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chairman of the 1958 Allied Jewish Campaign, got the
drive off to a flying start Wednesday evening' at the
home of C. William Sucher, 1500 Balmoral, in response
to a stirring plea by Edward M. M. Warburg, honorary
chairman of the United Jewish Appeal.
Of the minimum $6,200,000 required to maintain
the present level of life-saving assistance — and to cope
with the mounting pressure of essential services — the
group present announced 1958 pledges which passed
the 30 per cent mark of the minimum goal. The exact
figure, $1,800,000, was made known by Paul Zucker-
man, chairman of the pre-campaign division, who, to-
gether with Max Fisher, Irwin I. Cohn and Leonard N.
Simons, campaign co-chairmen, and Abe Green and Abe
Shiffman, co-chairmen of pre-campaign, constitute the
"Big Six" heading the drive. Charles H. Gershenson is
NEW YORK (JTA)—The proclamation of a "federation" by Egypt and Syria would
pre-campaign vice-chairman.
increase the danger to the security of Israel, Dr. Emanuel Neumann, president of the Zionist
Although the drive is not scheduled to open for- Organization of America, warned Sunday, addressing an all-day meeting of the national Zionist
mally until March 24, those attending the meeting were Executive Council. Such a federation, he added, is not likely to endure as a permanent union
urged by Warburg to point toward the March 2 dinner "unless held together by the iron hand of Moscow."
meeting at Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach,
Referring to the opening of the conference of the Bagdad Pact nations in Ankara, Dr.
where the national United Jewish Appeal will launch Neumann blamed the failure of the Bagdad Pact to secure the Middle East against Soviet
the advance gifts phase of its campaign throughout the penetration to "a faulty conception of policy." He charged that "the basic problem was not
country. Warburg praised the Detroit community for military but political--the internal tensions and instability of the region—which makes it a
its outstanding participation in the Miami meeting in happy hunting ground for communist subversion."
Asserting that among the unresolved problems which United States diplomacy failed to
past years and predicted that the early start will have
a dramatic impact on campaign developments in other deal with is the problem of Arab-Israel peace. Dr. Neumann charged that "on this crucial
problem our government has temporized, side-stepped and delayed effective action.
cities.
"The possibility for bringing about a settlement of the Arab-Israel dispute was more
John E. Lurie, campaign chairman in 1955 and
some years ago before Soviet Russia became the potent influence in the Middle
1956, now chairman of the advisory committee, ex- promising
East that it is today, the ZOA leader continued. "Yet at this late date it is necessary to eradicate
horted those present to maintain and, if possible, to the root cause of the continuing tension by making clear to the Arab states that they can-
exceed the level of past giving. Other former chairmen not blackmail the free world into abandoning Israel to their voracious designs or induce the
honored with places on the advisp'r- y committee are West to bargain for Arab friendship at Israel's expense."
Maurice Aronsson, Louis Berry, Iarvey H. Goldman,
Assailing the Western appeasement policy,Dr. Neumann maintained that "as long as the
Abe Kasle, Abraham Srere and Nate S. Shapero. Judge Arab leaders are permitted to cherish the dream of dismembering Israel with the tacit approval
Theodore Levin, president of Federation, Samuel H.
of the West, there can be no Arab-Israel settlement; and without such a settlement there can
Rubiner, chairmen of the Federation executive com- be no pacification and stabilization of the Middle East situation."
mittee, Max J. Zivian, treasurer, and Joseph Holtzman,
He cautioned that "any ambiguity on our part is bound to encourage further political
one of the national campaign chairmen, round out the unrest stimulated by the Kremlin's puppets and agents" and added that: "Our government
advisory group. Lurie was aided in his efforts by Louis should rather express its firm resolve to safeguard not only Israelis independence but also
C. Blumberg and Hyman Safran, vice-chairmen of the her territorial integrity which is the object of overt attack and covert designs."
Prof. Mordecai M. Kaplan principal speaker at the session, called upon the Zionist
drive. A special round of applause was given to Justice
movement to perpetuate the State of Israel as a means of giving the Jew everywhere a
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Iraq and Pakistan Argue
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A new 143-mile asphalt highway from Elath
to Beersheba was officially opened last week
at special ceremonies in Yotvata, about 40
miles from Elath, at which leaders of the
Israel government and the Israel Bond Organ-
ization were present. The new road, financed
with Israel Bond assistance, cost $1,940,000
and is expected to cut trucking costs by 30
percent on bulk cargos bound for the port of
Elath, which is the gateway to increasing trade
with Asia and • Africa. Prime Minister David
Ben-Gurion, who officiated, is shown cutting
the ribbon opening the highway to traffic
(left) and speaking at the ceremony (above).
To the right of Ben-Gurion are Mordecai
Namir, Labor Minister; Mrs. Golda Meir, For-
eign Minister, and Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz,
Israel Bond vice president, who flew to Israel
to participate in the ceremonies and to discuss
plans for the 1958 campaign to sell $75,000,000
in State of Israel Development Bonds.

ANKARA—A joint Iraq-Pakistan effort to obtain Bagdad
Pact backing for implementation of the United Nations 1947
resolutions on Israel's borders was launched at the opening
session Monday of the Bagdad Pact Council meeting here.
Former Iraq Premier Nuri es Said devoted a quarter of
his address to the problem, asserting that it was "incumbent"
on Pact member nations to "strive to solve the Palestine
problem in accordance with the UN resolutions which have
been involved by all Arab states as an indication of their
sincere desire for peace in the Middle East."
Thanking some Pact members for bringing the issue to
the attention of NATO, he charged that Israel had ignored
the 1947-1948 UN resolution and accused Israel of "expansionist
aggressive intentions which have created anxiety and insecurity
in the Middle East and which have provided a convenient
instrument for subversive activities," in reference to Communist
activities with Arab refugees.
`This problem has been exploited by Communists as a
weapon of subversion," he declared. "No consideration has
been given from any source to providing an answer to this
Communist challenge."
The Iraq leader declared that "the Communist task of
penetration will become easier when Prime Minister Ben-Gurion
will be able to carry out his plan to bring more Jewish immi-
grants from Eastern Europe. There will undoubtedly be a great
number of indoctrinated Communists among them."
Premier Firoz Khan Noon of Pakistan supported the Iraq
leader's statement, asserting that removing the chief cause of
tension in the Middle East, the Palestine problem, should be
the aim of Bagdad Pact members.
"Unless the grave injustice done to Palestine Arabs is rec-
tified, peaceful conditions cannot be expected in the area," he
said. He added that since Israel was created under UN resolu-
tions these should be "enforced in their entirety." He urged
that Arab refugees be permitted to "return home" and that
meantime the UN should take care of them. He urged more
UN• Works and Relief Agency aid and continuation' of UN
Emergency Forces in the Gaza Strip until a permanent peace
was achieved.
No other delegate discussed the issue concentrating on the
Communist threat to the Middle East, again indicating sharp
differences among Pact members on the Middle East issue.

(Related Stories on Pages 2, 6, 23).