THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
10—Friday, September 1, 1967

Sen. Griffin Co-Sponsors Bill for Desalting Plants in M. E.

L' S. Senator Robert P. Griffin
f is co-sponsoring a sense
of the Senate resolution urging the
United States to rally interna-
tional support for the construction
of nuclear desalting plants in the
Middle East.
The resolution endorses a far-
reaching plan proposed by former
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
and former Atomic Energy Com-
mission C h a i rman Lewis L.
Strauss.

Having just returned from a
study mission in the area, Con-
gressman Broomfield commented
on the proposal in this statement to
The Jewish News:
"The Middle East, which a few
weeks ago threatened to become
the cockpit for a major East-West
nuclear confrontation, may find
its long-range salvation in that
nuclear power.
"The miles of parched, sour des-
ert that is home for thousands of
hungry,
and disaffected refugees
The Eisenhower-Strauss plan
once was a part of the Nile Val-
calls for construction of three
ley's fertile crescent — the founda-
large nuclear plants to desalt
tion for one of the world's most
sea water. One such plant could
prosperous and thriving civizlia-
produce as much fresh water as
tions.
the entire Jordan River system.
"A plan to utilize that potential,
(The proposal was discussed in
first proposed by former President
Purely Commentary in last
Eisenhower, is making impressive
week's Jewish News.)
headway.
"The chronic water shortage in
"The Eisenhower plan would pro-
the Middle East undoubtedly con- vide the Mideast with three gi-
tributes to the restiveness of the gantic atomic plans to desalt sea
area," Griffin said. "The desalt- water. The first of these would
ing plan represents an imaginative produce as much water as the coin-
first step toward resolving differ-
ences between Israel and the Arab

states.
- By
introducing life-giving fresh
water into these arid wastelands.

millions of acres of desert could
be made habitable and wide areas
of now barren land could be open-
ed to agricultural production.
'The Israelis already have
shown what agricultural miracles
can be performed in the desert
with fresh water irrigation projects.
In adidtion, the construction of
desalting plants would provide
many useful jobs and contribute
appreciably to the economic de-
veloirnent of the area.
- Thus the introduction of such
nuclear plants could hold the key
to a solution of the persistent and
thorny Arab refugee problem."
Griffin said the United States
now has available the technology
and resources to assist the Mid-
dle East in alleviating its age-
old water problem and therefore
should take the lead in promot-
ing such a plan within the inter-
national community.
"I believe it is in our nation's
interest to do all we can to pro-
mote Hy! means of achieving a
stable and durable peace in the
Middle East," he said.
Griffin joined with Senator How-
ard Baker (R-Tenn.) to sponsor
the resolution.
Congressman William S. Broom-
field endorsed the nuclear desalin-
ation plan for the Middle East.

bined flow of the entire Jordan
River and all of its tributaries.
"The three plants together, ex -
perts predict, would be the equiva-
lent of two-and-one-half Jordan
Rivers.
"The plan would get at two of
the fundamental problems of the
Middle East — water and refugees,
"Two of the de-salting plants
would be located at appropriate
points on the Mediterranean coast
of Israel and a smaller one at the
northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba
in either Jordan or Israel.
"The first plant would produce
an amount of power which, al-
though in excess of the present
needs of the area, would attract in-

national Atomic Energy Agency,
of which each of the major bellig-
erents in the Middle East crisis,
fortunately, is a member.
"Financing could be handled by
a chartered corporation similar to
Comsat that would raise public
and private funds internationally..
"The cost, it is estimated, would
be less than one year's expendi-
ture for the U.S. moon program—
and, investors would get a return
for their money.
"President Johnson has been
conferring by telephone with Presi-
dent Eisenhower on the plan and
there are indications it will have
bi-partisan support in the Senate.
"The technology of the atomic
dustry. The power also could be age may help the fertile crescent
to
flourish again, and with pros-
used to pump fresh water into the
water-starved areas of Israel, Jor- perity may come an end to the
dan and other Arab countries, per- hatred and bickering which treat-
haps even as far as Egypt east of ens the peace of the world."

the Nile Valley.
"Under President Eisenhower's
plan, operation of the plants would
he the responsibility of the Inter-

S. African Official Voices Sympathy
for Israel in Spite of Anti-Apartheid

JOHANNESBURG (JTA) — A
member of the South African Gov-
ernment Cabinet told a preponder-
ately Jewish audience here that
South Africa sympathizes with
Israel in her efforts to secure her
borders and develop co-existence
with her Arab neighbors. The
occasion was a banquet at Zionist
Hall, celebrating the 70th anni-
versary of the Johannesburg Jew-
ish Guild, attended by many com-
munity leaders, including non-
Jews.
South African Minister of Trans-
port Ben Schoeman, who was the
principal speaker, said that "Israel
has won the war and now has the
problem of winning the peace." He
wished the Israel government luck
in the "formidable task" of secur-
ing her frontiers and obtaining
peaceful co-existence with her
Arab neighbors. Noting that the

fact that Israel had voted with
the enemies of South Africa at
the United Nations. (Israel's dele-
gation at the UN has consistently
voted in favor of condemning
South Africa for its policy of apar-
theid.) Israel's attitude was a
disappointment to South Africa
After all, we have so much in
common, my people and Israel.
South Africa was one of the first
states to recognize Israel."
Schoeman paid tribute to the
Jewish community in this country,
asserting that the Jews of South
Africa were considered thoroughly
loyal to their government. Similar
sentiments were voiced by Sybrand
von Niekerk, administrator of
Transval, and Mayor C. J. Ross-
Spenser.

Jews in Surinam Raise
$30,000 for Israel Relief

government had been officially
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A pro-
neutral during last June's Arab- Israel campaign in Surinam, Neth-
Israeli war, he continued:
erlands Antilles, has netted $30,-

"That did not mean that we did
not sympathize with Israel. Be-
cause of that sympathy, we agreed
that funds could be sent from
South Africa to help alleviate
Israel's hardship. The government
took that decision in spite of the

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$30,000 check to the local cam-
paign head, Leo Palache, the dip-
lomat said the money had been
earmarked to help Magen David
Adom, the Israeli equivalent of the
Red Cross.

Recruitment for Service

BALTIMORE (JTA)—A Career
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by the board of directors of the
associated Jewish Charities and
Welfare Fund of the need for re-
cruitment in all fields of Jewish
communal service. The board de-

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