Bid for-Phantoms Spurred By Russian Overflight
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unaware" of any "understanding" est to stand by a country which is
be an equal feeling of anxiety in between the United States and the both willing and anxious to be a
Washington over the Soviet demon- Soviet Union to withhold arms sup- partner in the fight for freedom
stration of its aerial superiority.
plies to, respectively, Israel and and self-determination."
Israel now is expected to inten- Egypt. Bray was questioned on The Democratic senator was the
sify its demands for more Phan- reports that Soviet supplies to recipient of the Mizrachi Women's
toms which the Nixon administra- Egypt had increased over the past 1971 "America-Israel Friendship
tion has been withholding on three months while the U.S. contin- Award."
grounds that Israel does not really ued to defer Phamtom jet ship- Japanese to Demonstrate
ments to Israel. The spokesman for Jewish Jerusalem
need them at this time.
It is held unlikely that Egyp- would not confirm the reports on NEW YORK (JTA)—Ninety-one
tians would be permitted to handle decreasing Soviet arms aid to Japanese Christians, en route to
He said American consider- Israel, will demonstrate at the
Russia's best jet, particularly in Egypt.
ation of the Middle East military United
view of the poor experience with balance
on behalf of Jewish
"is proceeding." On re- control Nations
Egyptian pilots in the slower, less
of the Old City of Jeru-
sophisticated MIG-21s and MIG- ports that American-Israeli rela- salem. Prof. Ikuro Teshima, the
17s. Should the MIG-23 ever be tions are nearing a confrontation founder of the Christian "Original
thrown into combat against Israel, point over the Phantom issue. Gospel Movement," and 90 of his
commented: "I don't think followers arrived in New York
the cont^ct would be between Rus- Bray
that characterization is accurate Nov.
sians and Israelis.
11. Today they will demon-
as we see it."
strate at the UN and present peti-
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The State
tions to UN Secretary General U
Department has condemned last Symington: Israel 24th on List
Thant and to Ambassador Adam
Saturday's overflight of the Sinai of Nations Getting U.S. Aid
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (JTA)- Malik of Indonesia, president of
peninsula by two Soviet MIG-23
jets. "There is no doubt in our Sen. Stuart Symington (D., Mo.) the General Assembly. They will
minds of the overflights," a depart- refuted the administration's con- be seeking an "early authorization
ment spokesman told the JTA. tention that 'Israel continues to by the UN of the annexation of Old
"They are in clear violation of the- maintain the military balance of Jerusalem and all occupied terri-
cease fire. We have repeatedly said power in the Middle East and that tories in Israel."
that any violation of the cease fire the United States government was State Department Assailed
does not help reach a peaceful giving at least as much support for Thwarting MM East Peace
settlement." The statement was to Israel as to any other nation. NEWTON ,(JTA)—The New-Eng-
described by Washington observers "The true figure of what we hate land Leadership Conference on the
as the "most unequivocal" and actually given this nation (since Middle East heaped blame on the
"strongest" by the State Depart- 1949) in its strggle for survival U.S. State Department for creating
ment in recent months on cease is some $600,000,000," Symington obstacles to peace in the Middle
declared. "That is less than one East and urged President Nixon
fire violations.
State Department spokesman half of 1 per cent of the total to "halt current State Department
Charles Bray said he was "flatly cost to us of foreign aid since the maneuvers" in that region. The
program was started."
conference, attended by 500 dele-
In his address to the 46th an. gates as representing 44 New Eng-
nual convention of Mizrachi Wom- land organizations, charged that
en, Symington, who together with the current State Department line
77 other senators co-sponsored a is destined to hand a gratuitous
Griffin Explains
Backing of Israel
resolution calling on the adminis-
(Continued from Page 1)
tration to continue selling Phan-
A Jewish News editorial criti tom jets to Israel, noted that "in
citing the absence of Senator Grif ranking the largest recipients of
fm's name from the list of 78 sena- United States overseas loans and
tors who sponsored, the resolution grants—military and economic—
calling for immediate shipment of Israel is not even among the first
Phantoms to Israel appeared in 20." Israel, he stated, "actually
the issue of Oct. 29. Sen. Griffin's is 24th on the list' which includes
letter, dated Nov. 1, follows:
such nations as South Vietnam,
"Dear Phil:
South Korea, Greece; Spain, Thai-
land,
Laos, Iran, Great Britain,
"Thank you for your note about
India, Pakistan, France and Tai-
S. Res. 177.
wan. -
victory tO-the Soviet
imical to U.S. 'national interests
and constitutes a breach of the
commitments of several U.S. Presi-
dents."
8—Friday, November 12, 1971
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"The fact that I do not sponsor
a particular bill or resolution
should not be construed, of course,
to mean that I oppose it. I support
and vote for many measures that
are sponsored by others.
"I believe President Nixon has
been doing an excellent job trying
"Despite the heavy military con-
tributions to these other countries,
the state of Israel has never re-
ceived one cent of grant military
assistance from the Uni t e d
States," Symington declared. "All
transactions with respect to mili-
tary equipment have been either
to represent the United States and through the foreign
military sales
its vital interests with respect to
program, or by direct commercial
the difficult, complex situation in sales."
he Middle East.
"As I have indicated before, I Symington stated: "Compare
support the policy of this adminis- that with the fact that the Arab
tration- which is to supply Israel nations who currently threaten
with sufficient Phantom jets and the existence of • Israel have re-
other equipment to maintain a bal- ceived '31,500,000,000 in military
ance of military strength in the assistance from American taxpay-
area. Needless to say, however, ers...
when and how many Phantom jets Turning his - - attention . to the
may be needed to maintain such a question of the Mid East balance of
balance involves a judgment that military power, Symington stated
should be based upon military in- that "about -15 months ago we, re-
telligence.
ceived irrefutable evidence th
at
"If the administration 'does not Soviet pilots were .flying MIG-21s
move at an early date to make ad- out of Egypt; and only a few
ditional jets availible (which I weeks ago were told by this ad-
believe' will happen), then- I• shall ministration that Soviet pilots are
be among those - urging the com- currently flying in Egypt new
mittee to hold promi4.
;91,k MIG-23 (FosInt) Planes."
this resolution snits theelee.,,,
eeke've SymhIgton catigated the admin-
carefully considered br the -memo.' istration for its "continuing hesi-
"Incidentally, as you May hive tancy" in "the selling—note the
noticed, I voted for the'foreign as- word selling,. not giving—of mill-
sistance bill, including $21(4000.000 taxi, equipment to a country of
in aid for Israel, which wardateat- the, free world that has been *W-
ed in the Senate last week. Navy of ine and .. continues to be willing,
the senators whose names . are to Invest the blood of its youth
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