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ated by Israeli forces or should gle outside of the Arab-Israeli con-
Military circles here warned that Vietnam has cost us 45,000 Ameri-
-the canal by Egyptian or Sovie t Egypt use the interim arrange- flict, Dayan said "I would like to the advanced MIG-23 jets report- can lives . . ."• "Supporting the
rces of. the announced Egyptian _ ment to obtain strategic advan- see an American superiority in the edly delivered to Egypt recently Vietnamese military struggle with
*byan-Syrian Federation afte r tage; that all parties understand Mediterranean and the Middle menaced not only Israel but south- as much as $28,800,000,000 a year
raeli withdrawal; options for an clearly the Israeli interim with- East, an absolute superiority that ern Europe with its vital network in outright gifts of American tax-
er-all peace settlement under the drmials from the Sinai Penin- would prevent any Russian attempt of NATO installations. They said payers' money has drained our
sula before a final, comprehen- to gain military -superiority over it was still unclear how many of economy. Israel, in contrast, pays
spices of UN mediator Gunnar
sive peace agreement is signed. the West in this region." Dayan the new supersonic jets have been for the material we send her.";
Jarring to be kept open.
Deputy Premier Yigal Allon, who said Israel wanted no one to fight supplied to Egypt but if the num- "Since the present peace negotia-
- Allon did not rule out the pos-
ibility of an international force flew to Washington Monday for its wars. "All we need is the ber was anywhere between 200 tions came about largely because
police the east bank of the talks with U.S. officials, is pre - means to equip our troops," he and 300 the menace to NATO of our initiative, we are especially
would be clear. According to the obliged to help (Israel) succeed.";
anal when and if Israeli forces pared to clarify any points raised added.
Other Israeli sources said, how- circles, the MIG-23s are exclu- "Vital American interests are not
pull back. Asked that question in connection with the Israel i
ever, the announced federation vir- sively under Russian operational involved in the Indo-China War.
y reporters, he replied: "It memorandum.
On the other hand, America his-
ould be a proposal." He said
(In New York, United Nations tually kills whatever chances there control.
torically has had a vital strategic
rael "wants to be sure that any Secretary General Thant expressed may have been for an interim
The Soviet government made
hange in the status quo will not apprehension about the new fed - agreement with Egypt to reopen that stipulation when it agreed to interest in the Middle East."
* * *
be used against Israel militar- eration of Egypt, Syria and Libya . the Suez Canal. But the federa- President Anwar Sadat's request
,
In a statement issued through a tion is not to become effective un- last February for additional pro- France May Curtail
Re expressed appreciation for spokesman, Thant said: "This de- til Sept. 1 which gives President tection for Egyptian cities against Mirages for Libya
PARIS (JTA)—The French gov-
e American role of middleman velopment is another illustration Anwar Sadat of Egypt ample time possible Israeli attacks. According
the negotiations for a partial of what I have been saying all to act as if there was no federa- to the military circles a Soviet ob- ernment will keep a careful watch
terim settlement in the Suez along—that now is the last chance tion.
jective in supplying the advanced over the newly announced federa-
The appraisal of the federation's MIGs is to blunt an Israeli attack tion of Egypt, Libya and Syria, to
anal zone. "We always appreci- for peace in the Middle East. If
e the U.S. good offices," he said. this opportunity is not seized, I am effect on an interim agreement on Egypt long enough to put inter- make sure that 110 Mirage jets
e observed that Ambassador Jar- very much afraid that all basis was based on the terms of the pact national machinery into action be- sold to Libya last year do not find
g "should stick to his original for peace in the foreseeable future which Sadat disclosed in Cairo, fore Israeli forces overran Egypt their way into the Egyptian or
Syrian air forces. A foreign minis-
particularly Egypt's undertaking and created "irreversible facts."
andate which is the over-all set- may be lost.")
try spokesman assured the Cham-
Allon said, prior to his depar- not to relinquish an inch of terri-
ement." He said "the partial set-
Gen. Ezer Weizman, former ber of Deputies Monday that
ment should be made by the ture, that he would welcome the tory occupied by Israel in the Six-
rties with the good offices of the federation if it were intended to Day War and not to hold direct commander of Israel's air force, France will enforce the clause of
.S."
better the lot of the Arab peoples. negotiations with Israel. The feel- said he thought the American F-4 its contract with Libya barring
Asked if the parties were close
"Unfortunately, its establishment ing here is that Egypt has of its Phantom jet was superior to the transfer of the Mirages to a third
a partial settlement, he said was accompanied by warlike pro- own volition bound itself to a Russian's advanced MIG-23 which power.
The spokesman said France,
srael's reply is a positive one. nouncements," he said. Allon much tighter framework than has recently been supplied to
would be a great pity if Egypt added, "I was very sorry to hear hitherto and has restricted its free- Egypt. The MIG-23, known to would halt delivery of the jets if
NATO
by
the
code-name
"Flog-
it discovered they were going to
jected it."
that (Egyptian President) Anwar dom to enter into a partial agree-
ger," is said by some authorities other countries. The federation
Questioned about increased Soviet Sadat said he had no intention of ment with Israel at this time.
ilitary shipments to Egypt, Allon discussing future • borders with Is-
The federation pact was signed to be the world's best fighter pact signed in Benghazi. Libya
served that it was U.S. policy rael. I think this is a big mistake at Benghazi, Libya, in the early plane in operation today. It is re- Saturday, by the presidents of
preserve the balance of power —especially for Egypt itself."
hours of Saturday after three days portedly faster than the Phantom, Egypt, Libya and Syria, calls for
the Middle East and said he
The Soviet Union hailed the new of round-the-clock meetings. The which is presently the backbone the integration of the armed
w no reason why Israel needs federation. The Communist Party signatories, Sadat, President of Israel's air force and is said to forces of the three countries when
uld not be met. On his arrival newspaper, Pravda, termed it a Muammer el-Qaddafi of Libya and out-perform the American jet in the federation comes into force
. Monday night, Allon said the major step toward "ultimate vic- President Hafez al-Assad : of Syria! other ways. But Weizman said: next September. The pact also
' Soviet arms shipments to I tory over the forces of aggression, pledged to come to each other's "If I could go into a shop and stipulates that each member of
pt have affected the balance Zionism and neo-colonialism in aid, even if the state needirig aid choose my plane, I would choose the federation would respect trea-
power in the region. He also the Middle East." There was evi- is unable to request it as, for ex- the Phantom, not the MIG-23. The ties and agreements it concluded
id it was too early to assess the 1 deuce, however, that the Soviets ample, in the case of a coup d'etat. Phantom is better than the MIG with other nations. Libya, there-
ect of, the new tripartite Arab and Egyptians have not abandoned
Sudan, which is linked to "Egypt' and the Israeli pilot is superior to ' fore, would not be bound by its
the Egyptian and Russian. In case federation partners to abjure any
eration because Arab statesmen efforts for an interim arrangement and Libya in a cooperative
ternated from moderate to beli- to reopen the Suez Canal.
ante, did not join the federatien 'of war they would down the MIG- I clause of its contract with France.
23 just as they downed its prede-
e. "Who knows what will be
France is training Libyan pilots
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan at this time because of "special
Morrow? The sounds so far are said the announced federation of circumstances," according to Sad-1 cessor."
to fly the Mirages. According to
t too good," he said. He noted Egypt, Libya and Syria posed no at. It is believed - that- a strong
reliable sources here, only 12 of
at the "entire Soviet presence new threats to Israel and did not Communist element in Sudan is I Cranston: U.S., Nast Retain
the planes have been delivered to
1 Egyptian soil is a source of necessarily preclude an interim resisting adherence to the federa- Commitments to Israel;
Libya to date, including two train-
orry to everybody." At another arrangement with Egypt to re- tion. • -
Cites Vietnam Difference -
ers. Deliveries are expected to be
>int he said "the United States is open the Suez Canal.
LOS ANGELES: (JTA)—Senator speeded up next year and com-
Plebiscites will be =held in Egypt,
super power and it has a lot to
Addressing the annual meeting Libya and Syria Sept: 1 to endorse Alan Cranston Warned that disas- pleted in 1974. The newspaper Le
). I don't say specifically what."
ter Could strike- the United States Monde said Monday that Libya
of
the Tel Aviv Journalists Asso- the federation agreement.
In response to other questions
in the Middle East "if the U.S._ will have received about 30
ciation,
Dayan
disclosed
that
Israel
Sources
here
said
a
further
ob-
on said Israel has made it clear
rages by next December.
at it is ready to see the Suez is already taking steps and planned stacle toward reopening the Suez turns away from its world respon-
The- federation announcement
naI reonc-ned. "Wo "-^ "ft ob- additional measures to consolidate Canal emerged in Cairo following sibilities because of -the frustra-
tion," he said.
"An
ything
th a t its hold on the occupied Arab ter- a meeting -between Soviet Foreign lions and agonies of the. Vietnam prompted Centrist Deputy Paul,
in the absence of a peace Minister Andre A. Gromyko and War."
Stehlin
introduce a parliamen-
rmalizes the situation in the
settlement. The Golan Heights is Egyptian Foreign Minister - .Mah-
_tary - queStiou Monday whether the _
ddle East is good."
Speaking
here
at
a
meeting
_of_
to have more settlements and ef- moud Riad.
Ida Meir's Proposals
th e Los Angeles : World Affa4rs government. intended to halt
forts are being made to turn Golan
Meeting with Barbour
Council,
the California Democrat rage . .deliveries to Libya and end
said the- situations in Vietnam and the framing of Libyan pilots. The'
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Premier into an integral part of the state, Bush Reassures Israel: U.S.
Ada Meir is reliably reported to he said. Similarly, the West Bank in Big Four Talks Will Not
the Mid East are "totally different" foreign ministry source recalled
in . reply that:: Premier Jacques
ive presented United States Am- is being secured as a place where Allow Impediments to Peace
and that - "disillusienmenf
- the
Jews
and
Israelis
can
live
in
secu-
: said in January
JERUSALEM
(JTA)
--
George
issador Walworth Barbour with
way things have turned out in
three-point memorandum outlin- rity. In that respect, Dayan said, Bush, U.S. ambassador to the Southeast Asia must not blind us 1970, -shortly , after the Libyan_-deal .
g Israel's conditions for an in- the Jordan River is "our security United Nations, said Israel had to the fact that Tarael'S survival wa s 'concluded, that France would 's..:_
rim arrangement with Egypt to line. We have here a good line of nothing to fear from the Four- and world peace depend on our find out quickly. if Mirages were -
open the Suez Canal. Mrs. Meir, defense and even an effective one." Power talks because they are not standing by our commitments." being transferred outside of Libya
meign Minister Abba Eban and He observed that Arab workers intended, under any c i r cu in- Vietnam, he said, was a "bad case 'and would act immediately to em - .
?.fense Minister Moshe Dayan are building the Jewish quarter at stances, as a means of coercion. of giving commitments in the name bargo deliveries:
the West Bank town of Hebron
Government spokesmen have
et with the American envoy at "and no one is protesting."
He said that the Four-Power of national interests which never
given similar assurances on sub-
existed."
e premier's Tel Aviv office Mon-
talks,
by
their
very
existence,
were
Dayan said that in the Gaza
sequent occasions. They have
.y. Israel's ambassador in Wash- Strip the main problems are agri- important, and added that there
In contrast, Cranston noted, "we stressed that the Mirages were
;ton, Itzhak Rabin, was report- culture, civil service and security. were "deep-going differences of
ly instructed at the same time Israel is "making headway" in all opinion" between the U.S. and the have sound and proper long-stand- sold to Libya solely for defense
submit a similar memorandum of these areas, he added.
Soviet Union but, "as long as we ing commitments to Israel and our purposes and could not be used
national interests are integrally against Israel except in self-de-
ASAstant Secretary of State
On the Lebanese border "we are can go on talking, we shall not -tied to peace in the area." Crans- fense.
seph J. Sisco.
break
off
contact."
doing what we have done so that
ton said that peace in the Mid East
The Israeli terms are intended people can live there in peace,"
The ambassador stated that "I can be achieved and eventually
transmission to Cairo. The U.S. he said.
believe, we (the U.S.) have now made permanent only -if Israel has
is been acting as middleman
Dayan said he did not envisage come to a better understanding of "borders that are as geographi-
the recent moves toward an the Suez Canal as a permanent the Israeli's feelings toward these
.erim settlement which are being future boundary but as a prime talks, and we are firmly deter- cally defensible as borders can be
nducted outside the framework defense line which must remain mined not to allow these talks to and the means with which to de-
the stalled Jarring peace talks. under Israel's control until there injure that which we consider fend them."
To defend her borders against a
Israel has reportedly agreed is a final peace settlement. "As basic: a peace agreement between
I implement an interim arrange- long as war is still officially on, the parties." As long as the U.S. possible Soviet-supported Arab in-
tent by withdrawing its forces there can be no retreat from the is taking part in these talks, Israel vasion, he added, Israel "must
a unspecified distance from the canal. It is the best defense line need not worry, Bush said, adding: have continued American econom-
ast bank of the Suez Canal. It we have," he added. Nevertheless, "I can quite well understand it ic aid and military weapons until
mists, however, that withdrawal he said, Israel was willing to make when an Israeli thinks 'Why should a sound and secure mace-is estab-
'list be contingent on three con- an interim arrangement with four foreign powers decide on our lished."
itions: That Egypt declare a Egypt leading to the canal's re- fate?' I can reassure the Israeli
He cited a number of "funda-
riori that its state of belliger- opening.
people that the talks are not con- mental differences" between the
me with Israel, which has ex-
He said that he didn't think cerned with this question at all— s ituation in Southeast Asia and
ted since 1948, is at an end; Egypt's federation with Libya and and it will not be so concerned as t he Mid East. These included: "We
tat Israel be given concrete Syria posed a serious obstacle. It long as we are participating." a re militarily entangled in a for-
larantees and sanctions defined was not a new threat, he explained, Bush said he believes that the U.S. e ign civil war in Vietnam. There
advance should Egyptian b ecause the three elements corn- is able to project one or another i s no similar situation in the case
rces attempt to cross the canal p rising the federation existed be- issue in a way that "conforms to o f Israel"; "Israel requires only
ad_ reoccupy the area evactl- f ore. Referring to the global strug- Israel's interest." Bush's views n 1iiitary equipment from us. The
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