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BOSTON (JTA) — Communist suit in a serious reduction of ' (Columnist Drew Pearson report- I power diplomacy" practiced by know. —John Dryden (1681)
Soviet aid to the Arab states is ed from Washington that the Cen- the Soviet Union not only in the
Winnings Battle With China Over Arab Favors
USSR Reported Winnings
China's policy of seeking to em-
barrass United States-Soviet efforts
to dampen the Middle East crisis
is running into difficulti6 in the
Arab world, the Christian Scientist
Monitor reported. It reported that
Huang Hua, the Chinese Commu-
nist ambassador to Egypt, return-
ed to Peking last month and has
not been replaced. leaving Sergei
Vino;radov. the Sovi?t ambassador
in Cairo. "unchallenged as the most
powerful diplomat in the Middle
East."
The newspaper reported that
Syria's "brief springtime flirta-
tion" with Communist China has
been dropped in favor "of the more
prosaic but durable Syrian-Soviet
romance." The report said there
appeared to have been no follow-
up of the visit last May by Syria's
army chief of staff to Peking. In
addition, while references to Corn-
munist Chinese activities has dis- '
appeared from Syrian newspapers
and broadcasts, "they are crammed
with news of visiting Soviet delega-
tions. Soviet aid and even ideologi-
cal discussions between Syrian and
Soviet leaders."
But some results have developed
from Communist China's strong
support for the Arab guerrillas and
its criticism of the Soviet Union
for its "coolness" toward the com-
mandoes. Soviet publications have
been giving "lukewarm praise" to
the guerrillas in place of their
earlier criticism, the Monitor said.
In London, the Daily Tele-
graph reported that Red China
has offered to send "volunteer"
troops and "all the arms you
want" to Palestinian guerrillas
fighting Israel. According to Eric
Downton, writing from Beirut, the
offer is being made by Chinese
Communist diplomats in Arab
capitals.
But the guerrillas o far have
rejected the offers because they
have all the arms and money
they can handle and because their
principal backers among Arab
leftist rulers are beholden to Mos-
cow for huge amounts of military
and economic aid. Do w n t on
said. In addition, the guerrilla or-
ganizations are inhibited from ac-
cepting the Chinese offer because
they get most of their money from
the traditionalist. anti-Communist
Arab states.
The possibility that the growing
Chinese-Russian conflict may re-
causing concern to Arab leaders, tral Intelligence Agency had learn- Mediterranean but in American
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the Monitor reported Tuesday from ed that Soviet Communist Party waters near Cuba.
10—Friday, August 22, 1969
boss Leonid Brezhnev has written
Beirut.
The secretary replied that Soviet
"Arab leaders are wondering a new letter to Nasser pledging
whether the growing Sino-Soviet that the Soviet Union would not naval strength in the Mediterran- i.
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This concern aired in Pravda on lation in western defense circles
July 6, "has been reiterated in re- here. Some sources said that lack
cent days by Soviet diplomats in of progress in the Middle East talks
Arab capitals," Cooley asserted. with the United States and growing
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having to confront Israel's western powerful units yet sent to the Medi-
protector. the United States, at terranean by Moscow.
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Asia's western end raises an old
specter of Russian policy — a war ilaries began moving last week
on two fronts."
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He added that "analysts here denelles to re-enforce an already
believe Soviet diplomats now are large flotilla in the Eastern Medi-
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Foreign Minister Andrei Gro- pected to join the Mediterranean
myko. it was reported, will present fleet adding another seven vessels.
the plan to President Gamal Abdel Naval sources here said the Soviets
Nasser of Egypt during the,latter's are believed to be preparing for
visit to Moscow, in an effort to a major exercise in the Mediter-
obtain his prior approval. ranean.
It was learned that both Foreign
Secretary of State William P.
Minister A b b a Eban and Gen.
Rogers told a press conference •
Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli envoy
Wednesday that the United
to the United States, have criticized
States and the North Atlantic
the United States' response to a
Treaty Organization (NATO)
Soviet proposal on the Middle East
were observing the large-scale
which was presented to the Soviets movement of Soviet naval power
by Assistant Secretary of State Jo-
into the Mediterranean and as-
seph Sisco on his recent visit to serted that NATO would take
Moscow. The attitude of Israel, it any action necessary "to see
was indicated, is that the American
that security of the area is not
response constituted a retreat from impaired."
earlier United States positions on
Rogers had been asked for the
a number of points.
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Dayan Asks Young Reservists Volunteer
to Meet Egyptian Threats at Suez Canal
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Defense
Minister Moshe Dayan has de-
scribed the Suez Canal front as
the key to future military and
political events in the Middle East.
Addressing a group of reserve
officers at an army camp, he said
if Israel can prevent Egyptian
forces from breaching its line along
the Suez Canal, it would avert a
chain reaction of flareups in the
Jordan Valley and along the Le-
banese and Syrian frontiers. It
would also strength Israel's posi-
tion vis-a-vis the big powers which
are seeking a settlement of the
Middle East conflect. he said.
Gen. Davan's remarks were pub-
^r - ny weekly Barna- ,
lish
hane. lie said the outcome of the
"srn111 war" on the Suez Canal
front donendnd on the local com-
manders. If Israel can approach
the, coming winter with the Suez
Canal line holding fast while re-
ceiving additional aircraft, it will
have improved its position consid-
erably. the defense minister said.
He said Israel had the capability
of overcoming the Egyptians' ,
heavy blows in this limited war.
"If the Egyptian commander finds
his positions destroyed and with-
out manpower or water, he will
not open fire no matter what Nas-
ser's orders are," Gen. Dayan
declared. He said the Egyptians
launched their attacks on the
cease-fire lines last April to con-
vince the Four Power meeting in
New York that a new Middle East
war would break out if they did
not impose a peace settlement.
Gen. Dayan appealed to young
reservists to volunteer for short
periods of command on the Suez
Canal front in order to contribute I
their battle experience. Ile said
the Egyptians must be made to
pay a high price for every attempt
to breach Israeli lines. At the
same time, he urged officers to do
their share to keep Israel's cas-
ualties down to the minimum.
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