Herter May Reopen Jordan River Talks;
Israel Gets Backing for Grant-in-Aid
tional AFL-CIO organization
Tuesday testified before the
House Foreign Affairs Com-
mittee that American organ-
ized labor urges the restora-
tion of Israel to the list of na-
tions recommended by the
State Department for special
assistance grants for the com-
ing fiscal year.
Andrew J. Biemiller, AFL-
CIO Legislative Director, told
the committee that "in view
of the key role the U. S. played
in the establishment of Israel
as a free Democratic nation in
the Middle East, there can be
no justification for cutting off
Israel from essential. aid to her
developing economy."
He said this was "especially
true in view of the important
though necessarily limited ef-
fort Israel is itself making to
provide technical assistance to
even less developed countries,
such as Ghana." Biemiller said,
"We urge that the amount of
funds authorized for special
assistance be expanded and
that the tentative decision to
refuse further aid to Israel
from special assistance funds
included Senators Thomas H.
Kuchel, California; Jacob K.
Javits and Kenneth Keating,
New York, and Hugh Scott,
Pennsylvania. A Senate source
said Secretary Herter did not
make a commitment to restore
Israel to the direct assistance
program although an impres-
sion was gained that he would
give the matter further study
and consideration.
Rep. Robert N. Giaimo,
Connecticut Democrat, said
he was "outraged" that the
State Department was de-
priving Israel of special as-
sistance in its program for
the new fiscal year. The
Congressman said Israel was
among America's best friends
and should be helped "along
with other nations worthy of
our support." He said he
would join with other Con-
gressmen "to exert all the
power we have in an effort
to get monies for Israel re-
instated into the mutual aid
program."
It was learned that public
opinion has been expressed on
the Israel grant issue to the
State Department. A consider-
able number of communica-
tions on the subject has been
received by the Department,
many from non-Jewish sources,
holding that Israel is not re-
ceiving fair treatment in the
new aid program suggested by
the State Department.
Two Congressmen took the
House floor to voice support
for an amendment or special
wording in the report of the
Foreign Affairs Committee to
restore Israel to the list of
nations to receive direct United
States grant assistance in the
foreign aid program now before
Congress.
Rep. Chester Bowles, Con-
necticut Democrat and former
U.S. Ambassador to India, said
that "the apparent cutback in
aid to Israel under the Mutual
Security program is disturbing
to many of us." He added that
"I know of no nation that more
clearly fits the standards . . .
for the allocation of economic
assistance. Israel is a symbol
of what a free people can
achieve."
Rep. Emilio Q. Daddario,
Connecticut Democrat, told the
House: "I understand the in-
tention this year is to with-
draw from Israel the direct aid
provisions of the program . . .
and to confine assistance to
the development loan fund .. .
which is very much restricted
in amount."
Israel Ambassador Abba Eban
conferred with Secretary of
State Herter and C. Douglas
Dillon, Undersecretary of State
for Economic Affairs.
Eban said, after his meeting
with the new Secretary of
State, that the exchange
"touched generally on econ-
omic aid." Hz: said the meeting
was a general review of Am-
erican-Israel relations and mat-
ters in the Middle East, and
that the talk with Herter could
be described as a friendly dis-
cussion of matters of mutual
interest.
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be rescinded."
He said his organization had
learned "that no funds are be-
ing allocated to Israel under
the new program drafted by
the State Department" and he
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get Mom
another box of
therefore wanted to advise
Congress of the thinking - of
American labor on this subject.
A delegation of Republi-
can Senators has made a
personal appeal to Secretary
of State Herter to restore
Israel to the list of nations
to receive direct grant aid in
the fiscal year 1960. Senate
sources said that the Sena-
tors decided to call on Secre-
tary .Herter because they
saw the elimination of Israel
from the grant program as
unjustified and dangerous to
Israel's economy. The Sen-
ators were described as hold-
ing the view that Israel can-
not depend entirely on loans
and surplus food sales but
must be retained among the
nations listed for direct
United States aid.
Members of the delegation
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program now pending before
Congress.
Secretary Herter was told
that if the Israeli grant was a
budgetary problem, Congress
could vote additional financing
to cover the relatively small
sum that would be involved
for Israel. Sen. Scott said he
intended to continue pursuing
the issue and would remain in
touch with the State Depart-
ment. He said he was pleased
to hear Secretary Herter tell
of his hopes to bring the Jor-
dan water plan forward toward
fruition.
A spokesman for the Na-
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Jerry Lewis became a driver—briefly—for Mogen David
Adorn, Israel's Red Cross, when he jumped into
driver's
seat at a Miami Beach dedication - ceremony for a new the
ambulance
gifted to Israel's first-aid service by the Hebrew Academy of
Miami Beach. Picture shows Rabbi Alexander Gross, Principal
of the Academy, handing Jerry the keys of the ambulance
before it was driven to New York for the American Red Mogen
Dovid for Israel, the supply and support wing of MDA.
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Mother's Day
chocolates
To Compensate French Jews
for Nazi War Confiscations
PARIS, (JTA) — The West
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to indemnify Jews of France
whose household goods and fur-
nishings were seized by the
Nazis during World War II in
the notorious "M Action" when
thousands of apartments were
stripped and their contents
shipped to Germany.
Agreement has been reached
on virtually all points between
representatives of the West Ger-
man Republic and of the Fonds
Social Juif Unifie here.
The agreement provides that
West Germany will pay 80 per-
cent of 'the value of the seized
properties without requiring
proof by applicants that "M
Action" spoils actually arrived
in Germany. - This was consider-
wise, claimants would have the
difficult task of proving that
the spoils actually were taken
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rectly on the West German
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MONTREAL, (JTA) —
The
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visited Temple Emanuel to in-
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by fire in 1957. The old temple,
founded in 1882, was one of the
ed a key provision since other- landmarks of Montreal
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