French Proposal for Four-Power
M.E. Conference Causes Concern
PARIS (JTA)—A spokesman for the mission of United Nations
the de Gaulle government said peace envoy Gunnar V. Jarring
Prance has called for a Four "does not seem to be succeeding"
Power conference on the Middle and noted that "Both the American
East and wants to start as soon as and Russian government are tak-
possible after the Nixon adminis- ing an ever closer interest in
tration takes office next month, to Middle East affairs." Le Theule
discuss implementation of the quoted Debre as saying that
Security Council's Nov. 22, 1967, "in both camps (Arab and Israeli)
Middle East resolution. The the most extremist tendencies
seem to have the upper hand."
Middle East resolution.
French political circles said re-
The French move was announced
by Minister of Information Joel le action to the four-power proposal
Theule after a cabinet meeting was "hopeful" in most of the capi-
under the chairmanship of Presi- tals concerned, that the only coun-
try known to be strongly opposed
dent deGaulle.
The announcement capped a to the idea of an imposed settle-
week of intense French diplomatic ment was Israel, "but if everybody
activity in connection with the else agrees, Israel will do the
Middle East. Gen. de Gaulle met same." They said Arab capitals
twice with Soviet Ambassador were satisfied and that the United
Valerian Zorin. He conferred with States had not dismissed the idea
U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver as it has similar ideas before and
who had just returned from a brief that the Soviet Union had always
visit to Washington where he met indicated conditional acceptance of
with President Johnson and Presi- a Big Power meeting on the Mid-
French
dent-elect Nixon. They were dle East. They said that response
known to have discussed the diplomats expected a
from
Soviet
Ambassador
Zorin
Middle East.
when he meets with President
French diplomacy has been de Gaulle soon. But Prime Minis-
active on lower levels urging the ter Harold Wilson of Britain said
United States, Russia and Britain in London he did not think that
to agree to a Big Four conference such a conference would be "pro-
on the Middle East and to begin ductive in the present circum-
preparations for it immediately. stances."
It was believed here that Britain
favored such a conference and
that Russia had agreed tentatively.
The only hold-out was the United
States, it was reported. According
to French circles there has been
a "marked change" in the Amer-
ican attitude which they said "is
drawing much closer to France's
own views on the subject."
Israeli circles here were concern-
ed by the French initiative for a
conference particularly because
they were uncertain about what
Middle East policy will be follow-
ed by the Nixon administration.
Je Theule said that Foreign
Minister Michel Debre reviewed
the Middle East situation at the
Cabinet meeting and came to the
conclusion that it was "most seri-
ous" and had deteriorated in re-
cent weeks. Debre said that
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JDC Adopts $24 665 000 Budget for 1969
NEW YORK—The adoption of a other East European countries budget allotment of $6,800,000 dur-
$24,665,000 budget and the re-elec- has been budgeted at $1,385,000. ing -the coming year.
Another $950,000 will ge for sup-
The overseas welfare agency
tion of Louis Broido as chairman
marked the closing sessions of the will also spend $4,800,000 to main- port of religious and cultural
Joint Distribution Committee an- tain its health, welfare and educa- activities in the Jewish state. Since
nual meeting at the New York tional activities for Jews in Mos- JDC also provides financial assist-
lem and Arab countries. Its single ance for the vocational training
Hilton Hotel.
program is in Israel, activities of ORT in Israel, for
The 1969 budget is almost $2,- largest
where JDC's health and welfare 1969 JDC expenditures in Israel
000,000 greater than the budget program on behalf of aged, ill and will reach almost $9,000,000, more
for 1968 and provides health, wel-
new imm i g r ants than a third of the organization's
fare and rehabilitation services for handicapped
total budget.
some 350,000 Jews in 27 countries known as Malben, will have a
overseas.
Friday, December 20, 1968-3
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