LBJ Reaffirms M. E. Peace Program; JWV Assured of En d to Arab Trainin 9 WASHINGTON (JTA) — Presi- dent Johnson reaffirmed last week- end his position in support of the "five-point program" he outlined June 19 for peace in the Middle East. The President restated his position on the basic requisites for a peaceful settlement during a meeting with National Commander Malcolm A. Tarlov of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA. Tarlov called at the White House to see the President in connection with the 72nd annual national conven- tion of the JWV. The five points enunciated June 19 included the "recognized right of national life, justice for the re- fugees, innocent maritime passage, limits on the wasteful and destruc- tive arms race" in the Middle East. Samuel Samuels, guidance direc- tor of secondary schools in Revere, Mass., was elected national com- mander to succeed Tarlov. The U.S. government meanwhile informed the JWV that there were "no plans for any new training for military personnel for any of the countries which have broken rela- tions with the United States." This took place when Tarlov called on Assistant Secretary of State Lucius D. Battle to protest published re- ports that the numbers of Arab military officers to be trained here wasj being increased from 326 to 633. Battle reassured Tarlov in per- son and by letter that no new '67 !WICKS THE BEST FOR LESS AT MORR i s B u C K 342.7100 14500 W. 7 MILE AT LODGE X-WAY lc programs were to be undertaken with Arab states that severed relations. He said 20 Arab offi- cers were still here from Sudan and Iraq, both of which broke off relations with the United States in June. Battle stressed that they "will depart as soon as their existing training is finished." Opposition to such training of Arab officers was expressed earlier by Rep. Bob Wilson, California Re- publican and member of the House Armed Services Committee. Addressing the convention Wil- son said that he would continue to seek the expulsion of Arab mili- tary officers still under training here. "If any nation is entitled to training assistance and the sale of military supplies, it is Israel, which stood singlehanded against the Communist-equipped and Commun- ist-trained Arab onslaught," he declared. (The Los Angeles Herald-Exami- ner, California's largest daily, also expressed opposition to the State Department's policy of continuing to provide military training to offi- cers from the Arab states which had broken their U.S. diplomatic ties.) The Jewish War Veterans voted to prohibit its 100,000 members and 750 posts from par- ticipating in any patriotic observ- ance with members of the John Birch Society. Tarlov warned the delegates that the "alarming ac- ceptance by respectable groups of the John Birch Society repre- sents a threat from the right and must be reversed at once." He did not identify these groups. In an address before the con- vention banquet, Gideon Rafael, who served as Israeli representa- tive to the United Nations during the Middle East war, emphasized that Israel would agree only to direct face-to-face peace negotia- tions with the Arabs. He reiterated that Jerusalem was not negotiable. Ambassador Rafael charged that Russia was directly responsible for arming the Arabs and causing the war. He urged measures to re- strict the flow of Soviet arms into the region. The convention delegates en- dorsed for the third year the United States policy in Vietnam but, for the first time, the resolu- tion noted that the war had re- sulted in "suffering and death to the Vietnamese on both sides." Rep. Robert Taft, Jr., Ohio Re- publican, reported to the House on "increased anti-Semitism" in Com- munist countries, noting a speech by Tarlov on the rise of anti-Jew- ish pressures emanating from Mos- cow. The Congressman termed the situation "disturbing." Tarlov told the convention that "all illusions about SNCC being any part of the community of civil rights organizations has been dispelled by their now bla- tant anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and pro-Communist line." Tarlov said the SNCC attack in- Union of Israel's Three Labor Parties Will Be Decided Over the Weekend THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS I8—Friday, August 25, 1967 dicated an "Arab line now dictated by their Communist advisors." He said it now was "apparent that SNCC no longer deserves either the financial or moral support of Americans, whatever their race or religion." The JWV commander said the latest SNCC action follow- ed a series of pronouncements "that parallel the Communist line." He cited SNCC efforts to organize riots and rebellion, activities of former SNCC leader Stokely Car- michael in Cuba, and other SNCC activities. Tarlov termed it "regrettable" that the civil rights movement "may suffer from these few but vociferous extremist agitators." He said "there is little doubt that this statement was not only inspired by but drafted by the Arab propagan- da arm in this country and ap- proved by the Soviets." For Some of the best buys on new Pontiacs Tempests and Firebirds ASK FOR SAUL BERCH AT Packer Pontiac 18650 LIVERNO1S 1 block South of 7 UN 3-9300 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111a-: TOUR ISRAEL E9 .7.- . tz.. P. 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Ahdut Avoda leaders, however, All three parties have been ad- insist that the Sapir proposal vio- vancing a desire for unification. lates the agreement made by However, it is not certain at this Mapai and Ahdut Avoda for their point whether Ahdut Avoda will present alignment. Rafi is re- accept a decision on the method portedly in favor of accepting the of electing delegates to a joint Sapir formula. Ahdut Avoda's general council convention adopted by Mapai. opened a two-day meeting here Wednesday night to discuss the issue. Rail's secretariat is to meet Thursday night. Former prime minister David Ben-Gurion , who formed Rafi in opposition to the leadership of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, is confidently expected to attend the meeting of the Rafi leadership. He has been on vaca- tion. By the time the two meetings have been held, it is expected that the long-pending issue of forming one strong, united, labor party in Israel will have been de- cided. 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