Sadat Statements Fail to Excite
Anxiety, but Danger Threats Grow

WASHINGTON (JTA)--.An in-
terview with President Anwar
Sadat of Egypt, published in the
New York Times, was dismissed
by the State Department as con-
taining nothing new.
Department sources . • declined
specifically to comment on Sadat's
allegation that a "secret agree-
ment" existed between the U.S.
and Israel dating from the John-
son administration or Sadat's as-
sertion that be has been "de-
ceived" by the U. S., Department
spokesman Robert J. McCloskey
said at a news briefing, "We made
a judgment not to comment on
it (the interview) because in gen-
eral there was not all, that much
new revealed."
Department sources indicated
privately later that Sadat has
never said he would not provide
bases for the Soviet Navy at
Egyptian ports and that he has
indicated that some Soviet forces
would leave Egypt if there was an
agreement with Israel. According
to the interview with New York
Times correspondent C. L. Sulz-
berger, Sadat said he would con-
tinue to provide naval bases for
the Soviet fleet, even after a pos-
sible settlement with Israel, and
that he would retain Soviet ad-
visers with the Egyptian Arniy.
The interview was Sadat's sec-
ond to appear within a week in a
major American news organ. Last
Monday Newsweek published an
interview with President Sadat.
Observers here said the Egyptian
leader was apparently seeking pub-.

cations that Egypt was setting the
political stage for a renewal very
soon of warfare against Israel.
The quiet along the waterway
shattered Saturday when
was
Egyptian forces opened fire twice
on an Israeli patrol. There were
no casualties and Israeli soldiers
did not return the fire. But the inci-
dent marked the first time since the
cease-fire went into effect in Au-
gust 1970 that an Israeli patrol
came under direct attack. But ten-
sion increased nevertheless and
Israeli forces were placed on the
alert in view of recent war threats
froth Cairo.
Mrs. Abzug Expresses Support
for Direct Negotiations
NEW YORK (JTA)—Rep. Bella
Abzug (D., N. Y.), hailed the
"spirit of the Maccabees as per-
sonified by the men and women
fighting for the right of Israel to
exist as a nation," described Is-
rael as "one of the liveliest democ-
racies in the world," and declared
that the best hopes for peace in the
Middle East lies in direct nego-
tiations between Israel and Egypt.
The fiery congresswoman drew
repeated applause from the more
than 300 persons attending the an-
nual Hanuka dinner of Americans
for Progressive Israel-Hashoiner
Hatzair, as she assailed the Nixon
administration for withholding the
sale of jets to Israel and Observed

licity in the American press to
counteract the remarks of Israel
Premier Golda Meir during her
visit to the U. S. McCloskey told
newsmen the State Department did
not have a transcript of the Times'

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that the State Department's an-
nouncement that a balance of pow-
er has been reached in the Mid-
east "could encourage on aggres-
sive attitude by Egypt and thus
hurt the chances for a political
settlement through negotiations."

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interview and was not asking for
one.
The State Department declined
to discuss a report that the Nixon
administration will sell Israel
limited quantities of additional
A-4 Skyhawk planes late next
year to offset the Soviet arms
build-up in Egypt. Asked by
newsmen to confirm the report
which appeared in the Washing-
ton Post, State, Department
spokesman Charles Bray said:
"It is our policy not to discuss
reports of arms to Israel and I
do not choose to deviate from
that policy."
According to Post staff writer
Michael Getler, the U. S. commit-
ment on Skyhawks was made
earlier this year and was said to
provide for delivery of 12-18 of the

aircraft late in 1972. The Post said
there were indications that a sec-

ond agreement for a similar num-
ber of Skyhawks may be near.
State Dept. Aide Backs Golda
on 'No-Preconditions' View
WASHINGTON (JTA)—A senior
State Department official told the
JTA' that Premier Golda Meir is
"absolutely right" in asking that
the parties to the Middle East con-
flict enter negotiations wihout pre-
conditions. "We think that's fair to
both sides," the official said. His
remark was a re-assertion of a
statement by chief State Depart-
ment spokesman Robert J. Mc-
Closkey that "both sides have the
right to enter negotiations without
conditions."
Egypt Setting Stage
for Renewed Warfare
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The cabi-
net met to discuss the situation
along the Suez Canal amid indi-

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