French Pressure Linked to Planes' Return From Egypt to Libya

PARIS (JTA)—The French
government reportedly has
been informed that the 18
Libyan Mirages last noted in
Egypt have been returned to
their original base near Trip-

12 — Friday, May 4, 1973

oli. Reliable sources said this
on the basis of information
obtained from both French
and Americans.
The sources believe that
Libyan President Muammar

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Qaddafi recalled the planes
from their "courtesy visit" to
Egypt as a result of French
diplomatic pressure, and in
order not to jeopardize the
future delivery of the 50 Mi-
rages still to come under his
1970 arms agreement with
France.
At the same time, it was
reported by sources in Wash-
ington that Egypt is building
an air defense system for
Libya with Soviet-supplied
surface-to-air missiles. This
is regarded as a reflection of
growing Libyan fears over
the possibility of an Israeli
raid.
The French press claimed
that American C-130 Hercules
reconnaissance planes, one of
which was attacked by Lib-
yan Mirages on March 21,
had obtained the first avail-
able evidence the planes were
in Egypt. The U. S. Air Force
has also supplied information
on their return to Libya, the
sources said.
The 50 outstanding Mirages
are to be delivered to Libya
by the end of 1974 unless
France decides to halt deliv-
eries. Government circles

here denied reports in the Is-
raeli press concerning negoti-
ations for additional sales of
French aeronautical material
to Libya.
These circles stressed that
fewer than 20 of the 60 Lib-
yan Mirages are operational
and that several years will be
needed for the Libyan Air
Force to "digest" its original
order.
The circles are not pre-
pared to comment, however,
on possible French Mirage
sales to Saudi Arabia and Ku-
wait.
Such negotiations' are be-
lieved to have been in prog-
ress for several months now
and a contract for the sale
of 24 Mirages to Saudi Arabia
could be announced May 15
when King Faisal of Saudi
Arabia is due to arrive in
France on an official visit.
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
are not covered by the self-
imposed French embargo on
arms sales to the Middle
East. The embargo applies
only to countries which ac-
tively engaged in the 1967
war namely Israel, Egypt,
Syria, and Jordan.

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Award-winning campaigners were honored at the final
report meeting of the Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emer-
gency Fund at the Jewish Center, Sunday.
Top photo shows services-arts and crafts division
workers, from left: Irving Laker, division co-chairman;
Sherwood Colburn, division chairman; Paul Handleman,
campaign chairman; Lewis S. Grossman, chairman of
trades and professions divisions; Martin J. Budman, division
associate chairman; Bernard Brawer, co-chairman of the
advertising and communication section; and George A.
Steinberger, co-chairman of the insurance section.
Women's Division leaders are in midtlle photo. From
left: Mrs. Merle Harris, women's division campaign chair-
man; Mrs. Milton Goldrath, Pacesetters vice chairman;
Mrs. N. Brewster Broder, pre-campaign chairman; Paul M.
Handleman, Samuel Frankel, general chairmen of cam-
paign; Mrs. Irving E. Goldman, Pacesetters chairman; and
Mrs. Morris Brandwine, women's division president.
Junior division leaders shown in bottom photo are, from
left: Gary Fried, associate chairman, men's pre-campaign;
Mrs. Stanley Frankel, general solicitations chairman; Je-
rome Acker, associate chairman, men's pre-campaign; Mrs.
Jerome Acker, associate chairman, women's pre-campaign;
Edward A. Lumberg, adviser of men's pre-campaign; Rob-
ert Slatkin, campaign coordinator; Robert M. Rubin, presi-
dent of the division; and Mrs. Sanford Passer, chairman
of women's pre-campaign. Paul Handleman and Sam
Frankel are in the background.

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