Clash in
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The French
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`Undisciplined' Jordanian
Blamed for New Attack

Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News

JERUSALEM—An

Israeli soldier was wounded here
Tuesday in a new outbreak of "unauthorized" fire from
Jordan troops stationed near the Mandelbaum Gate. The
firing was aimed at Israelis preparing to ascend Mt.
Scopus in the regular biweekly convoy which left later
and ascended the height without further incident.
Tuesday's firing at two separated intervals provided
a baptism by bullets for Canadian Col. James Ricky who
succeeded the late Lt. Col. George A. Flint as chairman
of the Israel-Jordan Mixed Armistice Commission and
in this capacity was present to inspect the Israeli convoy.
Col. Flint died May 26 of wounds received when he at-
tempted to rescue a number of Israeli policemen shot
down on Mt. Scopus during six hours of withering fire
from Jordanian snipers.
In the first burst of fire Tuesday, no one was hurt.
Jordanian officers present at the convoy's marshalling
site hastily explained the "unauthorized" nature of the
firing. Israeli officials accepted the explanation and after
a period of quiet resumed the marshalling of men, vehicles
and supplies.
Once again, an "undisciplined soldier" let loose with
a sten gun, seriously wounded an Israeli soldier in pla-
toon in a position near the still unmoving convoy. The
Jordanian officers renewed their assurances that there
was no intention of interfering with the convoy and
eventually it took off for Mt. Scopus.

Jordanians Attempt New
Mount Scopus Intrusion

JERUSALEM (JTA)—While the remains of Lt. Col. George
A. Flint, United Nations chairman of the Israel-Jordan Mixed
Armistice Commission, who was killed during a shooting fray on
Mt. Scopus last week, were being buried on June 4 at a British
military cemetery in Ismailia, near the Suez Canal, Jordanians
made a new attempt to penetrate the Israeli enclave on the height.
(At the United Nations, the Israel delegation circulated to all
members of the Security Council a copy of the statement about
the Mt. Scopus incident, made in Israel's Parliament by Prime
Minister David Ben-Gurion. The delegation did , not ask the Coun-
cil to hold a meeting on the issue.)
A United Nations team completed its investigation of the
fatal Mt. Scopus incident which cost the lives of four Israeli
policemen as well as the life of Col. Flint. Joseph Tekoah, di-
rector of the Armistice Affairs Division in Israel's Foreign Min-
istry, who had requested that the Mixed Armistice Commission
permit him to attend meetings of the inquiry group being held on
Mt. Scopus, was turned down on the grounds the United Nations
could not guarantee his safety.

Fear Beginning of 'Gravest Crisis'

TEL AVIV (JTA)—Israel police shot and wounded a member
of a group of Jordanians who crossed into Israeli territory in the
Mt. Scopus enclave.
The Israel government charged that the intrusion was a
further development of a Jordanian plot to drive Israel from its
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Direct JTA Teletype Wires to the Jewish News
PARIS—Concern was expressed here Tuesday at the rising

incidence
of anti-Jewish manifestations attributed to an outlawed semi - fascist youth
group whiCh has been particularly active during the last three days of political
tension here, and to other reactionary elements which were among those to
climb the De Gaulle bandwagon.
The outlawed exremist group Jenue Nation has plastered the walls of
Paris in recent days with anti-JeWish slogans. Groups here representing the
French settlers in North Africa have also undertaken anti-Jewish agitation
charging that "Foreign Jews" are getting the best jobs.
Observers here are quick to point out that anti-Semitism is no part of
General Charles de Gaulle's policy and to recall that when de Gualle estab-
lished his government in France on the country's liberation in 1944 his com-
missioners of the republic through whom the central regime exercised author-
ity throughout the country were quick to aid the Jewish refugees as they
emerged from the - underground and sought to reestablish their identity.
(A report from Israel showed marked satisfaction with the composition
of the de Gaulle cabinet. Detailed story on Page 3).

De *Gaulle Cabinet Includes Israel's Leading Friends in France

PARIS, (JTA)—Gen. Charles de Gaulle's assumption of the Premiership of France
will require increased activity on the part of Israel to explain its policy to France, but
at the same time Israel is assured of powerful friends among the leading figures in the
de Gaulle Cabinet.
Well informed circles here have been chary of Israel's
stake in the situation, because of the lack of clarity with
respect to the General's foreign policies. However, it seems
quite certain that Gen. de Gaulle will attempt to strengthen
French ties with elements in North Africa hostile to the
Algerian rebels. Since the Algerian nationalists draw both
moral and material support from Nasser, there is not likely
to be any meeting ground between de Gaulle and Nasser—
a situation which may hold benefit for Israel.
. Even before the current French Political crisis,
many elements in French public life had favored; and in-
stituted, a de-emphasis on Israel. Their point was, there
was no need to antagonize further Arab sentiment in
North Africa.
Circles close to Israel drew some comfort from the -an-
nouncement that Guy Mollet would be a Vice Premier in
de Gaulle's Cabinet, that Antoine Pinay, Pierre- Pflimlin
and Felix Houphouet-Boigny would be members of the ministerial council. All are distin-
guished friends of Israel; lvi. Monet was Premier of France during the Suez operation
and M. Houphouet-Boigny had accompanied. Mrs. Golda Meir, Israel's Foreign Minister, dur-
ing her recent tour of French Equatorial Africa.
Among those political and business leaders reportedly considered for important Cab-
inet posts in recent days were two French Jews. They are Wilfred Baumgartner, Governor
General of the Bank of France, and David Bloch-Lainne, one of the country's leading in-
dustrialists and financiers. Neither has been particularly active in French Jewish activi-
ties, but both have maintained contacts with the Jewish community.
While most Jewish communty and representative organizations avoided participation
in political demonstrations of any political hue these past few weeks, Jewish anti-racist
groups and survivors of Nazi concentration camps took active roles in the anti-de Gaulist
demonstrations of the past week.
Among the groups which lent their support to the republican forces were the Move-
.
ment Against Racism. and Anti-Semitism and the League for Human Rights. The latter
was led by Daniel Mayer, who recently resigned from the French Parliament when he was
elected president of the League, a post in which he felt there might be a conflict of in-
terests with his duties as a deputy. At that time he pledged to fight against racism wher-
ever he found it, even in France.
In one recent demonstration, Jewish survivors of Bergen-Belsen, Auschwitz and
Maidanek concentration camps paraded in striped prison garb.

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Israel's Ambassador to France Must Remain in
Paris; Comay to Address Bond Dinner Wednesday

France's political crisis has forced Israel's Minister to France, Yaacov Tsur, to remain
at his post and to cancel his planned visit to Detroit to address the Israel 10th anniversary
dinner, at Temple Israel next Wednesday evening. The event, sponsored by the Israel Bond
Organization, instead will be addressed by Michael S. Comay, former Israel Ambassador to
Canada and now Deputy Director General of the Israel Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The
June 11 banquet here also will feature Emma Schaver, Detroit soprano, in a group of Israeli
Detailed stories on Pages 6 and 48
songs, and the raconteur Harry Hershfield.

Hon. Michael S. Comay

