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Cairo-Jerusalem-Beirut Axis
Not Impossible: C. L. Sulzberger
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NEW YORK (ZINS)—New
York Times international cor-
respondent C. L. Sulzberger
wrote that, given a peaceful
settlement, the ultimate
emergence of a Cairo-Jeru-
salem-Beirut axis—an alli-
ance for mutual economic
benefit of the three countries
concerned — is no bizarre
dream.
There are historical prece-
dents, the writer argues.
Bitter enmity between Amer-
ica and Japan, and Germany
and France, gave way to
friendly collaboration for
mutual advantage. This is
also possible in the case of
Egypt, Israel and Lebanon,
according to Sulzberger, who
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said
the hostility is not as
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deep-seated as most people
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The popular view of Egypt
and Lebanon as strongholds
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Egyptians are, in fact, eth-
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Israel Press Says
Govt. Propaganda
Ineffective Abroad
NEW YORK (ZINS) — The
Israel press is complaining
about the way Israel at-
tempts to project its image
abroad.
One critic says it is folly
to accent Arab wrongs
against Israel, while neglect-
ing to stress those evils per-
petrated by the Arabs against
non-Jews, which would be
far more potent in winning
sympathy to Israel.
A letter to the editor of the
Histadrut daily, Davar, from
a Latin American reader
says: "One of the glaring
weaknesses in Israel's in-
formation policy is the stress
on the centrality of Israel.
The non-Jew of Bolivia or
Argentina couldn't care less.
For him Israel is not the
center of the universe. He
would be prepared to protest
an Arab oil blackmail, not
out of love for Israel but out
of concern for the danger it
poses to him."
Similar criticism is echoed
in European circles, where
Arab terrorism and sky-
rocketing prices for Arab oil
would greatly influence non-
Jews.
Rabin Discounts
Border Guarantees
JERUSALEM (ZINS) — Ad-
dressing a gathering of
American Professors for
Peace in the Middle East
former Israeli Ambassador
Itzhak Rabin dismissed the
idea of American guarantees
of Israel's borders as neither
feasible nor desirable.
Rabin said that the broad
support enjoyed by Israel
from the American people
would be quickly dissipated
if such formal guarantees
were to become a reality.
The Americans sympathize
with Israelis cause so long
as Israelis manage defense
with their own manpower.
But a formal U.S. guarantee
raises the possibility, how-
ever remote, of American
boys fighting and dying on
distant fronts against Arab
armies backed by their Soviet
mentors, Rabin said.
It conjures up the vision
of a new foreign entangle-
ment much like Vietnam.
Rabin was also pessimistic
about the results to be ex-
pected from the Geneva
talks, and warned that Israel
can not afford to relax its
vigilance at this time.
Poll Says Israelis
Agree With Sharon
TEL AVIV (ZINS) — A re-
cent opinion poll, testing
Israeli attitudes on Gen.
Ariel (Arik) Sharon's charges
against the regime for irre-
sponsibility and neglect re-
sulting in heavy war casual-
ties, shows that most believe
his criticism is valid.
Of those interviewed, 46
per cent said Sharon was
completely justified; 36 per
cent stated that he was only
partly correct. While they
agreed with what he was
saying, they did not approve
of the manner in which he
was leveling his accusations.
At the same time the Likud
opposition has sharply at-
tacked the Ma'arakh for its
smear campaign against the
hero of the Yom Kippur War.
Arab Weaponry Century Ahead'
of Israelis, Military Experts Say
TEL AVIV (ZINS)—Some
Israeli military experts said
that the sophisticated Soviet
weapons used by the Arabs
in the Yom Kippur War are
a "century ahead" of Israel
weaponry, according to Dvar
Hashavua, weekly organ of
the Histadrut.
Despite the complexity of
the latest Russian military
devices, their use was quickly
mastered by Arab infantry-
men who had little or no
technical training. Dvar
Hashavua said one example
is the lethal antitank rocket
fired with deadly effect by
Arab foot soldiers on the
move.
This development has
added a new and frightening
dimension to Israel's security
problem.
Meanwhile, in Washington,
Israeli complaints about the
combat performance of the
American M60 main battle
tank have provoked official
denials and explanations
which stress the efficiency
of the vehicle over its rival,
the Russian T62.
According to Col. R. D.
Heinl, Jr. (USMC ret.) com-
plaints about the M60, dis-
closed by Sen. Thomas Eagle-
ton (D.Mo.), charge that the
tank's hydraulic fluid was
highly flammable, its hy-
draulic system was poorly
designed and that its armor
was too thin.
Rep. Lucien Nedzi (D.Mich),
a senior member of the spe-
cial Mideast Armed Forces
subcommittee which under-
took searching on-the-spot
inquiries into U.S. and Soviet
weapons performance during
the October war, said he had
no indication of the defects
of the M60.
Nedzi reported, however.
that the Russian T62 had
been repeatedly burnt out,
according to Israeli officers,
because of the vulnerability
of its external fuel cells,
which when hit, causes the
tank to go up in flames.
The charge of too thin
Israel Must Make
Concessions : Ford
WASHINGTON (ZINS) —
Israel can ill afford a new
war, said Vice President
Gerald Ford in a meeting
with Zionist Organization of
America representatives
here. He said Israel must
make some concessions now
for the sake of peace.
The ZO.A" delegation, in-
vited to Washington to dis-
cuss the Mideast situation,
argued that while Israel
might compromise o _ n the
issue of Sinai, it could hardly
be expected to do so in re-
spect of the West Bank and
the Golan Heights, without
prejudice to its vital in-
terests.
Ford agreed this was a
difficult problem, suggesting
that the best answer might
be an American guarantee.
In the recent fighting, said
Ford, America did not flinch
from a show of force when
the Soviets threatened uni-
lateral intervention. This
should prove that a U. S.
guarantee is meaningful and
could be a real factor in as-
suring Israel's future secur-
ity, Ford said.
armor was answered by the
American Ordnance Associa-
tion, which pointed out that
the authoritative military
reference publication "Jane's
Weapons Systems" specifi-
cally mentions the "good
armor protection" of the
M60.
The hydraulic fluid is flam-
mable in all armor and air-
craft ,systems and there are
continuing studies on how to
make a less flammable fuid
with a high flash-point. One
officer with Vietnam experi-
ence said that he was un-
aware of any fires in the
hydraulic systems of the
tanks as a result of being hit.
Answering the charge of a
poorly designed hydraulic
system, an armored intelli-
gence specialist said that a
cause of Israeli tanks fires
was that Israelis often carry
excess ammunition to in-
crease fighting endurance,
increasing the tank's vulnera-
bility to hits.
Arab Oil Deal
Due for Agnew?
WASHINGTON — Former
Vice President Spiro T.
Agnew's recent meetings
with Saudi Arabian Petro-
leum Minister Zaki Yamani,
and his friends who are in-
terested in doing business in
the Middle East, may lead
one to sepculate that Agnew
may want to get into the oil
game.
Yamani said that while he
was here meeting with Sec-
retary of State Henry A.
Kissinger and President
Nixon, .Agnew had asked for
audiences with him. Agnew
made no plans to participate
in a business deal, but Ya-
mani thinks he may do so
in the future, according to
Maxine Cheshire, Washington
Post columnist.
Two of Agnew's close as-
sociates, Frank Jameson, a
California businessman who
once offered Agnew a job —
but that fell through — and
Peter Malatesta, a former
Agnew aide, also have inter-
ests in the oil business.
- Jameson, husband of ac-
tress Eva Gabor, once tried
to put together an oil deal in
Baghdad, but it never came
to fruition. Recently, how-
ever, at a party at the Saudi
embassy in honor of his wife,
Jameson said that he would
"try again" to do business
in the Mideast.
Malatesta plans to leave
his present government post
as special assistant for Bi-
centennial affairs at the De- •
partment of Commerce, to
become "a kind of expediter"
between the Arab world and
the U.S. Prior to his post
under Agnew, Malatesta had
connections in the oil busi-
ness.
Agnew recently emphasized
his interest in the oil indus-
try by inviting Arab ambas-
sadors from Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait, Lebanon and Jordan
to his home for a cocktail
party. Indonesia and Singa-
pore were represented, and
although the Iraqi ambassa-
dor was invited, he did not
show.
Agnew even flew in comed-
ian Danny Thomas, who is
of Lebanese descent and
speaks fluent Arabic, to
mingle among the guests.
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