W. Bank Mayors Petition Hussein on Taxes
TEL AVIV (JTA) — West
Bank mayors are petitioning
King Hussein to rescind a
15 per cent tax on all im-
ports and exports crossing
the Jordan River bridges.
The tax was announced in
Amman.
The mayors met in urgent
session and selected Hikhmet
el Massri, former speaker
of the Jordanian Parliament
and a close friend of Hus-
sein, to present their petition
to the king.
The petition states that the
tax "creates a division be-
tween the West and East
banks" thereby "creating
two separate states. This can
only be interpreted that you
are no longer interested in
West Bankers and declare
the West Bank to be outside
your territory."
The mayors acted as con-
cern mounted on the West
Bank over another measure
decreed Sunday in Amman
that would severely curtail
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the flow of Jordanian visitors
and currency into the West
Bank.
The Jordanian Ministry of
Interior announced that Jor-
danians will be allowed to
enter the West Bank only
once every two years for
visits not exceeding two
weeks and will be allowed
to take with them no more
than 50 dinars.
A fine of five dinars will
be imposed for each day
that a visitor exceeds the
two-week limit.
The interior ministry in
Amman explained the meas-
ures as economic moves. But
some political observers be-
lieve that the Jordanian
government acceded to pres-
sure from other Arab gov-
ernments which objected to
the free traffic across the
Jordan bridges and especial-
ly the influx of Arabs into
the West Bank during the
summer vacation period.
An estimated 105,000 Arabs
from several countries have
taken advantage of Israel's
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summer program which per-
mits them to visit friends
and relatives on the West
Bank and in Israel proper.
Other sources said Amman
preferred to have West
Bankers visit Jordan and
spend their money there.
another development,
In
King Hussein was quoted by
the Beirut newspaper An
Nahar as having accused the
Palestinian terrorist move-
ment of plotting with Libya
to overthrow him.
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According to a published
interview, Hussein said Yas-
sir Arafat, the El Fatah
leader, participated in the
plot and that a Jordanian
army officer, Maj. Hatch
Hindawi, confessed that he
received the equivalent of
$50,000 from an Arafat
deputy for his role in the
conspiracy.
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earlier this month, and a
number of Jordanian civi-
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For a change, the gavel
goes to an outgoing presi-
dent—Irwin Green (right)—
who is being succeeded as
president of United Jewish
Charities by Alfred Deutch.
The gavel ; was presented at
the UJC annual meeting at
which Deutch was elected.
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Alfred L. Deutsch has been
elected president of United
Jewish Charities, succeeding
Irwin Green.
The election took place at
the recent annual meeting of
UJC at the Jewish Center.
UJC is one of the nation's
oldest groups formed to pro-
vide communal services and
consolidate fund-raising ef-
forts within the community.
Others elected to UJC of-
fices are Milton J. Miller and
Richard Sloan, vice* presi-
dents; Irving Rose, treas-
urer; and William Avrunin,
secretary.
Judge Charles Levin and
Arthur Howard were elected
to fill vacancies on the board
of directors. Re-elected for
three-year terms were Bert
L. Smokier and Richard
Sloan.
Erwin S. Simon presented
the report of the nominating
committee, comprised of
Mandell L. Berman, Martin
E. Citrin, Irwin Green and
George M. Zeltzer.
Green, who was presented
with a gavel as a memento
of his office, reported on the
UJC contribution of $85,000
for the restoration of com-
munal services and property
to the flood-stricken commun-
ity of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Zeltzer reported on prog-
ress of programs for Jewish
youth on Michigan campuses
which are funded by special
grants from United Jewish
Charities.
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