Arabs Threaten Oil as Weapon in Israel-Bonn
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issue. He reported fully on his five
days of conversations here with
Dr. Kurt Birrenbach, Chancellor
Erhard's special emissary.
(A London dispatch to the Jew-
ish Telegraphic Agency reported
that Israel's Deputy Defense Min-
ister Shimon Peres made an urgent
flight to Paris, where he conferred
with a representative of Germany's
Chancellor Erhard, returning to
Israel in time for the Cabinet
meeting.)
The Cabinet's decision confirmed
the general feeling held the last
few days, to the effect that re-
ports from Bonn and elsewhere,
about Israel's supposed pre-condi-
tions prior to accepting the Er-
hard offer for full diplomatic rela-
tions, had emanated from "inter-
ested parties" wishing to build
hurdles in the path of a German-
Israel repprochement. One report,
declaring that Israel had asked
West Germany for a guarantee of
Israel's borders, was denied.
Meanwhile, Israel was watching
with equanimity the deliberations
of the Arab foreign minister in
Cairo, where Egypt's President
Nasser had brought together the
top foreign affairs officials of the
-13 Arab states to act on his pro-
posals for total Arab severance
of diplomatic relations with Bonn,
in reprisal for Dr. Erhard's wil-
lingness to cement full diplomatic
relations with Israel.
Interpreters of the Arab scene
here saw considerable disunity on
that issue among the Arab states.
It was believed that some of the
Arab governments, especially Tu-
nisia, Morocco and Lebanon, would
hesitate offending West Germany
because they would fear Bonn
might veto their relations with
the European Economic Commun-
ity, in which West Germany is
a powerful member.
Golda Meir in Paris
for Top-Level Talks;
Optimistic on Germany
PARIS (JTA) — Mrs. Golda
Meir, Israel's foreign minister,
arriving here for top-level talks
with French government leaders,
including Foreign Minister Maur-
ice Couve de Murville, declared
that the Israel government ex-
pects its parliament to approve
"by a large majority" the move
toward establishment of full dip-
lomatic relations between Israel
and West Germany.
Mrs. Meir made that statement
in reply to questions from a large
corps of French and other news-
men who met her at Orly Air-
port and asked about the Israel
Cabinet's• decision approving by
an overwhelming majority accept-
ance of West German 'Chancellor
Ludwig Erhard's proposal for full
Bonn-Jerusalem diplomatic ties.
In regard to the Arab League
moves toward the severance of
diplomatic relations with Bonn, as
proposed by Egypt's President
Nasser, Mrs. Meir said, in answer
to further questioning: "Nasser
has tried to play his usual game
of blackmail. This time he has
failed."
Bonn Expresses 'Satisfaction'
With Israel's Decision
BONN (JTA) — State Secretary
Karl-Gunther von Hase, official
spokesman for the Bonn govern-
ment, expressed the government's
official "satisfaction" here with
the Israel Cabinet's decision to
establish diplomatic relations with
West Germany. He said Israel's
purchasing mission, at Cologne,
has notified the government for-
mally of the Cabinet's decision..
As to the threat by Arab coun-
tries to break diplomatic relations
with Bonn, in reprisal against the
Israeli move, he said Bonn would
regret any such severance or any
other "irreparable acts." He said
he would remind the Arab coun-
tries of Germany's "good will"
and of the fact that Bonn has de-
cided not to deliver arms to
"areas of tension." The govern-
ment, he said, will do all in its
power "to convince the Arabs of
its policy."
(Dispatches from Cairo report-
ed that only five of the 13 Arab
foreign ministers, c on f err in g
there on the Israel-German ques-
tion, have agreed so far to join
Egypt's President Nasser in
recognizing Communist East Ger-
many in reprisal against the
latest Bonn offer to Israel. At
least three of the Arab partici-
pants—representing Tunisia, Libya
and Morocco — had serious
reservations about severing ties
with West Germany. In general,
it was reported, the Cairo meet-
ing was in confusion on the va-
rious issues on its agenda.)
A- spokesman for the opposition
Social Democrats warned the
Arabs that any economic counter-
measures they may take against
West Germany "would harm them
more than us." He called the
Israeli decision on diplomatic ties
"logical and good." A leader of
the third grouping, the Free
Democratic. Party, expressed sa-
tisfaction with the latest Jerusa-
lem-Bonn developments.
Eshkol's Plea Gains
.Knesset Approval on
Israel-Bonn - Relations
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
The Jewish News)
JERUSALEM — Israel's parlia-
ment approved Tuesday the offer
by West Germany of full diplo-
matic relations. The vote was 66
for, 29 against and 10 abstentions.
Voting against the motion were
the members of Herut, Mapam
and the Communist Party. The ab-
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stentions came from Ahdut Avoda
and the Agudat Israel parties.
The parliament took the historic
vote after Premier Levi Eshkol
presented the decision of the cabi-
net for establishment of such rela-
tions. Describing the issue as "no
routine matter," the Premier said
that "in the balance of the struggle
between emotion and reason, the
need to strengthen and consolidate
Israel must tilt the scale."
He told the parliament that "the
account of conscience and history
emerging from the Nazi holocaust
lies far beyond the limits of any
political act, but even that account
—unparalleled in gravity—cannot
exempt us from the duty to carry
out the central decisive' task—to
consolidate the State of Israel."
T' e Premier noted the series of
disagreements existing between
the two countries. He said that
even as Israel was engaged in
"grave debate" over the presence
of West German scientists in
Egypt, working on advanced
weapons for the Nasser regime,
it was "shocked" by the West Ger-
man government's decision to halt
fulfillment of an obligation it had
undertaken regarding various se-
curity matters. This was a refer-
ence to Bonn's decision last month
to halt the final portion of a multi-
million dollar arms shipment to
Israel under Egyptian threats to
recognize Communist East Ger-
many.
"The Premier said that the
Jewish people's tragedy in the
Nazi era "lends particular grav-
ity to any German act of com-
mission or omission which might
injure the position of feelings of
Israel or the Jewish people."
Hence, he said, while Israel had
acted vigorously over its dif-
ferences with Bonn policies in
the Middle East, it had not at
the same time given up hope of
seeing Germany lay new founda-
tions with Israel and the Jewish
people.
He added that the Israeli dia-
logue with West Germany was not
conducted in a vacuum but- was
subjected to the influence of inter-
national factors, particularly con-
siderations originating in the Mid-
dle East. He emphasized that in
the past, West Germany had al-
lowed Arab pressure to influence
its attitude concerning diplomatic
relations with Israel. For this rea-
son, he said, Chancellor Ludwig
Erhard's proposal stemmed from
dual motives. He said it was a
weighty political proposal which,
in view of the circumstances, was
highly significant and an example
of resistance to Arab blackmail.
Dr. Kurt Birenbach, West Ger-
man Chancellor Ludwig Erhard's
special envoy, is expected to
make a second visit to Israel
Sunday to bring the Chancellor's
replies on a number of points
raised in the first round of talks
earlier this week of West Ger-
man-Israeli issues.
It was reliably learned that an
understanding was reached on Is-
rael's demand that West Germany
complete its suspended arms de-
liveries to Israel, as well as on
Israel approval in principle of
West Germany's offer to establish
diplomatic relations. Dr. Biren-
bach arrived in Israel last Sunday
and remained for three days of
talks with Premier Levi Eshkol
and other government officials.
Among still unresolved issues were
the question of future aid to Israel
by West Germany, and the work
of West German scientists on ad-
vanced weapons systems in Egypt.
Oil Proposed as Weapon
to Be Used by the Arabs
congress by Aref Zaher, assistant
secretary general of the Arab
League, has been made repeatedly
during the current dispute with
West Germany over Bonn's plans
to establish diplomatic relations
with Israel.
The conference, attended
delegates from 11 Arab countrie .c,
and western oil companies, also
heard an appeal by Aziz Sidky,
Egyptian deputy premier for In-
dustry for Arab solidarity on oil
matters, which, he said, would
enable the Arab states "to remove
the cancer of Zionism."
Arab Boycott Threats
Minimized in Germany
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
The Jewish News)
BONN — Official sources here
said Wednesday that the boycott
threatened by the Arab countries
in retaliation for West Germany's
offer of diplomatic recognition to
Israel was not very important sta-
tistically.
The economics ministry pub-
lished a report showing that West
Germany's total exports to 16 •
countries in the Arab world, in-
cluding Aden, totalled 140,000,000
pounds sterling ($392,000,000) last
year, less than two and a half per 7--
cent of all West Germany exports. (
However, exporters, mainly
engineering firms, will lose new
orders of considerable value, it
was reported. West Germany had
earmarked aid funds totalling
350,000,000 marks ($87,500,000)
for construction of the Euphrates
Dam. This was the largest item in
a 207,000,000 mark fund ($51,-
750,000) set aside for aid to the
Arabs until the end of 1964.
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
The Jewish News)
LONDON—Delegates to the fifth
Arab Oil Congress, which opened
in Cairo Tuesday, were called
upon to use oil as a political
weapon especially in their dispute
with Israel, it was reported here
Wednesday from the Egyptian
capital. The demands, made at the
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migrant: Nahum Goldmann."
Dr. Nahum GOldmann, president of the
World Zionist. Organization was born
on the festival of Shavuot, 70 years ago
in the village of Wishnowa (White Rus-
sia). At the age of 18 he paid a visit
to Eretz Israel. Afterwards he wrote a
book entitled "Letters from Eretz Isra-
el." He studied law in Switzerland and
was active in the Zionist Movement.
Dr. Goldmann took part in the found-
ing of the World Zionist Congress. For
many years he was the ambassador of
the Jewish people at large.
After 35 years of work for the Jew-
ish people in Eretz Israel. Dr. Nahum
Goldmann has come to live in the state
he helped to build up.
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people were pleased at the news that
you have emigrated to Eretz Israel.
How do you yourself feel as a new im-
migrant?"
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tedly I have received an immigrant's
certificate, but in actuality I have felt
all along like an immigrant, even with-
out a certificate . . ."
"Can you answer a simple question:,
Who is a Zionist?" I asked. Dr. Gold-
mann said: "Zionist is a Jew who regards
the state of Israel as the center of the
Jewish people and assists in its up-
building."
"What is the task of the Zionist
movement today?" I asked.
"We have to try to see that many
Jews will come to Israel from all over•
the world."
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Israel's Ministry of Posts has
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towns and a single stamp in
honor of the Second Interna-
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Jerusalem in April. The emb-
lems depicted in the series are
(from left) Dimona, Acre, Eila t and Ashdod. For first day cover
and postage costs, send 61 cents to the Ministry of Posts, Jerusalem.
The Book Fair commemorative bears the emblem of the fair and
is available for 24 cents. For first day cover and postage add
52 cents.
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