Assistance to Egypt Justified by White House;
State Dept. Says Israel 'Adequately Provided'
MacArthur cited reports that
the Arabs agreed at the recent
Casablanca summit meeting that
it would take at least four years
to match Israel's military power.
"A concomitant was that it would
be prudent to move slowly on pro-
posals to divert the headwaters of
the Jordan for Arab use since this
was expected to precipitate an at-
tack by Israel," said MacArthur.
"While we are not in a position
to confirm the accuracy of these
reports, there appears to be little
visible diversion activity at pres-
ent," he said.
The official said Egypt "coun-
seled against resort to military
force against Israel" and "advo-
cated deferment of Arab water di-
version until the United Arab
Command is strengthened." The
State Department now believes
"that an increasing number of
people on both sides of this issue
recognize that a solution to the
dispute over Palestine must be by
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The
White House, in deliberating on
the decision to resume , aid to
Egypt, considered whether it
would jeopardize regional peace
and concluded that the new policy
would preserve stability, a White
House official informed Sen. Hugh
Scott, Pennsylvania Republican.
R. W. Komer, Deputy Special
Assistant to President Johnson for
national security affairs, wrote
Sen. Scott that "We have not let
Egypt or other Arab countries in-
fer from our policy that their at-
titude toward England, Israel and
other pro-Western governments in
the Near East was a matter of in-
difference to us." Sen. Scott had
told the White House this would
be indicated if aid to Egypt were
resumed.
Komer said the situation was
"quite the contrary. We have also
carefully considered whether U.S.
aid to Egypt of the sort we con-
template would significantly add
to the likelihood of hostilities in
the area. Taking into account all
the complex factors bearing on
such a question, we believe that
our present policy is that best cal-
culated to preserve peace and
stability in the Near East."
"I can further assure you that
we remain alert to every reason-
able opportunity to help relax ten-
sions and bring about a reduction
in the arms race," the White
House official said. He was hope-
ful that the new aid agreement
with Egypt would contribute
toward these goals. He noted that
the duration and terms of the new
agreement would be "significantly
different from those of past agree-
ments."
He revealed that President
Johnson, "after carefully consid-
ering all the pros and cons," auth-
orized new aid for Egypt "on the
strong recommendation of the Sec-
retary of State that it would serve
the national interest to do so if
the terms were satisfactory."
Merger of Insurance Companies Involving
Israeli Capital Is Canceled in New York
NEW YORK (JTA) — Plans for merger negotiations.
Three Israeli insurance com-
the merger of Citadel Life In-
surance Co. of New York, a firm panies — Hasneh, Migdal and Zion
political, not military, means."
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onomic and social evolution in the were canceled last weekend after greater part of their holdings in
area, a reduction of fears and sus- the latter company withdrew from Citadel Life.
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was "recognized as surpassing that
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"We are satisfied that Israel's
current defensive needs are ad-
equately provided for," a high
State Department official de-
clared Monday, rejecting the ar-
gument that the renewed U.S.
aid to Egypt would facilitate
Egyptian arms acquisition.
Douglas MacArthur II, assist-
ant secretary of state, wrote Rep.
Leonard Farbstein, New York
Democrat, that Israel was not in
immediate jeopardy of Arab at-
tack and that "Those who most
closely follow Near Eastern policy
think a case can be made for de-
creased tensions over the past six
months." The Department is "cau-
tiously optimistic that this trend
will continue."
Latin Americans Finish
OAS Courses in Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Forty
participants from 20 Latin Ameri-
can countries completed here two
courses on productivity and co-
operation given in Israel under
the sponsorship of the Organiza-
tion of American States. Each
course lasted three weeks.
At commencement exercises for
the trainees, Alfred Pontes, repre-
senting the secretary-general of
the OAS, greeted Israel on behalf
of the organization. He declared
that "Israel has done a very good
job" and promised to conduct fur-
ther seminars in this country. The
graduation ceremonies were at-
tended, among others, by the am-
bassadors from 11 South American
governments.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
6—Friday, December 10, 1965
John Prather, an American Nazi Party stormtrooper, stands in
front of the party headquarters in Arlington, Va., after the head-
quarters was padlocked by federal agents for nonpayment of taxes.
George Lincoln Rockwell, party "fuehrer", said "The American
Nazi Party is now in the hands of the government. We cannot pay
the money." The U.S. Internal Revenue Service announced that a
huge picture of Adolph Hitler, swastika arm-bands, and other Nazi
paraphernalia seized will be sold at public auction before Dec. 31.
The Nazi items and anti-Semitic material would be sold to anti-
Semites if they are the highest bidders, the government indicated.
Rockwell said he would not attend the auction himself because he
lacks funds and "it would break my heart to see the Nazi goods,
assembled over several years, sold to others." Government sources
said that the auction will be open to all persons interested without
regard to their political orientation or pro-Nazi sympathies.
AMPAL Invests 6 Million Proskauer Hails Effects
TEL AVIV—AMPAL, the Amer- of Vatican Declaration
ican-Israel Investment Corp., in-
vested $5,840,700 in Israel during
the first half of 1965. This was
announced recently by the presi-
dent of AMPAL, Abraham Dick-
enstein, in a company report.
Among the loans granted to Is-
raeli firms this year was that of
$500,000 to the Yona Fishing Co.,
towards the building of the Red
Sea fishing vessel, "Yam Suf."
The corporation which was set up
23 years ago by the Histadrut as
an agency for raising American
capital for the upbuilding of Is-
rael, has invested nearly $429,-
000,000, almost exclusively in Is-
rael.
NEW YORK (JTA) — Judge
Joseph M. Proskauer, honorary
president of the American Jewish
Committee and for many years a
leading figure in efforts to improve
C a t h o l i c-Jewish relations, said
that the Ecumenical C o u n-
cil's declaration on the Jews has
achieved three major effects:
"1. It has blown away the poison-
ous miasma of the Christ-killer
myth; 2. It has cemented warmest
ties of affection and respect be-
tween Catholics and Jews; 3. It has
advanced the cause of human
fraternity to a new peak of ac-
complishment."
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