Arab Boycott in England

BY IS. J. GOLDSMITH
JTA Correspondent in London

(Copyright, 1965, JTA, Inc.)

synagogues and such merchan-
dise received tougher letters.

London is supposed to be the
hunting ground for Arab boycott
officials. There are still many
Arab friends of old over here;
Arab romanticism dies hard. One
can imange what kind of informa-
tion the Arabs gather eleswhere
However, all this is changing
now. It was known for some time
that German managers and ad-
visors have been hired by the Boy-
cott Committee. The other day,
this was confirmed once more. by
Alexander Goldberg, the chairman
of the Governors of the Haifa
Technion. who is rather well in-
formed on these matters. being
himself an international financier.
There are confirmations from other
quarters too. The boycott is now
becoming more coherent, more
, efficient and based on better infor-

Israel's Consul General Barniore
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troit and the state of Michigan by
Jacob Barmore, consul general of ly visits here.
Israel for the Midwest. Consul
Barmore has

Miami YMHA to Buy
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MIAMI (JTA) — Purchase of a
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Westbrooke Country Club, for a
price in excess of $2,000,000, has
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YMHA. The purchase is subject
to the approval of the Greater
Miami Jewish Federation.
The Westbrooke Country Club
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LONDON—Lord Drumalbyn is
the erstwhile Minister of State at
the Board of Trade. As such he
held this consul
paid a visit to Israel recently. At
General Barmore will be in De- general post since February 1963.
present he is an important member
He has consular jurisdiction over
of the Conservative Opposition in
13 midwestern and southwestern
the House of Lords and a power
states.
in the world of business and
When the state of Israel was
finance. The other day, he ex-
established in 1948, Barmore be-
plained the attitude of the outgoing
came the secretary general of the
Conservative government to the
ministry of food and supply. In
Arab boycott and added that he
1954, he joined the department of
had no reason to suppose that the
Eastern European affairs of the
new Labor government took a
foreign ministry. He was appoint-
different view. Next to him—he
ed second and later first secretary
was speaking at a luncheon of the
of the legation of Israel in War-
Anglo-Israel Chamber of Com-
saw.
merce—sat the present minister of
In 1958, he joined the economic
state at the board of trade, Roy
Mason. His remarks appeared in
division of the foreign ministry
APPLICATIONS FOR
and was sent on a mission to.
the press next day—and there was
economic
af-
Cyprus
as
consul
of
denial
or
explanation.
We
must.
no
therefore. assume that this is the mation.
fairs. Upon completion of this
ARE NOW BEING TAKEN
position of the present British gov. I Jews cannot stop the boycott.
mission he joined the American
On' New or Existing Hornet
ernment, and that in this respect Nor can they sway governments
department and was appointed
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there is a bi-partisan policy. , that think they should avoid
economic counselor at the embassy
JACOB BARMORE
mentioning it—except in speeches
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of Israel in Buenos Aires. Bar-
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What then is the position of the by ministers to Jewish audiences.
FRANKLIN
troit Jan. 12-14 to inaugurate the more is married and has three
British government?
But what about the Jews?
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Approved
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The British government, we
The boycott concerns Jews all
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here, Barmore will
were told by the noble Lord, does over the world because it is basi- - On his visit
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not advise individual firms as to cally a racialist campaign. since present the flag of Israel to the
6 — Friday, January 1, 1965
how to react to Arab boycott. Each the boycotters inquire about the Detroit Historical Museum at the
firm must decide for itself what to I reliaion and race of directors and request of the Detroit Historical
w ill
do (i.e. whether to be blacklisted employees of firms they suspect Commission. Mayor -Cavanagh
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the presentation,
by the Arabs or to boycott Israel). of trading with Israel. Also be- participate in
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The government does not like the cause whatever happens to Israel and the ceremony will be held in
the mayor's office 10 a.m. Jan. 13.
boycott. we were assured. This is is of immediate and anxious con-
EARL ORR'S
Barmore will be in Detroit for
pretty obvious. But the present cern to all Jews.
government. like the previous one.
several days each month to repre-
Firms in various countries
sent the interests of Israel and
is not prepared to intervene.
assume that they can trade with
Oakland County's Largest Dodge Dealer
will meet with persons and repre-
the Arabs. boycott Israel and
This begs two questions. What
sentatives of firms who have deal-
still do business with Jews else-
about firms in which the Treas-
ings with Israel.
where. thus having the best of
ury has a share. such as Shell

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and Richard Thomas and Bald-
win. the Steel people? If they
were to boycott Israel—and Shell
did it in a way by getting out.
though it was done gently—it
would mean that the British
government does it. . . .

both worlds. There was the ex-
ception of the Norwich Union
Insurance Society in England,
but it was an isolated case and
withdrawals of Jewish business
were spontaneous and hap-
hazard. For the rest, a firm joins
the boycott while its Jewish con-
sumers go on patronizing it. It
gains on the swings and the
roundabouts, as it were.

The second question is this: Can
finance and business be isolated
from politics? Is not the Arab
boycott an attempt to interfere in
We live in a buyers' market. ,
the internal affairs of other
Whatever is sold by one maker can
nations?
These questions, to be sure, be got from another maker at the
same price and of the same quality.
could be addressed to any Western It is not incumbent upon Jews to
country—the United States. West buy, say, television sets from X
- "
Germany. France . . . In Eastern who
boycotts Israel while Y, who
Europe, they ignore the boycott does not. offers the similar instru-
when it suits them, and there are ments at the same price . . . Some
no individual firms there for the people are reluctant when it comes
Arabs to blackmail, anyway . . .
to sacrifices, human nature being
It is well known that firms which what it is. But in this case it can
have called the Arab bluff are still ' be done without the slightest in-
in business, and are often doing convenience . . .
better than before. Some sell to
But somebody in authority and
both sides; others do better with- speaking for a large number of
out dealing with the Arabs.
Jews must be able to say: "We '
Until quite recently, the Arab have no right to teach you your
boycott was ridiculously inefficient. business. but you must realize that
I have seen many a time the list Jews everywhere will react if you
of blacklisted firms and letters to ply the Arab boycott" .. .
-
firms threatening them with dire I remembered how worried Shell
consequences for trading with people were when they pulled out
Israel. A great part of it used to of Israel. They feared lest Jewish
be comic opera stuff. motorists remember it when look-
ing for a petrol pump. In the event
The author of a biography
it was settled somehow and the
of Dr. Herzl has received from
thing died down. But they were
the Arab Boycott Office a letter
very worried indeed.
which reads: "We must warn
To preach peace among nations:
you that if you continue to sell
to tell governments that boycott-
your products in Israel you• will
ing a member of the UN was an
no longer be seen favorably in
act of aggression; to point out that
Arab business and financial
the boycott was interference in the
circles."
affairs of other nations—is useless.
It is not a fatuous joke. I have
Those who join the boycott ought
had the letter in my hand. The
to know that they can only have
comment of the recipient, by the
one side as customers. No hard
way. was that he felt it was very
feelings. If they think it pays them
flattering that he had been seen
better to have the Arabs, fair
favorably in Arab business and
enough. But they cannot have the
financial circles until now. As
Jews as well.
to the future, he would be pre-
What kind of people do they
pared to let them have some
think we are? asks a market trader
Herz' biographies at rock bottom
in Whitechapel. As usual, he sum-
wholesale price, C.O.D.
med it up for all of us .. .

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Egyptians had tried to ship him
to Cairo, was formally charged
with "conspiracy with an enemy."
He will now await trial on that
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