Egyptian Seizure of Suez Cargoes Causing International Concern
LONDON (JTA) — If United do not Contemplate any action against any user.
Arab Republic President Gamal against Port Said."
The UAR accompanied- the
Abdel Nasser continues his
Eban Files Protest at UN Suez Canal action with stepped-
policy of confiscating Israel-
Israel representative Abba S. up border disturbances, mainly
originated cargoes in the Suez
Eban
had delivered to Sir along the Syrian-Israel fron-
Canal, Israel may be forced
to take military action, the Pearson Dixon a formal com- tier. The -Israeli Foreign Minis-
Sunday Dispatch here said in plaint against- the UAR for try summoned Maj. Gen. Carl
"flagrant violations" of Secur- C. van Horn, UN truce chief,
an editorial Sunday.
ity
Council resolutions and this week to hear Israel's com-
"Prime Minister David Ben-
other
commitments under in- plaints on the border situation.
Gurion," stated the editorial,
Dr. Avraham Biran, director of
"may hold his hand for the ternational law and conven- the armistice affairs division
moment. But, if there are fur- tions. He demanded "imme- of the ministry, told the UN
ther incidents of this kind, he diate release" of the cargos official that- Israel protested
may have to send the Israeli confiscated by the Arabs.
While Eban did not ask for these latest violations as well
Army against Nasser. And that
as other recent incursions.
might well be the beginning of a Security Council meeting to
He called the UN offi-
a big conflagration, with Rus- hear Israel's charges, it ap-
peared likely that Israel would cial's attention to repeated
sia intervening."
infringement by Syrian fisher-
Nasser is "now trying to call for such action unless its men, in recent days, on Israel
regain face by attackihg Is- intense diplomatic activity re- fishing rights in the Sea of
rael," declares the newspaper. sulted in pressures on Egypt Galilee. Dr. Biran demanded
without Council action.
The Dispatch holds that Nasser
The Israeli envoy reminded that the United Nations inter-
is taking these steps because
the
United States that it had vene to halt all of the various
he has "lost most of the cards
violations of the Israeli-Syrian
in his pack" by "involving a direct responsibility in this armistice agreement.
himself in a dispute with situation in view of the fact
Khrushchev, the patron of that pledges by President Egypt Ignores Peace Meet
Eisenhower had been a com-
Iraq's Kassem."
Meanwhile, -the UAR 'once
pelling factor in the Israeli
(A report from Cairo quoted withdrawal in 1956 from the more snubbed the United Na-
"informed sources" there as strategic positions in the Sinai tions. Gen. van Horn, who has
been trying for weeks to dis-
stating that the United Arab Peninsula it had captured.
cuss with leaders of the UAR
Republic will continue to seize
Eban, at a press conference
Israeli cargoes shipped through here, quoted the President's a new Israel-Syrian pacification
the Suez Canal. Israel pro- pledge. "We should not assume plan proposed recently by Sec-
tested last week to the United that, if Israel withdraws," retary General Dag Hammarsk-
Nations Security. Council President Eisenhower said jold, returned to his headquar-
against the detainment of two then, "Egypt will prevent Is- ters here from Cairo — after
ships carrying cargo from Is- raeli shipping from using the succeeding in seeing only a
rael, and against the confisca- Suez Canal or the Gulf of Foreign Ministryjunctionary.
tion of these cargoes by Egyp- Aqaba. If unhappily Egypt
When Hammarskjold last
tian authorities.)
does hereafter violate the Ar- visited the Middle . East,, he
The Times of London un- mistice agreement or any other proposed to Israel's Prime
equivocally supported Israel, international obligations, then Minister David Ben-Gurion a
and condemned the United this should be dealt with plan for a new study of Is-
Arab Republic's recent con- firmly by the society of raeli-Syrian tensions, to be con-
ducted on his behalf by Gen.
fiscation of cargoes passing nations."
through the Suez Canal in bot-
The two intercepted vessels von Horn. The latter subse-
toms owned by nations other were carrying cargo from Is- quently discussed the plan with
than Israel. In an analysis of rael to Ceylon, and Malaya, Ben-Gurion, and has been at-
the latest UAR action and both members of the British tempting to arrange a meeting
Israel's complaint against that Commonwealth, and , to Hong on the subject with President
action, The Times went one Kong, British Crown colony. Gamal Abdel Nasser.
step further, and condemned Eban declared that Egypt "has
Last week, Gen von Horn
the UAR's contention that a stolen goods belonging to Cey- went to Cair o, apparently
state of belligerence exists be- lon — payment having already assured that he would meet
- tween the. UAR and Israel.
been made for these goods with Nasser. The latter left
"Even if a state of war prior to the act of piratical for Damascus. Gen. von Horn
could not even see ,Foreign
exists, and the regulations assault."
Minister Mahmoud Fawzi, whose
(concerning freedom of ship-
British Considering Case
office reported to the UN
ping through the Suez) are
The British Foreign Office official that Mr. Fawzi was
valid," wrote The Times, "these
regulations should not be held was said this week to be "ill." Finally, Gen. von Horn
to include the exports of studying this ,angle of _ the -did get to see somebody in the
cement which have been con- situation. A Foreign Office Foreign Office, Col. Hassan
fiscated recently." However, spokesman told the JTA that Salah el-din Gohar, a civil
The Times pointed out, a reso- Britain's official policy is that servant in charge of the UAR's
lution adopted by the United the Suez Canal must be op- armistice and Palestine affairs.
While United Nations offi-
Nations Security Council has erated as "an international
ruled that "neither part y, waterway" in conformity with cials never talk of the issue,
Egypt nor Israel, can reason- the 1956 agreement when it is well known that, for years,
ably assert that it is actively Egypt agreed to permit "free they have been miffed by the
and open transit 'without overt manner in which the UAR
a belligerent."
or covert" discrimination government refuses to deal
The newspaper cited the
Constantinople Convention of
1888, one of the basic inter-
national treaties concerning
the Suez Canal, in support of
its contention that Egypt "shall
not interfere with the free
use of the -Canal."
Israel Seeks Action
Meanwhile, Israel pressed its
demands at the United Nations,
in Washington, in London and
in Paris this week for speedy
international action to compel
the UAR to suspend the illegal
closure of the Suez Canal.
Israel's Prime Minister,
David Ben - Gurion, speaking
at the tenth anniversary
celebration of the opening of
the port of Elath, warned that
Israel was- prepared to fight
for its right to freedom of the
seas. He voiced the belief that
Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser had
nat dared to molest Israeli
shipping through the Gulf
of Aqaba and the Red Sea
because of his fear. of Israeli
action. Nasser, however, dared
to act at the Suez Canal, he
said, "because they know we
with UN ranking officials. Nas-
ser and Dr. Fawn often
promise Hammarskjold person-
ally that they are willing to
discuss various proposals con-
cerning relations with Israel.
But unless the Secretary Gen-
eral takes up these matters
personally, the talks are always
stymied if attempted by any of
Hammarskj old's representa-
tives.
JACK MANN
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