Ahram, which reflects the views of
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the Nasser regime, said that the
Middle East arms shipments, Rusk
Scranton visit was agreed upon
said Washington had pressed for
after Nixon sent a message "beg-
this goal for more than a year but
ging" Nasser to receive Scranton
that it appeared a prerequisite to
as a personal emissary. A Cairo
such a limitation was a general
report
said the conditions the
settlement of outstanding political
Nasser regime required for re-
issues. Afterward, he said, the
establishing
diplomatic relations
Russians may be willing to talk.
with the U.S. involved "no more
Se expressed confidence that
than an understanding of our posi-
political compromise on both sides
tion, and that you cease helping
could lead to a solution of the
the Israeli aggressor and refrain
Middle East deadlock.
from encouraging her to perpetu-
Scranton, who has been men-
ate further aggression." Foreign
tioned as a possible candidate for
Minister Abdel Moneim Rifai of
secretary of state, was sched-
Jordan said in Beirut that he wel-
uled tentatively to spend nine days
comed the Scranton visit. Nixon
abroad conferring with heads of
has sent a message to King Hus-
state and governmental leaders.
sein of Jordan telling him that as
Nixon has asked President Nasser
President he will place the highest
of Egypt and other leaders to give
priority on Middle East peace and
his envoy "a full and frank ex-
stability and seeks to improve U.S.-
position of your views on the situa-
Jordanian relations.)
tion in your country and the Mid-
The Middle East is cited in an
dle East and world in general."
essay on defense contained in a
Scranton will confer in Israel
620-page book of 18 essays en-
with Prime Minister Levi Eshkol,
titled "Agenda for the Nation" to
Foreign Minister Abba Eban and
be
published Friday by the Brook-
senior foreign ministry officials.
Before leaving on a 10-day
fact-finding mission in the Middle ings Institution here. Carl Kaysen,
Scranton will not carry any
director
of the Institute for Ad-
East, William Scranton, former
Nixon messages to Middle East
Pennsylvania governor, tells re- vanced Studies at Princeton Uni-
officials. Nixon believes that the
versity and a consultant to the
Middle East is a region where porters in New York that the Rand Corp., wrote that 'Only in the
trip takes him to the "most vol-
Soviet and American power con-
Middle East are the prospects of
canic part of the world." With
verge and where another Arab-
Scranton is Nixon press aide Ron war so high and the degree of
Israel war is a constant threat.
American
commitment clearly so
Ziegler.
Scranton's itinerary was listed as
great as to raise the prospect of
Teheran, Iran, Dec. 4; Beirut,
United States military intervention
Lebanon, Dec. 5; Cairo, Egypt, Arabia, Dec. 8; Amman, Jordan, if all else failed and the Arab
Dee. 6; Jidda and Riyadh, Saudi Dec. 9; Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, countries were really about to
Dec. 10-11. He undertook a similar overrun Israel." The essays by 18
trip to Western Europe in October. experts analyze substantive prob-
Brith Abraham Order
He served as assistant to Secre- lems facing President-elect Nixon
Ends Insurance Program
tary of State Christian Herter in and the new Congress. He and his
NEW YORK (JTA)—As part of a the Eisenhower administration.
aides are reportedly studying it
revamping of basic programs aim-
(The Cairo newspaper at closely.
ed at attracting American-born
Jews as members, a venerable
Jewish fraternal order has acted to
liquidate its insurance program,
one of the mainstays of ICS original
appeal to Jewish immigrants when
R was founded 80 years ago.
Brith Abraham started the new
On The Beautiful New
effort with a decision at its recent
convention to close out its insur-
MARK III - CONTINENTAL - MARQUIS
ance program and pay off all poli-
MERCURY - COUGAR
cies, subject to any liens. Louis G.
Bauer, the order's grand master,
Or a Fine Selection of Used Cars
said that Brith Abraham had
• Come See
stopped writing insurance prior to
the convention. The insurance
liquidation decision appeared to be
the first for a Jewish fraternal or-
ganization. There are about 2,000
Arnold 1. Feuerman, President
Brith Abraham policies in force,
JWB Bringing Ligh t to Servicemen
and Their Children on Hanuka Festival
NEW YORK — When Hanuka stallations for adults and special
lights are kindled at military posts 1Hanuka parties for the children of
all over the world, children of their religious schools and will con-
Jewish servicemen on overseas duct festival observances in vet-
duty with the U.S. Armed Forces erans hospitals.
Jewish Peace Corps volunteers
will receive thousands of individu-
in far-off places also will be light-
ally-wrapped gift packages.
ing Hanuka candles and opening
Through arrangements made as gifts received from JWB's wom-
early as last August by the wom- en's organizations' services.
en's organizations' services of the
National Jewish Welfare Board,
You know, humanly speaking,
200 affiliated local groups in the
United States started preparing the there is a certain degree of temp-
which will overcome any
gifts to insure their arrival at tation
widely scattered destinations in virtue. —Samuel Johnson.
time for Hanuka. JWB's Commis-
sion on Jewish Chaplaincy and
Armed Forces and Veterans Com-
munity Services also spearheaded
more
these plans.
and the total amount to be paid out
is about $1,000,000, after deduction
of outstanding liens on one class of
policies, officials said.
At its peak, the order had 220,000
members, but membership de
dined through a combination of
natural deaths and lack of interest
among American-born Jews in in-
surance coverage and cemetery
plots, two of the mainstays of fra-
ternal organizations. Brith Abra-
ham now has about 10,000 men and
women members in 175 lodges,
most of them on the Eastern Sea-
board.
Arabs Make Dead Talk
PARIS (ZINS)—The Arabs truly
"topped" themselves in a pamph-
let which is currently being circu-
lated in Europe among university
students. This publication, among
others, reveals that "Zeeb Jabotin-
sky called upon Israel in 1967 to
occupy the surrounding Arab coun-
tries." Jabotinsky died in 1940,
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