Narrow Border Surveillance Favored by Israel

JERUSALEM (JTA)—When and if a cease fire goes into effect in the Suez Canal Zone. Israel prefers that only a very narrow
strip of territory on either side of the waterway be brought under surveillance for possible violations, it was learned here.
Israel's preference stems from an unwillingness to allow foreigners, even neutral observers, to examine its in-depth defenses
along the canal's east bank, even though the same will apply to the Egyptian side under Secretary of State William P. Rogers'
proposed 90-day cease fire, in consultations with the United States in ways and means to supervise the cease fire. A 28-mile-wide
stretch on both banks of the canal was proposed, sources here said. But in subsequent internal discussion, Israeli leaders intimated
that they would object to a surveillance zone broader than a few dozen yards from the canal's shores.
Israel is said to believe that it can survey a portion of the Egyptian side of the canal by aerial photography without vio-
lating Egyptian air space. This would leave a large section of the Egyptian zone without scrutiny, but 3.rael :s said to prefer it

that way despite the military disadvantage.

Potpourri:
'Muscular Judaism'
Problem . .
Probers of
Identity . . _ Youth
on Rampage . . .
Yiddish in a Sad
Plight

Commentary
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THE JEWISH NEWS

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While 'Messianic'
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in Middle East

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Rocky Road to Cease-Fire Talks

Israel, Arabs, UN, U. S. and Big Four
Tackle Issues Aimed at M. E. Peace

Split Gahal Faction Quits
Israel Cabinet; Coalition
Beats No Confidence' Move

AVIV (JTA)—Premier Golda Meir's
broad-based national unity government came to a
dramatic end early Tuesday morning when the
Gahal faction voted 117-112 to quit the cabinet
after a stormy 9 1/2-hour meeting that at one
point almost erupted into violence. Later Tues-
day morning, the six Gahal ministers officially
informed Mrs. Meir of their resignations and took
formal leave of their cabinet colleagues. Under
Israeli law they have 48 hours in which to with-
draw their resignations,
but such a development
appeared highly unlikely.
The issue that brought
down the coalition, formed
38 months ago on the eve
of the Six-Day War, was
the government's decision
to accept the latest United
States proposal for a peace
settlement in the Middle
A East, a move bitterly op-
posed by Gahal. The nar-
row margin of the vote
was indicative of the deep
Menahem Beigin
split between Gahal's two
factions, the Herut and Liberal parties. The latter
was prepared to remain in the government despite
its opposition to the American plan. But the views
of Herut and its militant nationalist leader, Mena-
hem Beigin, prevailed.
The results of the secret ballot were an-
nounced at 2:40 a.m. local time. There were two
abstentions, and one vote was disqualified. The
balloting climaxed a session that began late Mon-
day afternoon when the executive committees of
both Gahal factions gathered at Tel Aviv Lottery
Hall. The 117-member committees were enlarged

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UN Commences Peace
Action Under Jarring

UNITED NATIONS (JTA)—The ambassadors of the
United States, the Soviet Union, Britain anod France re-
ported to Secretary General U Thant that a basis now
exists for the resumption of Ambassador Gunnar V. Jar-
ring's peace mission.
U. S. Secretary of State William P. RogerS formally
announced Monday, after meeting with U Thant, Dr.
Jarring and Undersecretary Dr. Ralph J. Bunche that
Israel, Egypt and Jordan had accepted in principle a
90-day cease fire and a new effort at a negotiated settle-
ment. The next step is for Thant to submit a formal
report to the Security Council recommending that Dr.
Jarring return to his work.
A statement by Thant Tuesday noted that in light
of information "written and oral, available to me thus
far, and particularly after the very helpful talk Monday
with Secretary of State Rogers, I am encouraged by
recent developments in the quest for peace in the Mid-
dl East. There is now, I feel, a real chance to make im-
portant advances."
Thant cautioned, however, that overoptimism "should
be avoided." He noted that "there is often a tendency
for some to expect too much, too soon." Thant stated
that Dr. Jarring is here "engaging in intensive consulta-
tions . . . He is ready to undertake all that may be re-
quired of him under his mandate. The United Nations
is prepared to provide any other assistance whenever
called upon." Although the secretary general did not indi-
cate what assistance would be provided, Dr. Bunche last
week said that one of the first actions the UN would try
to undertake in the event of a cease-fire agreement
would be to restore observation posts along each side of
the Suez Canal which had been destroyed or damaged by
Israel and Egyptian artillery fire.
Thant observed that speculation about specifics in
the next steps are "either unanswerable at this stage
or prudence, in the interest of progress, would dictate
that they remain unanswered for the time being. Specu-
lation about delicate and sensitive issues knows no bounds
and often serves to complicate and confuse matters."
Rogers, at the end of his 90-minute meeting with the
UN officials, said the U.S. peace plan was "just a first
step, though we do think it provides some hope in this
ver• difficult Middle East situation." He stressed that
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Undisclosed Guarantees
From U. S. Were Decisive
Factors in Israel's 'Yes'

JERUSALEM (JTA)—Undisclosed guarantees
that Israel won from the United States less than
two weeks ago were the decisive factor in the gov-
ernment's acceptance of the U.S. Mid East peace
initiative which it originally viewed with serious
misgivings, government spokesmen indicated in
the Knesset Tuesday night.
Deputy Premier Yigal Allon and Foreign Min-
ister Abba Eban staunchly
defended the government's
position during a nine-hour
debate after a political .
statement by Premier Golda
Meir in which she read the
text of Israel's official reply
to the United States. The
debate culminated in a 66-
28 vote in favor of the gov-
ernment.
The opposition, spear-
headed by Gahal leader
Menahem Beigin, charged
that the government had
approved by a large majori-
ty the same Rogers plan
Golda Meir
which it had unanimously
rejected only six weeks ago. Allon replied: "A
number of interesting things happened in this
period. First of all, the prime minister received
a message from President Nixon . . . But we are
not free to quote it here . . . If we could make it
public, the opposition would be in an unbearable
position."

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Allon was apparently referring to a message
from the President delivered on July 24 by U.S.
Ambassador Walworth Barbour to Mrs. Meir. The
message is believed to have stated firmly that the
U.S. would not support demands for an Israeli
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Over Question of 'Face'
New USSR Threat to Israel small
as Israel, once again "re-established in its role of David and

LONDON (JTA)—If a Middle East peace settlement is not achieved,
the Soviet Union will take complete control of Egypt's air defense and
President Gamal Abdel Nasser will have to send his army across the
Suez Canal into Sinai, the Guardian correspondent, David Hirst, wrote
Tuesday. In a dispatch from Beirut, Hirst wrote that Col. Nasser would
have no choice, since he announced in June his army had completed
its training for this operation and was only waiting for aerial equality.
Hirst quoted foreign military observers as saying that "Only the Soviet
Union could provide this equality."
Hirst wrote that the question of "face" had become important for
the Soviets, who could not tolerate more "humiliationi from a country as

Goliath." Foreign observers were quoted saying that while the Russians
could leap from the missile complex forward from the so-called "Red
Zone" to the canal's edge, that might do no more than raise Israel's very
low aircraft casualty rate. Soviet air power would also be necessary to
provide air cover for the Egyptian army to mass on the West Bank and
then cross the canal, it was said.
It was the Soviet's effort to avoid this "last desperate effort" that
is lending powerful momentum to the Soviet-Egyptian effort to achieve
a peaceful settlement that would render it unnecessary, Hirst wrote.

