Goldberg Faces All Issues With Coura e BY SAUL CARSON cerning the United Nations Emer- to the United Nations, broke its gency Force, the police force that silence by attacking the entire UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. — The guards Israel from Egyptian ag- Johnson Administration as "Zion- day Arthur J. Goldberg was sworn gression on the Gaza Strip border ist," according to Cairo dispatches. Until now, most of the Cairo in as United States permanent and at Sharm el-Sheikh, overlook- representative to the United Na- ing the Guly of Aqaba. There press had been content merely to tions, there were two prime ex- were more than a half-dozen items insist that the United States had amples illustrating the weight of dealing with human rights in gen- named a "Zionist" as UN Ambas- the burden the new Washington eral and, specifically, with the sador. On July 29 Al Comhouria man faces here. These consisted of elimination of religious intoler- stated bitterly: "The choice was routine documents which just hap- ance. Russia fears that item be- extremely logical, since Zionists pened to be ready for issuance on cause it concerns extension of full are the ones who direct American religious freedoms for the Jews policy." that day. in the USSR. "If Johnson wants to be more One was a schedule of meetings Actually, there was more dyna- of United Nations bodies listed for mite in that schedule of meetings realistic," the newspaper stated, August and September — there than there was in the regular As- referring to the U.S. President, were 26 meetings on this list, in- sembly's agenda. One of the items "he should choose all the mem- dicating sessions to last anywhere on that schedule was the forth- bers of his government from Zion- between two days and three to coming meeting of the Special ist circles." The editorial suggest- four months. The second was the Committee on Peacekeeping Oper- ed. that President Johnson could provisional agenda for the next ations. This committee, consisting be "more realistic still" by vacat- regular session of the General As- of 33 members, has been wrestling ing his own position and giving it sembly, now set to convene on for many months with the key is- "to a Zionist, since they are the true rulers of America." Sept. 21. sue that reduced the last Assem- * * * It was the longest agenda bly to a frustrating fiasco, when In Cairo, the Egyptian news- drawn in a number of years, con- no voting could take place because sisting of a total of 97 items. A all wanted to avoid a confronta- paper "Al Akhbar" said that secretariat wag remarked, when tion on financing between the the appointment of Mr. Goldberg he saw those two listings: "Wait U.S. and the USSR. The Com- as American delegate to the until Mr. Goldberg sees these mittee of 33, Mr. Justice Goldberg United Nations "involves contempt schedules; maybe he'll change his conceded at his initial news con- of the United Nations itself." The mind about the new job and go ference, was among his most im- newspaper said: "The choice of a Zionist for this post is like the back to practicing law." mediate concerns. choice of a debauched atheist to Two days later, it became obvi- Between his first news confer- represent his country at a reli- ous that the new U.S. Ambassador ence and his return to Washing- gious conference called to promote was anything but fazed by what ton for those very urgent and virtue—or the choice of a thief lies ahead. When he presented his vital consultations, Mr. Justice with a police record to sit among credentials to Secretary-General Goldberg had another item on his judges at a meeting called to dis- U Thant, he was scheduled to con- schedule. That concerned his first cuss the sovereignty of the law." fer with the latter for 30 minutes. face-to-face meeting with the lead- (Republican leaders Tuesday The talk lasted 80 minutes. They ing Soviet representative here at asked for the ouster of G. Men- did not exchange golf scores. this moment, Ambassador Platon nen Williams as assistant Secre- Then the Ambassador—who, in- D. Morozov. This meeting, too, tary of state for African affairs, cidentally, prefers to be called Mr. was "routine." But, at the UN, for having attempted to explain Justice—faced his first mass news routine is often far more than to African envoys the reason for conference. Here, he comported that. the selection of a Jew and a Zion- himself magnificently. He fielded - Mr. Morozov is this month's ist, Arthur Goldberg, as the United some of the toughest questions— president of the Security Council. States delegate to the United Na- about U.S. insistence on negotia- The president of the Council in- tions. Williams, in reply, said it tions with Viet Nam, for instance vites to luncheon, each time his was "nonsense" to say that his —with as much ease as the most turn comes around, all the chief negotiations on the issue meant seasoned of diplomats here. He delegates of the 10 other Council appeasing the Arabs as the Repub- was responsive, polite, good-hu- members. So, as a matter of licans charged. What the Repub- mored, showed at one moment a course as well as of protocol, lican spokesmen failed to take in- flash of anger which was, how- Goldberg was invited to have to account was that Secretary of ever, thoroughly controlled. In lunch with Morozov at the head- State Dean Rusk went a step fur- short, he convinced the world quarters of the Soviet mission to ther in his efforts to soothe the press in that first sitting that the the UN. Egyptian ambassador. skillful negotiator sent here by (America, the Roman Catholic Smack across the street from President Johnson was, indeed, a that Soviet building is a syna- weekly, this week stated editorial- man with shoulders big enough to gogue, bearing a plaque protesting ly that Arthur Goldberg, whom it carry the burdens facing him. the mistreatment of Jews in the praised for his "gifts as a media- * * * USSR. The former Supreme Court tor" and his "rare quality of tact- There were no particular sur- Justice was well aware of the ex- ful tenacity as a bargainer," prises on the agenda of the regu- istence, and the meaning, of that could be the first Jew to become lar Assembly session. As far as plaque. He had frequently spoken President of the United States). the Middle East was concerned, up on the subject of Soviet Jewry, Agenda of UN Assembly the usual items were there. One forcibly and publicly. Now he Includes Refugee Problem was the report of the United Na- would lunch with the chief dele- UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (JTA) tions Relief and Works Agency for gate of the nation he has thus —When the Arab refugee prob- Palestine Refugees, which must attacked so often as a Jew. lem comes before the next UN examine once again the responsi- This, too, did not faze him. session, opening Sept. 21, it could * * * bility the UN and the U.S. have touch off one of the most bitter undertaken for feeding, sheltering Egyptian Press Attacks Johnson debates heard here in many years. and otherwise caring for the Arab for Appointing 'Zionist' There are two reasons for that refugees. The Assembly will have LONDON (JTA)—The Egyptian expectation. One is that the mand- to decide how much further to press, which had refrained from ate of the United Nations Re- continue with the work of editorial comment on the appoint- lief and Works Agency for UNRWA, since that agency's man- ment of former U.S. Supreme Palestine Refugees, which should date will expire on June 30, 1966. Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg have expires June 30, 1965, has There was the usual item con- as the top United States delegate been extended to next June 30— and must be either extended again, curtailed, or otherwise dis- posed of this year. The United States Congress, which has been for more than 15 years supplying 70 per cent of the UNRWA budget, has insisted that a new look be taken at the Arab refugee problem. The Arab states, on the other hand, have, since the issue was last discussed here fully in 1963, also formulated new de- mands, foremost among which is their open threat to organize the Arab refugees into an army to "liberate Palestine." The forthcoming Assembly may receive a supplementary report from UNRWA showing that many thousands of so-called refugees are receiving UNRWA aid through fraud. There may be a move by a number of UN member states to try to force the Arab states and Israel to negotiate face-to-face on the refugee problem. All these com- plications may make this year's Arab refugee debate the most ex- plosive since the establishment of UNRWA in 1950. Various human rights issues Arthur J. Goldberg (right), newly appointed United States have been given seven distinct ambassador to the United Nations, presents his credentials to places on the 97-item agenda. Per- U Thant, secretary-general of the UN, in New York. haps the most touchy of these is (JTA Correspondent at the UN) (Copyright, 1965, JTA, Inc.) a recommendation by the United Nations Economic and Social Council that the UN adopt a decla- ration and an international con- vention "on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance." The USSR has been fighting the adoption of such a declaration. The issue is certain to flare here dynamically at the forthcom- ing regular assembly, because the Soviet Union fears that elimination of religious oppression would face the Moscow Government with a choice of either defying a UN move openly or removing the op- pressions suffered by Russian Jews in the fields of religion and culture. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, August 6, 1965-7 Further Reductions 15% to 40% ON AN EXCELLENT SELECTION OF SUITS - SPORT COATS - SLACKS TOPCOATS - RAINCOATS - FURNISHINGS including our nationally known SHOES $165 IMPORTED CASHMERE OVERCOATS BUY NOW — BILLED OCTOBER 11995 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD Free Parking Charge Accounts Open Monday Evenings UN Ambassador Presents Credentials • Timeliness is a trip on Lufthansa. Fly with the airline that has a world-wide reputation for de- pendability you can set your watch by. 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