Sen. Gruening Urges IALI to Call Israel-Arab
`Summit' to Force Aggression Issue at UN
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Senator
Ernest Gruening of Alaska urged
President Johnson to call a meet-
ing at the highest political level
of the Arab countries and Israel
"to reason together" to end the
threats of war by the Arab nations
against Israel.
In a speech on the floor of the
Senate, in which he commented
on Soviet Premier Khrushchev's
statement in Cairo yesterday
against Israel, Sen. Gruening said
if President Johnson's effort to
bring the Arabs and Israel to-
gether for talks fail, Nasser's ag-
gression in Yemen and his war
preparations against Israel and 'de-
signs against the British in Aden
should be brought before the
United Nations, laid bare before
the eyes of the world and an ef-
fort made to halt Nasser's collision
course. Though the Soviets might
veto such action, "at least the
United States will have tried to
act," the Senator declare.
"The hundreds of millions of dol-
lars that we have given Nasser
supposedly for the economic de-
velopment of Egypt," the Senator
stated. "have enabled Nasser to
divert his own resources to a missile
buildup in Egypt for the purpose of
destroying Israel, and to wage an
aggressive war in Yemen and
Southern Arabia, in which he used
Russian planes to strafe and burn
villagers to death, and which he is
boasting he will convert into an
expulsion of the British from the
Middle East."
"Meanwhile, the State Depart-
ment continues to apologize for
Nasser, continues to give him more
dollars, and suggests that Nasser
is more moderate than he used to
be. We should make it clear," the
Alaska Senator said, "beyond any
possibility of doubt, that the United
States will not tolerate Egyptian
destruction of Israel and that the
United States power stands ready
as a deterrent to Egypt's air force.
Noting that now both Russia and
Nazi scientists are giving Egypt a
sophisticated weapons system, the
Senator called on the United States
to enter into a mutual security
treaty with Israel. so that American
weapons and the Sixth Fleet will
be interposed between Egypt and
Israel.
Sen. Hugh Scott, Pennsylvania
Republican, urged the Govern-
ment to re-examine its foreign
policy positions in the Middle
East and consider supplying de-
fense arms to Israel.
Speaking in the Senate, Scott
expressed his deep concern "over
the deteriorating situation• in the
Middle East today, where West-
ern positions of strength are in
jeopardy from the imperialistic
designs of Egypt's President Nas-
ser." Noting that Nasser main-
tains 40,000 of his Soviet-equipped
troops in Yemen and from there
also initiates attacks on Aden,
Scott said that Nasser is pursu-
ing his goal of "driving, Israel into
the sea," and rotating his troops
in Yemen is part of his effort
to build up a battle-hardened
army.
"I am very much concerned
that American foreign aid is per-
mitting Nasser to divert other
funds to purchase Soviet military
supplies and to engage in this im-
perialistic war in Yemen," the
Senator said. "Now is the time
for the Johnson Administration to
re-examine its whole Middle East
policy. I urge specifically that the
United States cut off all aid to
Egypt. I further urge that the
President consider the possibility
of providing Israel with military
defense equipment, as was done
with the Hawk missile in 1962, to
balance the advantage that. Egypt
now has from the aid flowing
from both the United States and
the Soviet Union."
British Parliament Debates
Nuclear Weapons Issue
in Israel and Egypt
LONDON (JTA) — Prime Min-
ister Alec Douglas-Home declared
in the House of Commons that
the British government had no
evidence that either Israel or
Egypt was trying to produce nu-
clear weapons or was likely to
have such weapons soon.
He made the statement in reply
to questions from Arthur Hender-
son, •Labor MP.; Harold Wilson,
Labor Party leader; and Jo Grim-
mond, Liberal MP. The discus ,
sion was the first on the issue
since reports developed, in con-
nection with the CENTO Council
of Ministers. meeting in Washi, -ig-
ton, that Egypt was making nu-
clear warheads for its missile pro-
gram with the aid of West Ger-
man scientists.
The Prime Minister said that
recent anti-British speeches and
declarations by President Nas-
ser of Egypt "inevitably caused
a setback to our efforts, but
we will not be diverted either
from our peaceful purposes or
our duty of protect friends to
whom we have treaty obliga-
tions."
Henderson suggested, in the
debate, that the real danger was
in the fact that West German
scientists were working in Egypt
on the development and produc-
tion of rockets and other mis-
siles.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrush-
chev Monday sharply attacked
Israel's plans to bring waters
of the Jordan River to the Negev
for irrigation purposes. He gave
his support of the Arab stand
in the dispute, it was reported
here from Cairo.
Addressing the Egyptian Na-
tional Assembly during his cur-
rent visit to that country. Pre-
mier Khrushchev said that the
Soviet Union supports the "just
causes" of the Arab nations which
regard the Israeli plan as a hos-
tile act. "The Israeli project
transgresses upon the rights of
the Arabs to use these waters,"
Khrushchev declared, adding that
Israel planned to "rob the Arab
world of its own water."
The Assembly's 360 delegates
jumped to their feet cheering as
Khrushchev berated the Israeli
project and they gave him another
ovation when he promised to con-
tinue Soviet arms shipments to
Arab nations "for the protec-
tion of gains wrested by free men
from imperialism — but not for
aggression against anybody."
State Dept. Declines Comment
on Khrushchev's Speech
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — State
Department officials declined to
comment on Soviet Pr emier
Khrushchev's statements in Cairo
against Israel's irrigation project.
Officials pointed out that com-
ments, if any, would have to wait
until the Department receives the
full text of Khrushchev's state-
ment and can analyze it.
The United States expects the
United Nations to continue its
emergency force in Gaza through-
out 1965, Assistant Secretary of
State Harlan Cleveland told the
House Foreign Affairs Commit-
tee.
The Assistant Secretary of State
described the UN Emergency
Force as being "credited with
preventing any serious incidents
in the area in recent years, and
with insuring the freedom of ship-
ping in the area near the head
of the Gulf of Akaba."
Israel Studies K's Speech
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
JERUSALEM — Informed
sources indicated here Tuesday
that the test of Soviet Premier
Khrushchev's pledge in Cairo
Monday to support opposition to
the Israel water project will be
the extent and nature of Soviet
aid developing from his visit to
Egypt.
Officials declined formal com-
l. ?nt pending availability of the
official text of the Soviet Pre-
mier's address. It was noted that
since the object of the Egyptian
visit was to counter Red China's
appeals to Afro-Asian countries
it was considered obvious that
Khrushchev would use an anti-
Israel appeal to strengthen So-
viet-Egyptian relations.
While it was agreed here that
the Soviet Premier would not pro-
vide President Nasser with nu-
clear arms in conformity with the
Soviet-United States commitment
to prevent the spread of such
weapons, it was consirered certain
that the Soviet Union would en-
large its military and economic
aid to the Nasser regime as a
result of the Premier's visit.
French Press Warns World
on Khrushchev's Speech
PARIS (JTA)—Leading French
newspapers headlined Soviet Pre-
mier Khrushchev's anti - Israel
statement made in Cairo yesterday,
and warned that his promise of
further military aid to Egypt may
involve the rest of the world in
warfare.
The mass circulation L'Aurore
emphasized that, if Egyptian Pres-
ident Gamal Abdel Nasser "should
give in to the tempetation, and
use the forthcoming Soviet arms
aggressively, America might, in
turn, be involved in the fighting,
since she has guaranteed the ter-
ritorial status quo of the Middle
East. Thus, an Israeli-Arab con-
flict might soon degenerate into
total warfare." Other French news-
papers commented in the same
vein.
A senior official in the French
Foreign Ministery, however, told
the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
"it is a long way between public
declarations and actions." The
diplomat indicated that the French
Government has no information
whatever showing that additional
Soviet arms deliveries are ex-
pected by Egypt.
(In London, the Daily Herald,
Labor newspaper, attacked Soviet
Premier Khrushchev for what it
called "irresponsibility" in his
anti-Israeli speech in Cairo. "Ten-
sion between Israel and the Arab
states," declared the paper, in
its leading editorial "is already
acute enough. Yesterday Mr.
Khrushchev made it worse.")
Israel Piscusses Security
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Matters .
pertaining to Israel's security sit-
uation were discussed for three
hours Sunday at a meeting of the
Cabinet in which Chief of Staff
Yitzhak Rabin and Deputy De-
fense Minister Shimon Peres par-
ticipated.
The Israel government issued
a warning to strikers in the post
office system and other govern-
ment offices that they may have
"to face the consequences" if they
do not resume normal schedules.
Prime Minister Eshkol will be
accompanied on his forthcoming
visit to the United States by Dep-
uty Defense Minister Peres; Haim
Yachil, director general of the
Foreign Ministry; and Yaacov
Herzog, deputy director of the
Foreign Ministry.
Americans who like a sure
thing choose U.S. savings bonds.
They mean security for the in,
dividual and security for o-C
country.
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