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. 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