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EVIAN, delegation
(JTA)—Louis
Joxe,
French Minister
for Algerian
Affairs,
of her obligations
the French
here
negotiating
the future
of Algeria
with head
the repre-
in Algeria. to safeguard the well-being and interests of the 1,000,000 non-Moslems
sentatives of the FLN, the Moslem rebels in Algeria, gave outrig
Leaders of the FLN, however, expressed the view that "most members of
e to be recognized minority groups" will choose Algerian nationality and will integrate themselves
After conferring with French President Charles de Gaulle on the progress of into the new Algerian nation.
Circles
close to whatever"
the FLN leaders
told stating
the Jewish
Telegraphic
Agency
"there
the talks here, Joxe issued a statement which clearly indicates that France intends is no Jewish
problem
in Algeria,
that "most
Jews in
Algeria,
any-
to
honor
the
pledges
it
had
given
previously
to
Jewish
leaders.
None
of
the
1,000,000
way,
want
to
acquire
Algerian
nationality
and
assimilate
themselves
Europeans in Algeria, Joxe stated, "will lose
his French nationality unless he
In spite of this stand, however, it is elieved that the statement the nation ."
specifically renounces it." The statement
nt by Joxe may
declared pointedly that France will honor impel the FLN to adopt a more elastic a b

ttitude.

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.Legal Battle .May Be 'Renewed in
• Defense - Of.'Sabbath Observers
Chal.leging . ' . .'lligh 'Court - Ruling"

After the first shock to orthodox Jewish leaders in this country that
came from
the United
Supreme
decision ruling
the
right
of Jewish
merchants
to transact
retail business on Sundays, it has been predicted
that a States
new legal
battle Court
may commence
soon in
effort to secure
a revision
of Monday's
verdict.
n an
It is believed that orthodox Jewish merchants, who ask for the right to conduct business on Sunday to compensate for their
of the Saturday Sabbath, will challenge the Supreme Court decision by adhering to their principles of observing the Sabbath on the
day of the week rather than the first, which was the day emphasized by Chief Justice Earl Warren
e seventh
It has been indicated that while the cases on which the Supreme Court has just ruled thereby inviting renewed court actions.
i nvolved legislation in Massachusetts, Penn.
Sylvania and Maryland, similar test cases are certain to arise in New J
possibly also in other states.
Jersey, where the Legislature last y ear adopted Sunday closing laws, and
Chief Justice Warren wrote the controlling opinion covering
cases testing
the "Blue
Speaking
a majority
the Court,
Warren
said:
"We hold
neither
statutes'
purpose
effect is four
religious."
Agreeing
with Laws."
the Chief
Justice for
were
Justices of
Felix
Frank- •
furter,
John
Harlan,
Hugo that
Black,
Tom the
Clark
and Charles
E. or
Whittaker.

Justices
William
0. to
Douglas
Potter his
Stewart
compels
an orthodox
Jew
choose and
between
reli dissented. Justice Stewart said in his dissent that "Pennsylvani a has passed a law which
constitutionally demand."
gious faith and his economic survival. That is a cruel choice which I
think no state can
It was Justice Stewart's conviction that "this is not something that cam be swept under the rug and forgotten in the interest of enforced
Sunday togetherness." He said the impact of this law against orthodox Jews "violates their constitutional right to the free exercise of their
religion."

Justice William J. Brennan agreed with part of Chief Justice Warren's ruling but not with otherparts.
A basic case in the decision involved five orthodox Jewish residents of Pennsylvania, who contended that mandatory Sunday closing
violated their religious freedom. In material considered by the court, the National Retail Merchants Association said
that if Sunday was "just
another business day," additional expenses would drive marginal retailers out of business and boost prices for c
The effect of the ruling was expected to be one of strengthening the anti-Sunday work stand of officials of onsumers.
the many states which have
controversial
"Blue
Laws."
the Chief
Justice
noted
proved
that they
were
being However,
used by states
"to aid
religion."
' that such laws could be found unconstitutional in the future if they could be
Among the Jewish groups which have registered opposition to such laws are the Synagogue Council of Ameri ca, National Community
Relations Advisory Council, American Jewish Committee, American Jewish Congress and Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith.

Ben-Gurion , s Me e ting
Kennedy Called
•
• ,
Prititful Dtscusston of World's Problems' U.S. Eagerness to Explore- Possibilities

•

Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News

NEW YORK—Israel's Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion called on.President

of Rescuing Jews Told at Eichmann Trial

Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish New

JERUSALEM—The
United
States
Government
eager
to explore
Kennedy
at statesmen
the latter's conferred
Presidential
suite
at the Waldorf Astoria here Tuesday possibility
of rescuing the still
surviving
Jews
of Europe was
near
the end
of the every
war,
and the two
for 90
minutes.
Also attending the meeting were Avraham
according to a report by, Moshe Sharett to the .Jewish Agency, introduced Tuesday
Harman, Israeli Ambassador to the United
at the Eichmann trial.
States; Meyer Feldman, a White House aide
Contrary to the British refusal to act on
of the President, and Philips Talbot, U.S.
a plea by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, U.S. Sec-
Undersecretary of State for Near Eastern
tO
retary of State Edward Stettinius faciliated
Affairs.
the efforts of Ira Hirschmann, an American
After the conference, . Ben-Gurion issued
businessman sent by the State Department
the following statement:
to Turkey to explore possibilities of saving
"I appreciated the opportunity of calling
the remnant of Europe's decimated Jews
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Nicolas Eichmann, 25, whose father is on
on President Kennedy and of renewing my
from Nazi hands.
trial in Jerusalem for the murder of 6,000,000 Jews in Euro pe during
acquaintance with . him. I first had the privi-
the Second World War, arrived in Washington having
One of the sensations disclosed in the
lege of meeting him when he visited Israel
,
g received a
documents —which - included material from
United States visa to engage in his father's defense.
ten years ago, and I was glad to have been
the archives of the late Dr. Weizmann-
able to see him in Washington last 'year.
In an interview with the Washington Post, Eichmann said that his
was that a larger scheme existed behind
"We had a constructive review of problems
father had saved "the Jews who are now living very healthy, very rich,
the offer by Eichmann to Joel Brand, the
affecting our two countries and we reviewed
maybe. Will they testify? No, no, you can't get this out of a Jew."
Budapest Jewish leader, to trade a million
a number of world problems. Asyou know,
Young Eichmann said that he had read that "Jews don't behave like
surviving Jews for 10,000 winterized trucks
citizens in America."
relations between the United States and
for use on the collapsing Russian
Israel have been close and cordial ever since
"Five million Jews did not die," Eichmann's son said. Not even
The documents showed that Bondi Gross,
we regained our independence 13 years ago,
two million. This is a figure out of the sky. My father is unguilty of
the Gestapo agent detailed by Eichmann to
and I am looking forward to a continuation.,
every charge. They'may charge him only about things like allowing
accompany Brand on his mission to obtain
of fruitful cooperation in the future." ,
the .
Jews to go .out from Germany. Legally and illegally, he emigrated
..
Allied backing of the "Jews for Trucks"
Pierre Salinger, the White House .pi
100,069•

Eichmanns
' S on Grnt
aed Visa
U.S., Sprea dS
s Anti- emitie
ropa
Pganda
During Stay Here

secretary, made the following statement:
"The President and the Prime Minister
met for an hour and a half and had a

fruitful dis cussi on of world problems.
problems The
President was h appy to have this opportunity
again to get the views of Prime Miniser
t
Ben-Gurion and renew his acquaintance es terh

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Jews, -gaVe them passports-1939, 1940 and 1941."
.. Martin Bonn ann, Hitler's deputy,
is still alive, young Eichmann sa id.
"He is not as poor as my father was. Not even the
Jews

with mi llions
of dollars can get him.
m. Always the same. That one who has nothing is
going to be blamed for everything. One who has everything gets away."
States Government sources said that Nicolas Eichmann had
been United
granted
a visitor's visa because he has
been neit er charged nor
h
convi cted
of any crimes. They noted that he is
free to express his
individual views on issues affecting Jews. .
.

transaction, was supposed to put out feelers
to Allied representatives about conditions
for peace an d about possibilities of a guaran-

tee for Gesta
leaders after the war. The
British were shown to have used this pre
sumed Bondi po Gross larger mission as c an
h
argument against the Brand mission, whi
w ch
they prevented by ati
rres ng guara
the emissary in
All pp, contrary to pri or
ntees.

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