Israel Calls Atomic Report Vnauthoritative" WASHINGTON (JTA) — State Department spokesman Carl Bartch issued a statement Sunday that "Israel has publicly stated on numerous occasions that it will not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East. We take that pledge at face value." He made the statement in reference to the New York Times evaluation of Israel's nu- clear capability. He also said "a number of nations, including Is- rael, possess the potential to de- velop nuclear weapons. This fact underscores the need for all na- tions that have not done so to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty." An Israeli embassy spokesman here told newsmen that Israel was not now a nuclear country and would not be the first to introduce such weapons. White House press secretary Ronald Ziegler said Israel has said re- peatedly it would not introduce nuclear weapons in the Mid East. (Israel government sources de- scribed the report as "speculative," "unauthoritative" and "inaccurate." The sources repeated Israel's con- tention that it is not a nuclear power and will not initiate the use of such weaponry in the Middle East. (An Israeli source disparaged the report, saying: "This is a sea- sonal story. It comes of twice a year when things are slow." Asked directly whether Israel has an atomic bomb, the source re- plied: "It's too expensive to make." (Reminded that low-cost versions are feasible, the source said: "I don't know anything about those things.") Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, Democrat of Mon- tana, said he was not surprised at the reports of Israeli nu- clear capability, adding "That's at 4 Eastland Northland Lot G 6:0711 one of the possible dangers in that area." NEW YORK (JTA)—The New York Times reported Saturday from Washington, in a lengthy evaluation occupying almost half a page, that for at least two years the United States government has been conducting its Mid East policy on the assumption that Israel either has an atomic bcmb or has components available for quick as- sembly. The only basis for the re- port by correspondent Hedrick Smith was "reliable sources." Smith wrote there has been dis- agreement among senior govern- ment officials on whether the evi- dence was absolutely conclusive. Both former President Johnson and President Nixon received in- telligence "assessments" that Is- rael has the capacity to assemble an A-bomb on short notice and some senior officials "believe she has already done so," Smith wrote. 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