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influence in the Middle East. They
pointed out, however, that during
the election campaign and in his
private conversations with Prime
Minister Eshkol last Janhary, he
said nothing that could be con-
strued as a binding commitment
to aid Israel if she is attacked.
However, according to these
sources, Nixon is expected to be
no less adamant than President
Johnson on direct Soviet interven-
tion. If the USSR should consider
intervening militarily in any fu-
ture Arab-Israeli confrontation,
there is little doubt, they said,
that the Russians would be
countered by Americans units in
the Mediterranean, including the
Sixth Fleet.
Israeli newspaper confined their
editorial comment on the American
elections to analyses of the politi-
cal situation in the U.S. in light of
Nixon's narrow victory and the
relatively weak support received
by third party candidate George C.
Wallace. Al Hamishmar, organ of
the left-wing labor Mapam Party,
noted that both the Republican and
Democratic parties recognized Is-
rael's urgent security requirements
and observed, "there is, of course,
a difference between promises be-
fore the elections and after them.
If Mr. Nixon really believes in con-
ducting a foreign policy from a
position of strength, then his in-
tention to keep Israel's power at a
level designed to deter war may
be taken seriously."
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mah-
moud Riad has appealed to Nixon,
to rid the new U.S. administration
of the "great Zionist influence"
that allegedly impedes American-
Arab relations.
(The Cairo newspaper "Al
Ahram," voice of the Nasser re-
gime, said that the first shipment
of the Phantom jets sought by Is-
rael would arrive in Israel early in
1969.)
Foreign Minister Riad went on
Egyptian national television to
condemn what he termed the
"great Zionist influence" that char-
acterized recent U.S. administra-
tions.
Judge Frank Licht Elected
Governor of Rhode Island
WASHINGTON (JTA) — There
will be no change in the size of the
Jewish contingenLin the House of
Representatives in the 91st Con-
gress. All the Jewish members of
the House in the old Congress were
re-elected with the exception of
Rep. Herbert Tenzer of New York,
who retired, Tenzer's seat was won
by Allard K. Lowenstein, a young
Democrat who sparked the Mc-
Carthy anti-war campaign.
Judge Frank Licht, a prominent
member of the Providence Jewish
community, won election, as gov-
ernor of Rhode Island, defeating
Gov. John H. Citfee, Republican.
The governor-elect, who is 52,
was an associate justice of the
Superior Court of Rhode Island
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and was a member of the State
Senate. He has served for many
years as vice president of the
General Jewish Committee of
Providence and as co-chairman
of the National Conference of
Christians and Jews, and is a
dedicated Zionist.
The two Jewish members of the
Senate, Jacob K. Javitz, New York
Republican, and Abraham Ribicoff,
Connecticut Democrat, won re-
election by large majorities. Sen.
Ernest Gruening, Alaska Demo-
crat, was defeated in the prim-
aries for renomination and failed
in a write-in attempt.
All the Jewish Congressmen are
Democrats except Rep. Seymour
Halpern, New York Republican,
the only Republican Congressman
elected from New York City. Rep.
Emanuel Celler, 80, was re-elected
to his 24th term and will continue
serving as dean of the House. New
York Congressmen re-elected in-
clude Reps. Celler, Leonard Farb-
stein, Seymour Halpern, Lester
Wolff, Benjamin Rosenthal, Ber-
tram Podell, James Scheuer, Jacob
Gilbert and Richard Ottinger.
Other Jewish Congressmen re-
elected were Rep. Sidney Yates,
Illinois; Charles Joelson, New Jer-
sey; Samuel Friedel, Maryland,
and Joshua Eilberg, Pennsylvania.
State Department officials denied
a report that the United States has,
within the last few days, agreed
in principle to sell 58 F-4 Phantom
jet fighter-bombers to Israel. They
said negotiations for the supersonic
aircraft were continuing but have
yet to reach a stage in which Sec-
retary of State Dean Rusk could
report a final decision or make
recommendations to the White
House in accordance with Presi-
dent Johnson's instructions of Oct.
9. State _Department sources said,
however, that it was probable that
a transaction will be consummated
before Jan. 20 when the Nixon
administration takes office.
New York Times correspondent
Benjamin Welles reported from
Washington that a \United States
decision to sell the Jets to Israel,
made within the last few days,
"takes the arms negotiations be-
tween the two countries a decisive
step beyond President Johnson's
announcement of Oct. 9" instruct-
ing the Secretary of State to initi-
ate negotiations with Israel and
"report back to me."
"Now it is reported Israel has
not only-received approval for the
purchase but also has been grant-
ed approval for buying 10 more
planes than the 48 she initially
requested," Welles wrote. He noted
that there was some confusion
over the numbers since it was
widely reported that Israel had
asked for 50 of the Phantoms.
Welles attributed his information
to "responsible American sources"
but said U.S. and Israeli sources
were reluctant to comment in de-
tail on the latest stage in the Phan-
tom deal. According to reliable
information, Welles said, the
negotiations are expected to shift
shortly from the State Department
to the office of Henry J. Kuss, Jr.,
the deputy assistant secretary of
defense in charge of international
logistical negotiations.
State Department officials here
said that specialists from Israel
were taking part in the "continu-
ing discussions" but added that
there was yet to be a "break-
through" that could be termed
decisive.
Japan became the second nation
in less than a month to announce
its intention to purchase Phantom
jets, it was reported here this
week. Earlier, West Germany said
it would purchase 88 jets to serve
as the mainstay of its Air Force.
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German Ambassador
Attends Center Concert
Continuing a tradition begun 16
years ago, the German Federal
Republic's consul general in De-
troit attended a concert of the
Jewish Center Symphony Orches-
tra Tuesday evening, this time
accompanied by Bonn's ambassa-
dor at large.
The ambassador, Dr. Friedrich
Wilhelm Wehrsted, was in Detroit
for the day and, on the recommen-
dation of Dr. Georg von Pirch,
consul, came to the Center for the
con c e r t conducted by Julius
Chajes.
Dr. Von Pirch attends the Jewish
Center concerts once or twice a
year, according to Chajes, who is
in his 28th season as music direc-
tor at the Center. The Tuesday
concert was the second in the cur-
rent series.
It has been a custom with Ger-
man consuls in Detroit to attend
the concerts. As each envoy is re-
assigned by his government, he
recommends to h i s successor
where he can find some good clas-
sical music. Soloists Tuesday were
the winners of the Center Sym-
phony competition, Sheila Fiekow-
sky and Kenneth Bichel.
First on the program was the
"Consecration of the House" over-
ture by Beethoven—a German.
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