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India Backs Egyptian Plan
To Transfer Israel's Suez
Grievances to World Court

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News)

`Formal Diplomatic Action'
Pledged by Dulles Against
Arab Anti-Jewish Prejudice

STARLIGHT, Pa. — Secretary of State Dulles ad-
vised Bnai Brith that the State Department will take
"formal diplomatic action" in an effort to curb Arab
nations from imposing discriminatory restrictions on
American citizens of the Jewish faith.

A U. S. Senate resolution last month, which called such dis-
crimination incompatible-, with American principles and de-
manded "every reasonable effort" by the U. S. Government to
seek equal. treatment abroad for its citizens," has offered the
Department of State the opportunity to continue its efforts to
impress on the Arab States the sentiments of this country," Mr.
Dulles declared in a letter to Philip M. Klutznick of Park Forest,
Ill., president of Bnai Brith.
The resolution, the Secretary added, has been circulated to
U. S. Missions in Arab States where American representatives
WS have been directed to take every appropriate
opportunity to emphasize the principle of
equality for all Americans, and to seek its com-
pliance by the Arab States."
The Secretary's enunciation of present
State Department policy and his assurances
that the foreign service was "alert to the nec-
essity of protecting the rights of American
citizens throughout the world" were contained
ih . a 700-word statement to Bnai Brith. Mr.
Klutznick presented the statement to the Bnai
Brith Administrative Committee, opening a
two-day meeting at Camp Bnai Brith here.
Dulles "Our missions abroad, and particularly
those in the countries of the Arab world, are under standing
instructions to bear in mind the importance of this matter to the
people of the U. S.," Mr. Dulles declared.
Bnai Brith has been making representations to the S _ tate
Department on the issue since August 1954.
Blanket restrictions imposed on American Jews have in-
eluded refusal to honor visas for international travel, prohibiting
trade or commerce between Arab business firms and American
companies that are Jewish-owned or have Jewish executives,
barring Jewish civilian workers from U. S. military installations
in the Middle East, and forbidding Jewish religious services for
Atherican troops stationed in Arab lands. In extreme instances,
U. S. military personnel of the Jewish faith have been excluded
from duty in the Middle East.
In his statement to Bnai Brith, Mr. Dulles attributed the
restrictions to the Arab-Israel dispute. "In some countries where,
as a result of the Palestine conflict," he said, "the discriminatory
policies are of recent origin, we have been able to make head-
way in obtaining the mitigation or removal of regulations and
practices discriminating against American citizens."
Mr. Dulles added: "I assure you that we will continue these
_efforts in other countries along several lines, including formal
diplomatic action, in an attempt to reduce tensions arising out
of the Palestine hostilities and to raise standards of social de-
- velopment _and , human understanding."
The Secretary said that the State Department's effort to
eurb Arab discrimination against American Jews "was obviously
circumscribed by the fundamental principle that sovereign states
have the right to control their affairs in such a manner as they
deem to be in their own best interests. International law and
practice recognize the formal right of a sovereign state to de-
termine whether and under what conditions aliens may enter
its territory. In considering this probleM, then, we are obliged
to recognize that any attempt by this country to force our views
on a foreign nation would be considered intervention in the
domestic affairs of that nation and • therefore greatly resented."
Mr. Klutznick told Bnai Brith officials assembled here that
the emphasis in Mr. Dulles' statement on affirmative action
by the State Department, suggests an improvement of the gov-
ernment's previous position in the matter." However, he con-
tinued, "this position still falls short of giving equal protection
abroad to all American citizens."

Condemn Jordan
For Murder of 4
Israelis at Arava

Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News

JERUSALEM — Jordan stood
condemned here Tuesday by the
United Nations Jordan - Israel
Mixed Armistice Commission for
last week's bus ambush in the
Arava area near the Jordanian
border, which cost the lives of
four persons—including a wo-
man and three Israeli soldiers
and wounded eight persons, of
whom three are in serious con-
dition.
The attack, according to the
commission, was "unprovoked"
and was carried out by a "force
of approximately 15 aggressors
who had crossed the demarca-
tion line from Jordan-controlled
territory into Israel." After the
raid, ,the commission found the
"aggressors returned to Jordan-
controlled territory."
In its resolution, the commis-
sion also noted that the bus
ambush was the third attack
this year in the Arava area, in
spite of repeated requests by the
commission that Jordanian au-
thorities "prevent such attacks."
The ambushed Israeli bus at
Beer Menucha in the Negev was
the second incident in a single
day.
The Israel Foreign Ministry
informed Maj. Gen. E. L. M.
Burns of "the particular gravity
of the situation." The protest
note detailed all instances of
Arab aggression which had
occurred since July 26. UN
military obserVers began their
on-the-scene investigation at the
site of the attack the next day.

LONDON — Some uneasiness was manifest in
Israel diplomatic circles Tuesday about -prospects of
securing free transit through the Suez Canal for Israel
shipping or shipping proceeding to" orfrom Israel ports,
as an outcome of the 22-nation conference now in prog-
ress here. Whatever the intentions of American and
Indian drafts before the conference as regards free.:
dom of navigation for Israel shipping, observers here
believe that India fully supports the Egyptian position
that the issue is one for the international court to
decide, whereas the Western Powers would "expect"
any statement of free passage for all to include Israel.

Krishna Menon, head of the Indian delegation, addressing
the conference Monday, referred to alleged infringements of
the Suez Canal Convention by Egypt and suggested that if
there were any doubts about this question it should be
referred to the International Court of Justice for a decision
which Egypt should be asked to accept.
India thus went far to support the Egyptian position. At .
the time of the September 1951 Security Council resolution,
the Egyptians argued that under Article 10 of the Convention
they were justified in restricting passage of Israeli vessels.
Under Mr. Menon's proposals, now any claim that stop-
page of Israel ships was a violation of the 1888-Convention
would be taken to -the international tribunal for a decision as
to the meaning of Article 10 which sets out the right . of Egypt
to take measures for its self-defense. This argument was
rejected by the Western Powers during the 1951 debate in
the UN Security Council.

Israel's Stake Emerges in Sharp Focus

Israel's stake in the Suez Canal issue came into sharp
focus at the conference, despite the fact that the United
States and Britain are carefully avoiding any mention that
Israeli ships are not permitted by Egypt to pass the canal.
- Egypt's blockade 'against Israel was highlighted , at the
conference by the Foreign Ministers of France, Sweden, New
Zealand and Netherlands. They.pointed out at the Conference
that Egypt is persistently violating the principle of freedom
Of passage through the Suez Canal by halting shipping to
and from Israel, notwithstanding a United Nations Security
Council resolution condemning such action as far back as
`1951.
All around the periphery of the Conference, the Israel
phase of the Suez Canal situation is also being discussed,
freely. At a press conference Leonid F. Ilyichev, Soviet press
attache, indicated that the Soviet government has no objec-
tions to including Israel in the list of countries which Moscow
(Continued on Page 5)

Republicans 'Regard Preservation of Israel
As Important Tenet of U. S. Foreign Policy

SAN FRANCISCO, (JTA) — Dissatisfaction with the facts that the Republican Platform fails
to advocate the sale of American defensive arms to Israel was felt in the ranks of New York
delegates. However, the proposed platform on Israel was adopted by the full convention.
Unlike the Democratic National Convention, which did promise arms to Israel, the platform
of the Republican Convention contains a pledge to "support the independence of Israel against
armed aggression" but avoids any mention of arms for the Jewish State. The platform declares:
"We regard the preservation of Israel as an important tenet of American foreign policy."
The New York Republican delegation had sought the inclusion in the platform of a pledge
for defensive arms for Israel, similar to the pledge made in the Democratic platform in Chicago.
Attorney General Jacob Javits, of New York, noted Republican, defended the proposed Republi-
can platform,' but he indicated that it did not go as far as the New York Republican delegation
had wanted.
The Republican plank on Israel is a general restatement of previous positions taken on the
Israel-Arab issue by President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.
The platform made what might possibly be meant as a reference to Saudi Arabian discrimi-
nation against U. S. Jews, but Saudi Arabia was not mentioned by name. The platform said:
"We approve appropriate action to oppose the imposition by foreign governments of discrimina-
tion against United States citizens, based on their religion or race."
The platform omitted all mention of the Suez situation. - Referring to the Middle East, a pre-
amble to the platform said the Republican Administration had "maintained and will maintain
friendly relations with all nations in this vital area, seeking to mediate differences among them,
(Continued on Page 33

Text of Israel _Plank in Republican Platform

We recognize the existence of a major .threat to international peace in the
. Near East. We support a policy of impartial friendship for the peoples of the
Arab states and Israel to promote a peaceful settlement of the causes of tension
in that area, including the human problem of the Palestine-Arab refugees.
Progress toward a just settlement of the tragic conflict between the Jewish
state and the Arab nations in Palestine was upset by the Soviet bloc sale of
arms to Arab countries. But prospects of peace have now been reinforced by the

mission to Palestine of the United Nations Secretary General upon the initiative
of the United States.
We regard the preservation of Israel as an important tenet of American
foreign policy. We are determined that the integrity of an independent Jewish
state shall be maintained. We shall support the independence of Israel against
armed aggression. The best hope for peace in the Middle East lies in the United
Nations. We pledge our continued efforts to eliminate the obstacles to a lasting

peace in this area.

