iinesset Backs Statement Condemning Work
on Armaments by German Scientists in Egypt
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The
Knesset, Israel's parliament, by a
vote of 51 to 2, Monday reiterated
an earlier statement protesting the
activities of West German scien-
tists working on advanced. weapons
systems in Egypt, and expressing
regret that Germany has not yet
taken concrete action to force the
scientists to halt those activities.
Opposition motions scoring Ger-
many for delaying tactics intended
to deceive world opinion were re-
jected by the House by a vote of
46-36.
In an address ending the de-
bate, Prime Minister Levi
Eshkol said that West German
Chancellor Ludwig Erhard's
promises to "utilize all possi-
bilities" to relieve Israelis of
the feeling that they are being
threatened by the German scien-
tists, "must assume practical
form to have any meaning at
all."
"It is inconceivable," he de-
clared, "that the German people,
'legislature and government should
be unable to give recognition that
the activity of the scientists in
Egypt is liable to become a danger
to peace."
Referring to the concern of the
entire Jewish people over the dan-
ger to peace and the threat to
Israel inherent in the work of the
scientists, Eshkol stressed that
"only concrete action is compatible
with the effort of which Erhard
spoke. Without such action, we
can only expect a continuation and
an intensification of this anxiety
on the part of the Jewish people,
with all that it may involve."
The premier expressed ap-
preciation of the importance of
Chancellor Erhard's remark that
Germany's attitude to Israel was
"not determined by purely poll-.
tical considerations, and could
not be dissociated from the bur-
den that National Socialism has
imposed on the German people."
He stressed, however, that Ger-
many's failure to adopt the initia-
tive in establishing full diplomatic
relaions with Israel deprived her
of "the moral basis" for the policy
of which Erhard spoke.
Arab threats against Germany
in case she established full rela-
tions with Israel were empty
threats, Eshkol declared, remind-
ing the Germans that the Arabs
were by now too dependent on
foreign aid, including German aid,
to mean such threats seriously."
Summing up Israel's policy to-
wards Germany, the premier said
that there is no contradiction be-
tween obtaining aid from Germany
and continuing determined opposi-
tion to the activities of the scien-
tists in Egypt.
Israel Operating
Water Carrier
Since June 10
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
JERUSALEM—Israel's National
Water Carrier, which taps the Jor-
dan River through Lake Tiberias,
has been in operation since June
10, the annual report of the Agri-
cultural Ministry disclosed Wed-
nesday.
The report also said that by the
end of the current fiscal year, the
project will have cost more than
300,000,000 pounds ($100,000,000).
The massive irrigation project is
the target of efforts by neighbor-
ing Arab countries to divert the
Jordan River w aters and thus deny
them to Israel, which has warned it
would consider such projects as
aggressive acts.'
Avert Israel Press Strike
TEL AVIV (JTA) — An agree-
ment in principle by publishers to
demands of the Journalists' Union
for higher pay averted a news-
paper strike here. The publishers
faced a deadline of one week to
achieve a new agreement.
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"On no account should we re-
strict our relations with the new
Germany, within the combined
European setup, to the dispute
over the scientists," he declared.
"We cannot dissociate debate over
these scientists from the need for
constant advancement of Israel's
interests throughout the world."
Colombian Labor Leader
Starts Anti-Arab Protest
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Jose Mer-
cado, president of the Labor Fed-
eration of Colombia, has launched
a campaign throughout Latin Am-
erica to rally support for a mass
petition to United Nations Secret-
ary General U Thant, protesting re-
Bonn Luring Back Technicians
cent Arab threats against Israel,
From Cairo With Higher Pay
LONDON (JTA)—A gr owing it was reported here.
The Colombian labor leader has
number of West German scientists
and technicians working on Egyp- circulated a memorandum calling
for
the support of the labor move-
tian weapons development and
production aimed against Israel ments in the various Latin Am-
are leaving their jobs in that coun- erican countries and to Thant, pro-
try, as a result of a campaign by testing the flow of Soviet weapons
the Bonn government and other to Arab countries and the employ-
Western nations aimed at quietly ment of West German scientists in
luring the West Germans out of Egyptian arms development. A
Egypt by offering high-paying jobs similar memorandum has been cir-
elsewhere, according to uncon- culated by the Workers Federa-
tion of Uruguay.
firmed reports from Cairo.
The reports said that two of
about 10 German scientists in-
volved in the Egyptian military
rocket program have already left
Egypt, with more to go soon. Some
120 engineers and skilled work-
er, comprising 60 per cent of the
personnel of a factory building
aircraft fuselages, have reportedly
given notice they will leave at the
end 4- the year.
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Three Petrochemical Plants Are Opened in Israel
HAIFA (JTA) — Three petro-
chemical plants were officially in-
augurated last weekend here by
Pinhas Sapir, Israel's minister of
finance, commerce and industry.
The production units represent a
total investment of $20,000,000.
In another industrial develop-
ment, cornerstone laying cere-
monies were held here for a new
cement rotating oven. The oven
will be Israel's fourth and is ex-
pected to considerably increase
cement exports.
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