Pressure by U.S. for One-Sided Israel Concessions Exposed:
Arms Sales Linked to Stabilization of Peace in MiddleEast
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The
Washington Post reported in a
copyrighted story that "behind the
scenes, there has been heavy
administration pressures on Israel
for one-sided concessions."
Joseph Kraft wrote that "at one
point, the United States very near-
ly switched its United Nations vote
from abstention to aye on a Paki-
stani resolution which, in effect,
called for unconditional Israeli
withdrawal from Jerusalem. This
disposition to give way is particu-
larly disquieting because, beneath
the surface of events, there has
been a considerable drift away
from the extremist lead of Algeria
and Syria."
The report said "Jordan is ob-
viously eager for talks" and logic
should impel the U.S. to allow time
to pass before pressuring Israel
for arbitrary concessions. The
writer pointed out that the oil-rich
Arab states wish a return to busi-
ness as usual. He noted that, in
Morocco, the regime was strong
enough to jail a well-known labor
leader for .agitating against Jews
and t h a t, in Tunisia, President
Bourguiba is ready to recognize
Israel diplomatically as soon as
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peace talks begin.
An analysis was made of eco-
nomic pressures on Egypt which
are forcing that country towards
a settlement. The Post report said
"in this situation, doing nothing
can be a paying proposition for the
United States. The more time goes
by, the more the impasse draws on
without agreement, the more there
will be promoted the sense of real-
ity which must precede any settle-
ment."
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
said Sunday, in a CBS television
interview, that no decisions had
been taken on sale of arms to
Israel, and that the administra-
tion now sees this matter as
"part of the general stabiliza-
tion of peace in that area." He
said that the President had
pressed for limitation of arms
shipments to the Middle East.
There was a problem, he said,
if outside sources shipped arms
to the region, pointing out that
munitions received by Egypt,
Syria and Algeria created a
problem not only for Israel but
for other Arab countries.
Rusk made known that the ques-
tion of arms for Israel has been
kept under study and has not
moved forward from its status of
about two weeks ago when it was
indicated that the issue was being
examined. His indication that the
supply of arms to Israel was now
tied to the question of regional
peace was the first by the adminis-
tration that the supply of war ma-
terial to Israel is being used as a
lever in efforts to produce a set-
tlement.
Commenting on the Soviet ship-
ments of arms to Egypt, Rusk said
he did not think it was reasonable
to expect that the situation would
have been left where it was at
the termination of hostilities, when
the Egyptian air force had been
decimated. He said sonic resupply
was to be expected. But he indi-
cated that it was undesirable that
the resupply be built up to a point
where a new set of tensions and
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a "new round of hostilities" might
result.
The secretary stated he did not
"attach too much military sig-
nificance to the presence of
Soviet naval ships in Egyptian
ports. He said the situation
would be watched, but he point-
ed out that the United States
has reached some point of under-
standing with the Soviet Union
at the UN, and that that indi-
cated that the U.S.A. did not
view the naval presence with
great concern. lie predicted that
the Middle East issue would go
back to the UN Security Council
after the forthcoming Arab sum-
mit conference.
Rusk was asked about secret
loans through the Export-Import
Bank to finance arms for under-
developed countries. He defended
this policy, stating that the gov-
ernment was mindful of whether
transactions would precipitate
arms races with neighbors. He
said that some who opposed the
U.S. selling arms to v arious coun-
tries were "passionate against our
undertaking responsibilities for
their defense."
Senate Committee Votes
to Restrict Arms Credits
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee voted 12 to 6, to re-
strict U.S. government financing
of credit to underdeveloped na-
tions for arms purchases. The
measure would make it more dif-
ficult for the State Department to
supply arms to nations like Jordan.
The committee approved a pro-
posal by Sen. Frank Church, Idaho
Domocrat, to delete from the For-
eign Aid Bill a section providing
a revolving fund for arms sales.
Sen. Church said that the military
aid program's revolving fund was
used to guarantee repayment of
loans extended by the U.S. Export-
Import Bank and private banks.
The House of Representatives
was told the Soviet authorities
were putting pressure on the
Jews in Russia to disavow Israel
and to organize protests against
the Jewish State and the United
States Government was urged to
counter Soviet exploitation of the
racial disturbances in a number
of American cities by letting the
world know the full story of
Soviet treatment of the Jewish
minority in the Soviet Union.
Rep. Seymour lialpern, New
York Republican, told the House
that the Soviet press had "exploit-
ed racial disturbances in Detroit,
Newark and other U.S. cities by
misrepresentations on the issue of
minority rights in America." He
said "the world should know the
full story of how the Kremlin has
cruelly and cynically taken ven-
geance against Russian Jewry be-
cause Israel defeated the Soviet-
instigated Arab war."
Rep. Robert Sikes, Florida Dem-
ocrat, , speaking of pressures on
Russian Jews, said that "it is not
difficult to remember the harsh
treatment of the Jews in other
days when Russian rulers encour-
aged pogroms against the Jews."
Ile said that "Russia has much
to gain by allowing greater freedom
of expression among its Jewish
citizens." He said many of Rus-
sia's three million Jews would
like to emigrate and, "of course,
Israel is high on the list of pre-
ferred countries."
Although Egypt severed dip-
lomatic relations and expelled
Americans, the State Depart.
ment permitted an Egyptian dip-
lomat to make a propaganda
speech before summer "interns"
from various colleges who are
working at the U.S. Capitol,
Rep. Joel T. Broyhill, Virginia
Republican, charged.
Rep. Broyhill told the House
that he is protesting the depart-
ment's permission to Dr. Ahmed
Kamal Abul-flag, Egyptian Em-
bassy cultural counsellor, to make
a "basically anti-American, pro-
Soviet lecture" to young people
. employed by members of Con-
gress. The address was made in
the Senate by the Egyptian earlier
this month. The sztisors of the
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Warns Against Attempts
to Divide Jerusalem Again
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Mayor
Sam Yorty of Los Angeles, report.
ing on a visit to Israel, said he
hoped "no one will be foolish
enough" to want to see Jerusalem
Jordanian Ambassador Farhan
"divided again. It is united today
Shubeilat for the first time, in an
and. in my opinion. it will stay
interview with the Washington
united." Ile said the Arab resi-
Post, said "talk between Israel
dents in Jerusalem were "better
and Jordan would be easy after
off today" than thew had ever been
Israeli troops are withdrawn from
The Rev. Eugene Carson Blake, and that "unification is of great
Jordan's territory." He expressed
the view, just before leaving the general secretary of the Council, benefit to the Arabs in the city."
U.S. to assume another post else- does not feel "Christendom is in
where, that if Israel yielded on a position to demand things from
Wondering about
troop withdrawal the Aqaba and either Moslems or Israel with re-
Suez issues could be resolved. Is- gard to Jerusalem." although he
investments as a
rael denied there had been secret believes that "proper access to
possible next step
the holy places should be taken
talks with Jordan.
for granted." The Council depicts
in your family's
The Jordanian ambassador to as more urgent the preservation
London, Midhet Juma, denied in
financial planning?
of the cease-fire, help to the refu-
a letter to the Times of London
gees, and a longterm peace set-
$150 to begin...then $25 a month
that his government might consid-
tlement.
will start you on a systematic in-
er a separate peace settlement
vestment program in the United
A main reason for avoiding the
with Israel. "King Hussein and
Funds group of mutual funds.
shrine
issue
is
that
the
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the Prime Minister of Jordan," he
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will never depart from the una- salem matter. A non-committal
nimity of the Arab nations on this statement is expected to emerge
vital issue." He said "there is no next month when the Council's
truth whatever in speculations to central committee meets in Crete.
the contrary."
lecture said they had invited an
Israeli diplomat to speak in order
to "balahce" the speaker list.
to American churchmen. The
Council has not taken sides in
the 'questions arising from Pope
Paul's proposal to international-
ize the holy places. The Council
is seeking to avoid taking part
in the controversies resulting
from the merger of Israeli and
Arab Jerusalem.
The Iraqi government has
announced a program to put
the nation on a virtual war foot-
ing with the announced inten-
tion of resuming the war against
Israel, according to reports re-
ceived here. Prime Minister Lt.
Gen. Taher Yahia said in a
broadcast from Baghdad that the
army was receiving the latest
weapons "to resume the battle
of honor." Command and tech
nical standards would be raised
for the approaching "second
round," ling to the report.
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