Soviet Overtures on Imposed M.E. Pact
Reported, but U.S. Insists: Direct Talks

JERUSALEM (JTA)—New So-
viet approaches to the United
States, apparently aimed at reach-
ing agreement on an imposed solu-
tion for the Middle East deadlock,
have been made in the past few
weeks. It was learned authorita-
tively here that the United States
had been steadfast in its refusal
to agree to anything other than a
peace agreement arrived at direct-
ly between Israel and an Arab
country.
(The Soviet New Agency, Tass,
reported after Gromyko's return to
Moscow, that Egypt had declared
its readiness to cooperate fully
with Dr. Gunnar Jarring, the
United Nations special Mid East
peace emissary, who recived his
mandate from the Nov. 22, 1967
Security Council resolution. The
Tass statement added that the So-
viet Union had again pledged full
support to Egypt and asserted that
continued Israeli occupation of the
Arab territories was the main
cause of tension in the Middle!
East.)
The possibility of a triangular!
discussion involving the United1
States, Russia and Egypt which
might be at Israel's expense was
raised previously by an Israeli,
foreign ministry spokesman, who
added that Israel was following
the developments with "prudent
vigilance but not with pessimism."

Foreign Minister Abba Eban
told the cabinet that Egypt's de-
lineation of its stand on Middle
East peace, made through Jar-
ring, was so rigid and so offen-
sive in style that it precluded
any reply by Israel. He said
prospects for the Jarring mis-
sion depended on a change in
the Egyptian position.

Eban said that Israel ambassa-
dor to the UN, Yosef Tekoah had
informed USSR Deputy Foreign
Minister Vladimir Semyonov that
Israel would not return to the pre-
June 5. 1967 borders but that it
was ready to negotiate with any
Arab country on an agreement
that would lead to secure, recog-
nized boundaries and the cessation
of all belligerency and hostile acts.
Political circles here stressed

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that while Israel's position for
many years has favored improved
relations between the U.S. and the
Arab countries, it is believed that
at the present time and under the
present circumstances, a resump-
tion of U.S. diplomatic relations
with the Arabs could undermine
Israel. They said this was so in
view of the one-sided support the
Arab states have from the Soviet
Union and the Eastern bloc coun-
tries.
(The New York Times reported

from Cairo that there had been
reports lately of movements of
Egyptian military vehicles which
could point to another Suez artil-
lery duel. United Press Interna-
tional reported that Egyptian
troops along the Canal had been
placed on full alert.)
(The London Daily Telegraph re-
ported from Cairo that the Soviets
wanted to reassess the Middle

East situation before Richard
Nixon assumed the Presidency
next month. It cited also a report
in Al Ahram, the Cairo daily
which is close to President Nas-
ser, to the effect that lack of suc-
cess of political efforts — a refer-
ence to the work of Special United
Nations Mid East emissary Gunnar
Jarring—was "inevitably accom-
panied by an escalation of Arab
commando activity."
(Yediot Ahronot reported in
Jerusalem that Soviet diplomats
were awaiting Israel's reaction to
the secret talks three weeks ago
in New York between Semyonov
and Tekoah. The newspaper as-

Book on 6-Day War
Claims Nasser Stymied
U.S.; Israel Saved Day

TEL AVIV (ZINS) — Israel is
outraged by the sensational dis-
closures contained in a new book
on the Six-Day War, "The Longest
Month," by Dr. Michael Ben Zo-
har, former sp kesman for Israel's
ministry for foreign affairs.
According to Dr. Zohar, the
Pentagon, at one time, was to have
planned an air attack upon the
Egyptian forces in the Straits of
Than and was to have planned
dropping parachutists to assure
free passage and navigation in
that part of the world.
Dr. Zohar contends that Nasser's
provocations in that area threw
the American government into
confusion, and they procrastinated
in order to gain time. The United
States was pleased and reli... ed
when Israel took matters into her
own hands.
Another disclosure contained in
the book is an accusation against
Israel's foreign minister, Abba
Eban. Dr. Zohar contends that the
latter misinformed the govern-
ment of Israel regarding the con-
tents of his discussions with Gen-
eral Charles de Gaulle, as well as
with Lyndon Johnson. Zohar fur-
ther reveals that high officials in
the foreign ministry, upon learning
the facts, have opposed Eban.

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serted that one of Semyonov's sug-
gestions was that Israel should in-
dicate willingness to consider
opening of the Suez Canal as an
issue separate from the general
settlement of the Arab-Israel con-
flict.)

Defense Minister Moshe Dayan
disclosed in the Knesset that
the Soviet Union has recently
supplied Egypt with consider-
able quantities of modern am-
phibious armored vehicles spe-
cially adapted for fording rivers
and lakes. He said the vehicles
were equipped with anti-tank
guided missiles. But Dayan re-
fused to say whether there was
any imminent danger of Egyp-
tian military action along the
Suez Canal. He explained that
"security grounds" prevented
him from replying to questions
on that subject from Uri Avneri
of the Haolam Hazeh faction
and Natan Peled, of Mapam.
Gen. Dayan confirmed in the
Knesset Jewish Telegraphic
Agency report published in the
Israeli press that he had said in
an American television interview
that Israel would be prepared to

pay a high territorial price in ex-
change for genuine peace. The
JTA version of Gen. Dayan's inter-
view on the ABC "Issues and An-
swers" program, had been chal-
lenged by some advocates here of
retention of the occupied terri-
tories. Gen. Dayan's statement
was made in reply to a motion
for the agenda by Meir Wilner of
the New Communists.
Foreign ministry circles said a
resumption of diplomatic ties be-
tween the United States and Egypt
was not believed to be imminent
but if it did occur at this time, it
would constitute a diplomatic vic-
tory for Egypt. These circles not-
ed that the timing of such a move
by the U.S. would be significant,
particularly if it was one of the
first acts of the new administra-
tion in Washington.
They said however that Israel
does not expect this to occur be-
cause Egypt, for one thing, has
yet to apologize for its accusation
that United States planes aided
Israel during the June 1967 Six-
Day War and, for another, the
U.S. will not demand Israel's with-
drawal from occupied Arab terri-
tories, a condition reportedly im-
posed by Egypt for resumption of
diplomatic relations. The foreign
ministry circles also pointed out
that it was the custom of friendly
nations to consult with one another
before taking a step that might
affect one of them. The United
States has given no indication to
Israel that diplomatic relations
with Egypt might be resumed, as
was indicated.
Replying to questions in the
Knesset, Dayan warned that it
would be a "grave error" if any
representative of Israel in the
U.S. were to say publicly that the
resumption of American ties with
Egypt and America's friendship
for Israel were mutually exclu-
sive. Gen. Dayan added however
that many of his colleagues in the
cabinet did not agree with him.

Eban said in the Knesset that
the Soviet Union has not made
any approaches to Israel regard.
ing a possible resumption of dip-
lomatic relations which the Rus-
sians broke off at the end of the
June 1967 Six-Day War.
Speculation that such approaches

might have been made grew out
of a meeting three weeks ago be-
tween Ambassador Tekoah and
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Vladimir Semyonov. It was learned,
however, that the subject diploma-
tic ties was not brought up at that
meeting or in any other direct or
indirect contacts between Israel
and the USSR.

"Undress," as George Herbert
says, "your soul at night," not by
self-examination, but by shedding,
as you do your garments, the daily
sins whether of omission or com-
mission, and you will wake a free
man, with a new life.
—Sir William Osier.

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

30—Friday, January 3, 1969

Orthodox Rabbis Form International Group

NEW YORK (JTA)—The Rab-
binical Council of America an-
nounced Sunday formation of the
first international agency of Orth-
odox rabbis with offices in New
York City and London. The Orth-
odox group also announced the

appointment of its president, Rab-
bi Zev Segal, as head of the new
agency.
Serving with him as co-chair-
men are Rabbi Immanuel Jako-
bovits, chief rabbi of the British
Commonwealth; Haham Solomon
Gaon, chief rabbi of Britain's
Sephardic community; Rabbi Pyn-
chas Brener, chief rabbi of Cara-
cas, Venezuela; and Rabbi Eug-
ene Duschinsky of Cape Town,
South Africa.

A spokesman said a name for
the new agency will be chosen
soon and that Orthodox rabbis
in Mexico, Australia, Belgium,
Argentina and other countries
were expected to join the agency,
which will be an association of
rabbis and not one of organiza-
tions of rabbis.
He said it was expected that

some 250 Orthodox rabbis through-
out the world would join the new
agency. The rabbinical council
claims around 950 members in the

United States and Canada.

Rabbi Segal said that the new
rabbinic organization would help
"to bind the relations of Jewish

communities," and added that the
"decimated European Jewish
communities" were in great need

of the backing of the "large, vital

and dynamic Orthodox rabbinate"
in this country.
He said similar difficulties exist-
ed in many Latin American coun-
tries. He said another function
would be to help meet the lack of
rabbis in such countries as Greece,
Japan, Norway, Finland and other
nations.

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