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_ THE DUNN T JEWISH NEWS
1970-13
Friday,
Ilion-Dollar American Aid to Israel
T. T Nh;a0ag oinats me:reco to f r
Speculated; Broomfield Urges Grant, Jet Sale
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Inforined
sources here said today that Preir,-
ier Golda Mcir has a meeting
scheduled with President Nixon
Friday at which she is expected to
"tell the President that Israel is
firmly opposed to any return to
the peace talks at the United Na-
timpt until Soviet-made SAM mis-
siles installed illegally in the Suez
Canal truce zone are removeJ.
Mrs. Meir also is expected to ex-
pres strong disagreement with
views of some Nixon Administra-
tion officials who question whether
the Soviet-Egyptian installations or
new missiles have changed th.•
power balance in the area. She re-
portedly plans to stress to Presi-
dent Nixon that. prior to the Unit-
ed States—initiated 90-day cease
fire and standstill which began last
Aug. 7, the Soviets were deterred
from moving missiles toward the
Canal, but not since.
the removal of the illegally placed
missiles came from Jerusalem.
Sources there said that Mrs. Heir
also intends to renew Israel's re-
quest, made last year, for 51,000,-
000.000 weapons package, on which
of vastly increased outlays for de-
fense because of the Soviet involve-
ment. Israel feels entitled to ask
for aid of that magnitude, the
sources said. Mrs. Heir will also
ask for a United States guarantee
against Soviet attacks, the sour-
and other arms required by Israel
to meet the new situation."
September 18,
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of NIE1L
The Oakland County congress-
man said that he was 'seeking im-
plementation of an administration
plan to increase military aid to Is-
rael and to undertake a new prd-
gram of economic assistance. He
said that immediate steps to assist
Israel were essential.
Rep. Broomfield, a member cf
the House Foreign Affairs Corn
mittee, cited "the continuing vio-
ces added. but gave no details as lations of the cease fire along the
to specifics of the planned request Suez Canal by the Soviet Union and
for such a guarantee.)
Egypt through the forward move-
The report of plans for a $1,000.- ment of missiles and weapons sys-
000.000 weapon package, on which tems.
the White House refused comment.
He said that "Israeli adherence
was made by Thomas Ross, a to the cease fire should not be per-
Chicago Sun-Times correspondent mitted to compromise Israel's
in Wathington. who asserted that security through exploitation by
President Nixon was expected to Soviet and Egyptian forces."
discuss,. the proposal at his meeting
The congressman said, "It is
with Premier Meir. According to vital to deter aggression in the
Mrs. Meir's scheduled arrival in Ross. Pentagon sources said the Middle Eastern powder keg. This
the United States has been pro- arms package included tanks, is best done through the support
bombs, jet planes, anti-aircraft by the United States of our friend
ceded by a flurry of reports that
missiles and electronic detection in Israel. The state of Israel is a
the Nixon Administration has de
and jamming equipment. lie wrote bastion of freedom in the Middle
cided to make a $1,000,000,000 wea-
pons offer as an offset to the Egyp- also that the package "reportedly" East. We cannot afford to provide
included 24 additional Phantom her with too little, too late. I am
tian missile buildup and as an
jets, which the United States "start
pleased that some considerable sup-
effort to persuade Israel to re-
plies of weapons are now going
sume participation in the peace ed to deliver secretly in July."
talk under Dr. Gunnar Jarring, the
The correspondent quoted "reli- forward and that more and better
UN special peace emissary. Sup- able sources" to the effect that six arms have been delivered to Israel
port for the reports on additional additional Phantoms were shipped 'n the past year than ever before
United States arms was given by to Israel in July, that six more in the history of American-Israeli
Secretary of State William P. Rog- will be delivered later this month relations."
ers in testimony at an unusual and four each in October, Novem•
"We welcome Mrs. Meir, that
Saturday meeting of the foreign her and December. He said that :ourageous and inspiring lady, to
operations subcommittee of thel the 24 new Phantoms will fall one Washington and must - strive to
Senate Appropriations Committee. short of Israel's long-standing re
make her visit meaningful." he
Rogers appeared before the sub- quest for 25 additional Phantoms. said.
committee in an effort to obtain as well as for 100 more Skylark
"This can best be done-by recog-
Senate reversal of a $536,000,000 jets. He asserted also that Israel nizing the economic limitations of
House cut in an Administration Was "reportedly given long-term
i small nation trying to cope with
request for $1,800,000,000 for for- credit" for purchase of the Phan- the massive flow of Soviet sophis-
eign aid for fiscal 1971. He told toms and for a "secret shipment ticated weaponry and even Soviet
the subcommittee that the ad- of Shrike air-to-ground missiles." military foices into aggressive
ministration was planning to re-
In a related development, the positions at the Suez Canal," he
sume economic aid to Israel and
w York Times reported that a added.
to increase military assistance.
growing number of senior adminis-
not
received
U.S.
I take it, no fool ever made a
Israel has
tration officials had come to the
conclusion that the Soviet-Egyptian bargain for his soul with the devil:
economic aid for some five years,
missile violations had shifted the the fool is too much of a fool, or
purportedly because of the ad-
power balance in the canal zone to the devil too much of a devil—I
vanced state of its economy but
Israel's disadvantage. The Times don't -know which.—Joseph Conrad
Rogers said that Israeli defense
reported that to correct the new
purchases had created "a seri-
ous economic problem."
He said a decision on the aid
would be reached "in the near fu-
ture" and that "we now have
under consideration economic as-
sistance or supporting assistance
for Israel." He declined to tell the
Senators how much help and of
what type the administration was
considering for Israel. His dis-
closure that the administration
was studying a comprehensive aid
program for Israel was the first
time it had been made publicly.
imbalance "and to improve deter-
iorating relations" between the
Nixon Administration and Israel,
the officials were studying the_pos
sibility of providing Israel with a
variety of sensors and reconnais-
ance devices to increase Israel;
capability to guard against any
Egyptian military thrusts across
the Suez Canal.
Congressman William - B roo in-
field said Tuesday that "The vis t
this week of Israeli Prime Minis-
ter Golda Meir should be marked
by positive actions to bolster Is-
(Confirmation of the report that
rael's security including a resump-
the main points of Mrs. Meir's
tion of U.S. economic aid and the
agenda for the Nixon meeting will
granting of additional jet planes
be the suspended Jarring talks and
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Israel Prime Minister Golds Meir (with binoculars) and placael
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Defense Minister Moihe Dayan are shown viewing Egipt's
enemy missiles at the Sues In defiance of the cease fire agreement.
Mrs. Meir was expected to report to President Nixon on the findings
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