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German Publisher Sees Bitter Lesson in Yom Kippur War

A. warning that "it is high
time for Europe to learn the
lesson of the war in the
Middle East" was sounded
by leading West German
publisher Axel Springer, in

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Die Welt, German daily
newspaper.
His "Yesterday the Suez
Canal and Tomorrow the
Elbe . . . " was written on
the occasion of the European
Parliamentary Conference of
Friendship with Israel in
Berlin. It declared:
"In a great part it was
economic problems which
laid bare the cracks in the
structure of the European
community. What years of
effort by the Soviets and
their auxiliaries in the West
failed to achieve, the Arab

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oil boycott, or even the mere
fear of a possible shortage,
brought about: In many
cases narrow national self-
interest takes pride of place
before considerations of the
common weal.
"The community of Euro-
pean nations, from which a
united Europe was to grow,
has failed its first major
trial. Oil provided the break-
ing strain.
"At a decisive, secret, con-
ference held in Baghdad late
in 1972, when plans for an
`oil war' against the indus-
trial nations of the West was
forge d, Machiavelli was
present in person—however
under the name of A. S.
Dasokow. His profession:
Soviet oil expert; his supe-
riors: the Soviet security
police, the KGB.
"A message of greetings
from the Soviet government
which Dasokow read out to
his Arab hosts stated that
the Kremlin would support
the 'important struggle by
Arab oil against imperial-
ism.'
"This conference was 10
months before the outbreak
of the last Middle East war,
which itself showed that the
Soviets were supporting the
Arabs not only with Machia-
vellian economic advice but
with supplies of supermodern
war materials and active as-
sistance in world politics.
"It was these highly de-
veloped weapons, especially
the latest anti-aircraft and
anti-tank weapons, together
with an offensive tactic de-
signed by the Soviets and
precisely executed by the
Arabs, which brought suc-
cess to the Egyptians and
Syrians in the first days of
the October war .. .
"What happened at the
Suez Canal and on the Golan
Heights must be a lesson to

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Europe. FOr in a certain
sense the Middle East war
last autumn was for the So-
viets an important dress re-
hearsal just as the Spanish
civil war was for Hitler's
armies.
"The superbly equipped
aggressors were only stopped
by better soldiers. Contempt
for death, nurtured by the
certainty in every Israeli
that his only choice is to
hold out or to fall, saved the
situation and with the aid of
good weapons from Ameri-
can stocks averted catas-
trophe. Only that. That is
the lesson to be learnt.
"The hot war for the stake
of Israel was followed, in
accordance with Soviet in-
tentions, by economic war
waged by most of the oil-
exporting countries against
the industrial nations of the
West.
"Even though some oil
Potentates try to turn back,
because heavy setbacks to
the West would also harm
them, and some of the states-
men among them took no
part from the very begin-
ning, this oil war is by no
means over. And what is
often forgotten: besides its
economic repercussions felt
by every citizen, it has
grievous military signifi-
cance. Modern armed forces
and their air cover cannot
operate without fuel.
"At the Suez Canal it was
proved that Egyptian ground
troops could overcome a wide
waterway obstacle at speed
and secure the air space
above their attacking forces
and bridgeheads.
"The tank divisions beyond
the Elbe are equipped with
the same amphibian vehicles
which crossed the Suez Canal
under water; at the Elbe the
same supermodern bridging
equipment is based; and
some 10,000 T-62 tanks with
large caliber cannon and in-
frared night sights stand
ready for operations.
"SAM rockets and FROG
anti-tank rockets, whir h
made military history at the
Suez Canal, are waiting be-
hind the Elbe.
"To see things properly
means not to take neutral
attitudes where, apparently
remotely, one's own position
is threatened and on the
other hand 'one's heart is
engage d, especially the
hearts of the Germans in
Israel.
"Only if Berlin, despite all
objections by the ill-quali-
fied, is built up in. close co-
operation with Bonn, can it
remain viable. Only if Eu-
rope turns away from the
path of discord and self-
seeking, can the continent
resist the pressure from the
East.
"Only if. NATO is strong
and operable will it prevent
the Soviets 'from achieving
its aims by threats or by the
use of arms.
"And only if the entire free
world is conscious of its
great responsibility toward
Israel, and acts accordingly,
will a way to peace in the
Middle East be found which
leads all concerned into a
better future.
"It is very late — but not
too late!"

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but adversity furnishes him
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United Israel Appeal Official
Gottlieb Hammer to Be Banker

After 35 years of service
to the United Israel Appeal/
Jewish A g e n c y, Gottlieb
Hammer is returning to the
profession he started to pur-
sue in 1929: banking.
Hammer, UIA/JA execu-
tive vice president, has been
,appointed senior vice presi-
dent and resident representa-
tive of the International
Credit Bank Geneva, head-
quartered in New York.
In addition, he will be
named president of U. S.
Discount Corp., one of the
bank's affiliates. He will as-
sume his new responsibilities
July 1.
Hammer's first job out of
college came at a bad time:
during the Depression.
Nevertheless, in his position
with UIA/JA he has dealt
with banks and bankers and,
as he puts it, "always har-
bored a desire to return to
banking before I finally de-
cide to retire."
The International Credit

Bank Geneva, established 15
years ago by Dr. Tibor
Rosenbaum, has grown into
a financial complex with an
active concern for communal
activities and projects, main-
ly Israeli-oriented.
Hammer said he leaves his
present post with the under-
standing of the UIA/JA
leaders and the promise of
Dr. Rosenbaum that he will
be able to continue to serve
as a volunteer to the causes
to which he is committed.

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