Israel Textiles Endangered by U.S. Ban

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Congressional attempts to pro- stitute carried the signatures of
country, as a result of the vide relief from foreign com- a bi-partisan group of 11 Sena-
devaluation of the Israeli cur- petition to the American textile tors while the original amend
rency last February. The cotton industry.
ment was co-sponsored by only
spinning industry here, using
While no official action has seven Senators.
the most modern equipment, been taken as yet, a joint Sen-
Joining Sen. Javits in offer-
employs 5,000 workers on three ate-House conference committee ing the amendment were: Re-
shifts, working day and night. has reported out legislation that publicans — Prescott Bush of
Half of the production had been would empower the executive Connecticut, Clifford Case of
earmarked for export.
branch to take whatever steps New Jersey, Kenneth Keating
Spinners have called an may be necessary to reduce for- of New York, Thomas Kuchel
emergency meeting to consid- eign import quotas. The legisla- of California, Leverett Salton-
er the new situation which tion was designed to prevent stall of Massachusetts and
may result in the dismissal of "circumvention or frustration" Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania;
hundreds of workers.
of an agreement made under the Democrats — Joseph Clark of
The Ministry of Commerce Geneva textile cotton agreement Pensylvania, Claire Engle of
of
last July by countries that are California, Paul Douglas of Il-
and Industry, which informed -
the spinning industry of the new not members of the arrange-. linois, Wayne Morse of Ore-
American ruling, held out the merit. Israel is not a member of gon and Hubert Humphrey of
Minnesota.
hope that the stoppage of ex- the Geneva arrangement.
ports to the United States may
The amendment went through
Israel, reportedly, has hun-
be temporary, since Washington dreds of tons of manufactured the Senate with little debate ex-
will review the cotton yarn im- textiles awaiting shipment to cept for a comment by Demo-
port quotas in October. How- the United States. Half of Is- cratic Senator John Sparkman
ever, Israel's economic advisers rael's output in this field is of Alabama, a member of the
in Washington have been order- exported to the United States.
Senate Foreign Relations Corn-
ed to maintain close contact on
Israeli sources here felt Tues- mittee and floor manager for
the situation with the American day that there was a good pos- the Foreign Aid Bill. who indi-
authorities.
sibility that the legislation with , cated approval of the amend-
An offshoot of the new Amer- its serious effects on Israel could ' ment.
ican ruling is that it will affect be passed. However, they held
A more strongly - worded
also Israel's exports of rainwear. out hopes for relief as a result amendment had been included
Exports of raincoats from here of the current negotiations. At 1 in the House version was re-
to the United States increased worst, it was pointed out, if the I ported out this week. The House
recently by 20 percent. The new leaislation is enacted, and the amendment. offered by Democra-
American ruling may force the embargo is imposed. such an em- tic Rep. Leonard Farbstein of
rainwear industry to cut its U.S.- bargo might last only until next 'New York. was expected to win
bound rainwear shipments down autumn. when the U.S. cotton House approval.
to its earlier trade figures. yarn import quotas. to be set on
Sen. Javits told the Senate
Negotiations were under a country-by-country basis. would that "the increasing number of
way Tuesday between Israeli be reviewed.
American firms and individuals
officials and Washington au-
The Senate adopted an dealing with Israel who are di-
therities toward possible eas- amendment to the 1962 For-
rectly affected by the Arab black-
ing or alteration of steps eign Assistance act which
list and boycott makes it neces-
planned t'ere to curtail cotton
would require the Secretary of sary for the United States to
yarn imports from abroad,
repudiate and condemn any
State to report annually to
thus having possibly serious
measures by foreign countries to
Congress on steps being taken
consequences for Israel's tex-
interfere with the rights and pri-
to counter Arab discrimina-
tile industry. tion against American Jews. vileges of United States citizens.
Actually, the Department of The amendment, sponsored by "Such discrimination."' said,
Commerce emphasized Tuesday Sen. Jacob Javits, New York Re- Javits. "is especially offensive
that no freeze has as yet been publican, calls on the Secretary when it is practiced by nations
imposed on Israeli cotton yarn of State to report regularly "on who receive assistance under the
exports to the United States. progress under the freedom of provisions of the foreign aid
The department noted that, in communications and non-discri- program."
fiscal 1961. Israel exported 3,- mination declaration" of the ex-
In addition to calling for
periodic anti -discrimination
square yards of .textiles isting foreign aid legislation.
to the United States. However,
The Senate-approved amend- , progress reports from the
Secretary of State, Sen. Javits
the effect upon Israel's cotton I ment was a substitute for one
yarn industry may arise from which Sen. Javits himself offer- reminded his colleagues that
ed earlier in the week, which Congress has previously de-
!contained the same request for nounced Arab discrimination
State Department progress re- as "repugnant to our princi-
, ports. The earlier version in- ples" and asked that "in all
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