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Israel Gets Encouraging Word F
shington
Dulles Assures , Aree Passage for
Israeli Ships Through Suez Canal
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
UN Action Possible Du e to
Rising Arab-Israel Tension
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State John Foster Dulles made it clear at his press
conference Tuesday that the Western powers expect Egypt to pass Israeli ships freely
through the Suez Canal in accordance with the six-point decision agreed upon at
the UN Security Council.
UNITED NATIONS (JTA) — Speculations in United
Nations circles are centering now on the possibility of a move
by Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to bring the whole
"Palestine question" before the Security Council.
It was reported Tuesday that Jordan has registered a
protest with the Security Council against Israel, claiming that
50 Jordanians have been killed and asking for a review of the
entire issue.
. It was reported in Washington that Britain had warned
Israel it will go to Jordan's aid in the event of "outright ag-
gression" by Israel, in accordance with the Anglo-Jordanian
treaty.
In the latest Israeli reprisal raid, a Jordanian fortress high
iri the hills of Central Palestine dominating Israel's communi-
cations in . the Plain of Sharon and threatening many settle-
ments there was wiped out by a powerful Israel infantry force
in a seven-hour battle described as the worst in the history
of the Jordan-Israel armistice.
United Nations observers began an investigation of the
incident on the Jordan side of the frontier; since Jordan,
alone, had filed a complaint. It was stated at UN headquarters
in Jerusalem that their preliminary reports would be cabled
to Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold at UN headquarters
in New York. Israel did not file a complaint with the truce
organization. It has been boycotting the Jordan-Israel Mixed
Armistice Commission and the truce apparatus since the
commission upheld the Jordan claim that one soldier gone
berserk was solely responsible for the Ramat Rachel massacre.
An emergency meeting of the Mixed Commission was held
at Jordan's request. The Israel delegation did not attend. The
UN truce organization reported that the Qualqilya police
station was "completely demolished" as was a water pumping
station. It said the truce observers were shown the bodies of
48 Jordanians and the bodies of two Israeli soldiers which
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Mr. Dulles said that although no assurance was given by Egypt that Israeli ships will be
passed, it was generally understood that the point in the Security Council decision covering
free Suez pasSage for all covers also Israeli ships.
He also referred to Soviet First Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan's statement in Mos-
cow Monday night that Israeli ships must be allowed by Egypt to pass the Suez Canal.
Mr. Dulles said he greatly regretted the reprisal raids by Israel which he described as
not consistent with assurances given by Israel to United Nations Secretary General Dag Ham- ,
marskjold.
In reply to a question, Mr. Dulles said also that President Eisenhower's April 9 declara-
tion would hold in the event of an Israel attack on Jordan and that the United States would,
within constitutional means, support the victim of aggression.
Mr. Dulles was asked if the United States would consider it wise for Iraqi troops to
enter Jordan. He replied that he would rather not express an opinion on the merits of the
case. He said it was extremely complicated and involved, pointing out that the situation was
covered by the Israel-Arab • armistice agreement, an Arab states security treaty, the Anglo-
Jordanian Treaty and the Baghdad Pact. In that maze of treaty relationships, Mr. - Dulles
said, it was extremely difficult for a country not a party to it to express an opinion. Thy
United States, he said, has kept informed but has not attempted to play a decisive role in the
matter.
information
Mr. Dulles made knoi' - n that the State Department possesses
reports that entrance of Iraqi troops into Jordan has been delayed.
confirming
- Mr. Dulles was • asked if Syrian military equipment moved into Jordan Tuesday might
be of Soviet manufacture. He said it could also be British or French. Asked if the United
States was at all disturbed by the Syrian move, Mr. Dulles said he could not complain over
the fact that countries with a security pact help each other. He noted that the United States
itself was a party to such a pact, saying, nothing was wrong . in such an arrangement if the
objective is defense. Mr. Dulles added, -however, that aggression was not always easy . to
define. He made known that the United States was not ready to judge if the Syrian supply of
munitions to Jordan was helpful or bad.
A reporter asked Mr. Dulles to state the United States' stand on Israel. reprisals. Mr.
Dulles said he believed reprisals indicate deterioration of a situation and failure of efforts of
UN Secretary General Hammarskjold. Mr. Dulles said he greatly regretted the fact that these
rather large scale operations going on are not consistent really with assurances Mr. Hainmar-
skjold secured earlier this year.
Who's Mad? Proof That Peace Is Possible
If Kissing Incident Can Be Cleared Up
—International Soundphoto
Israel and Egypt have a war-embattled front at Gaza and at the United Nations,
but in London, at the "Miss World" contest, they appear to be chummy. "Miss Israel"
its RINA WEISS, and the "Miss Egypt" beauty is NORMA DUGO. •
But a JTA report from London states that "Miss Egypt" has rebuffed a peace
plea by "Miss Israel." The JTA story follows:
LONDON, (JTA)—An attempt by Rina Weiss—"Miss Israel" in the "Miss World" beauty
-4 -- "make peace" with Miss Egypt was rebuffed by the Egyptian ,entrant in the con-
test, it was rte-. ,owed by Simon Ward, society columnist of the "Daily Sketch" here.
The inciden t occurred, according to the report, when Miss Weiss passed a note to the
Egyptian girl rea. ling, "Long live peace between our nations." The Egyptian entrant refused
to endorse the note' "Miss Egypt" also protested because she said. she was asked to kiss Miss
D~
ties Eban Condemn Suez
Blockade at Session of UN
UNITED 'NATIONS, N.Y. (JTA)—Israel's stake in freedom
of passage through the Suez Canal remained more sharply than
ever in focus at the Security Council.
On the record before the Council, as it ended its extra-
ordinary session, were two important documents emphasizing
Israel's grievance against Egypt's Suez blockade:
1. A formal statement by United States Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles, who officially voiced the Council's concern
over Egypt's continuance of the blockade;
2. A long memorandum. from Israel's delegation chairman,
Abba S. Eban, who spelled out Israel's legal case against the
Egyptian blockade, pointing up the fact that this blockade
affects all the maritime nations in the world.
Mr. Dulles' mention of the Israel case against Egypt was
part of his introduction of a proposal that Mr. Eban be per-
mitted to introduce into the formal record a written statement
of Israel's base. Israel had requested to be heard on the issue.
Seven Arab states—in addition to Egypt, which had already
been given a voice in the Council deliberationS—also asked to
be heard. Mr. Dulles proposed that the Council receive written
statements from the Arab representatives as well as from
Israel's and this proposal was adopted unanimously.
Legally, Mr. Eban based Israel's grievance on the Constan-
tinople Convention of 1888, which guarantees freedom of the
Suez Canal passage for all ships "in peace as in war," and on
the Council's own resolution • of 1951. That resolution - ordered
Egypt to keep the Canal open to all shipping "wherever bound,"
after Israel had complained of the blockade instituted by the
Cairo authorities in 1948.
After documenting Egypt's violations by detailing many
instances of the stoppage of Israel shipping, and the blacklisting
of foreign shipping for having traded with Israel, Mr. Eban
told the Council:
"As a result of these illicit enactments on the maritime
powers, some 90 per cent of the trade which would have
normally flowed through the Canal to or from Israel in the
past eight years has been effectively obstructed."
Israel tied its claims against Egypt to the very set of six
principles which the Council finally adopted, forming the basis
for further Suez negotiations between the West and Egypt.
Those principles, Mr. Eban pointed out, included these provi-
sions: "There shall be free and open transit through the Canal
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