
developed to a point where it
was necessary to consider use
of forces "of course there
might be a request but no
such danger exists now."
The State Department said
Tuesday afternoon. that Secre-
tary Dulles discussed develop-
ments in the Arab-Israel situa-
tion by telephone with President
Eisenhower who is now vaca-
tioning in Augusta, Ga. The
State Department also revealed
that tripartite contacts on the
Arab-Israel situation are being
held through informal contacts
rather than formal meetings.
No' formal meeting of the tri-
partite group is now scheduled,
because of the development of
communication on a less formal
basis, State Department spokes-
man Lincoln White said. These
meetings were sometimes joint
and sometimes, individual, he
stated.
The United States has been in
frequent touch with both the
British and French, and while
the number of meetings have
been small, it continues to be
in touch with the two powers,
Mr. White declared, adding that
the United States never envi-
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future, however. Asked if Henry
Byroade, U.S. Ambassador to
Egypt, was also returning, Mr.
White said he did'' not want to
rule that out. But, he said, he
did not know for sure.
President Eisenhower stated
on Monday, at Augusta, Ga.,
that steps will be taken by
this Government to prevent
aggression and to protect vic-
tims of aggression.
The White House issued a
statement declaring that Presi-
dent Eisenhower regarded the
Middle East situation "with the
utmost seriousness" and that
the United States "will observe
its commitments within consti-
tutional means to oppose any
aggression" in that area.
Emergency decisions w e r e
adopted by the Israel Cabinet
to deal with the trying situa-
tion. An early session of the
Knesset will act oh new arms
purchase taxes. The Minister of
Interior was authorized to order
all youths, 15 and over, to carry
identification cards pending
-
saged a series of formal • meet-
ings.
Mr. White also said he did
not think that Secretary Dulles'
meeting with Congressional
Fedayeen Slay
Israel Children
As the Jewish News goes
to press, it is learned that
three Israeli school children
and a school teacher were
killed and five others
wounded when Egy ptian
"Fedayeen" suicie squads
opened fire on them _while
they were praying in a syna-
gogue.
Egypt previously had an-
nounced to Dag Hammarsk-
jold, now in Cairo on a UN
mission, that the Fedayeen
had been called off.
One newspaper correspon-
dent has predicted war in
two weeks unless Egypt calls
off its suicide squads.
Meanwhile American Am-
bassador to Israel Edward
Lawson has commended the
Israelis for "their courage,
fortitude and patience" in
not retaliating. "The world
will commend Israel for its
remarkable restraint," he
said.
Chief, Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns,
emergency mobilization.
Meetings were held by Israel's and with U.S. Ambassador Ed-
Prime Minister David. Ben-Gu- ward B. Lawson.
It is reported from Jerusa-
rion and Foreign Minister Moshe
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