Soviet Naval Presence in Mediterranean
(Continued from Page 1)
More significant than the visit,
according to observers, was the
decision to give it maximum pub-
licity. The decision seemed to em-
phasize the Soviet Union's desire
to convey to the U.S. and to Israel
that a powerful Soviet military-
naval presence is now a permanent
factor in the Eastern Mediter-
ranean. The size of the Soviet
Mediterranean fleet varies from 40
to 70 ships, according to Western
sources. It includes a dozen sub-
marines and at least one helicopter
carrier, the latter capable of land-
ing marines in an amphibious
strike. (Commander Abraham Bot-
zer of the Israeli Navy said Friday
that Israel's fleet could prevent
any attack from the sea but could
not prevent hit-and-run raids. He
said Israeli naval planners based
their strategy on the assumption
that Soviet advisers were "taking
an active part in everything that
goes on in the Egyptian Navy."
Botzer said a growing Soviet fleet
was concentrated at Alexandria,
Port Said and Mersa Matruh. The
latter port, near the Libyan bor-
der, is becoming the main Soviet
naval base in Egypt, Botzer said.)
Hatfield Urges Elimination
of Open-Ended Commitment
to Military Aid to Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen.
Mark 0. Hatfield of Oregon, who
nominated Richard M. Nixon for
President at the 1960 Republican
convention, urged the elimination
of the President's open - ended
c o m m i t m e n t to military aid
to Israel. The legislation, approved
by Congress last year, authorizes
the President to give Israel as
much military aid as he feels
necessary. In testimony Monday
before the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, Hatfield asked
that aid requests be handled indi-
vidually to "see if each one is
within our national interests." He
added, "Our one-sided support of
Israel to the neglect of her neigh-
bors has had an effect similar
to our overarming ourselves to
such an extent that other sectors
of our economy and our relations
with other countries have deterior-
ated."
Hatfield, who has been critical
of Israeli policy in the past and
favors the internationalization of
Jerusalem, in his testimony con-
tinued his support for Palestinian
participation in direct Middle East
talks by commenting: "Palestin-
ians feel as though they have been
severely wronged, and quite right-
ly. They live in virtually subhuman
conditions in refugee camps and
have little if any real expectations
of regaining their homeland."
Hatfield did not affix specific
blame for the Palestinians' plight.
Consul Amir: Israel Has Made
Major Concession to Achieve Peace
ELLENVILLE, N.Y. (JTA)—Re-
heaveam Amir, the Israeli consul
general in New York City, accept-
ed the Brith Abraham World Peace
Award here and denied that Israel
has been "intransigent and in-
flexible" in her Middle East policy.
"We have already made major
concessions," Amir advised the
Brith Abraham convention. "But
we owe it to our children and to
the Jewish people not to make con-
cessions which will endanger the
security of Israel and the very
survival of its people for the sake
of any illusory arrangements which
have proved useless in the past."
Amir emphasized that "the peace
we so ardently strive for must be
more than just a piece of paper."
Rather, he said, it must be "real
and lasting," based on "defensible,
agreed and recognized borders,"
and there must be "a public Arab
commitment to live in peace with
Israel." Amir stressed that Israel
"will continue to take all the mea-
sures necessary for the defense of
its citizens, its territory and its
economic lifelines."
French Expert Predicts
Renewed Suez Fighting
PARIS (ZINS — Western diplo-
mats in Cairo believe that fight-
ing will erupt on the Suez front
by fall of this year, according to
an article in Nouvelle Observateur
by its authority on Middle Eastern
affairs, Jean Pierre Joullen. The
French observer argues that Sadat
owes his present power to the
Egyptian army, and that he is
effectively its captive.
The Egyptian president, he goes
on, is on the horns of a dilemma.
He can neither agree to be a "tool"
of the army nor oppose it. How-
ever, should he resist the military
there is no doubt they would seize
power. An Arab-Israel clash in the
fall, according to this writer,
might lead to a speedier solution
of the conflict, as it would open the
door for the Big Powers to dis-
patch a UN force to separate the,
combatants, and clear the way for
resumption of maritime traffic
through the Suez Canal.
Soldier Killed, 11 Injured
When Car Hits Mine
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israeli anti-
aircraft guns on Sunday opened
fire on two Egyptian Sukhoi-7
fighter-bombers which overflew Is-
raeli positions on the east bank
of the Suez Canal. Israel has lodged
a complaint with the United Na-
tions Truce Supervision Organiza-
tion (UNTSO). The complaint said
the overflight occurred at 12:10
p.m. local time in the northern and
central sectors of the canal zone.
There was no report as to whether
the Egyptian planes were hit.
An Israeli soldier was killed
when an army vehicle hit a mine
near the Gaza Strip border. Eleven
other soldiers were injured when
the vehicle exploded and over-
turned. The dead soldier was iden-
tified as Bezalel Rosenman, 21.
Two of the injured were riding in
the vehicle, and the other nine were
standing nearby when the mine ex-
ploded.
Soviets Introduce Missiles
of Advanced Type in Egypt
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Reliable
circles reported that the Soviets
have introduced an advanced type
missile and a new type of jet inter-
ceptors into Egypt. They said the
advanced weapons were part of
the March airlift in which Soviet
planes landed substantial quanti-
ties of new military equipment in
Egypt.
Political circles said that the
Russians do not appear to want
another war in the region since
they have consolidated their posi-
tion in Egypt for a long time to
come through the 15 year Cairo-
Moscow treaty. The circles said
-
that the Russians intend to use
Egypt as a springboard for ex-
panding their influence in Africa
and the Persian Gulf. They do not
want this springboard, with its
two naval and six air bases, to
be risked in a new war between
Egypt and Israel.
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