THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Carter Pledges Anti-Boycott Action
PLAINS, Ga. (JTA) —
Jimmy Carter, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Pres-
ident, said that if he is
elected he will take a
strong stand against
"boycotts of our corpora-
tions just because they
may happen to have
Jewish leaders."
In a question and ans-
wer briefing with repor-
ters after he met with 11
experts on international
economic matters, Carter
said that as President he
would propose legislation
' make "tertiary boy-
tts" illegal.
The tertiary boycotts
involve companies that
may not have • direct
Jewish or Israeli connec-
tions but are boycotted by
the Arabs for doing busi-
ness with companies that
have such connections.
In Philadelphia, local
Jewish groups clashed
with Port of Philadelphia
interests over the best
strategy to be used in
combatting the Arab
economic boycott of Israel.
David Gross, a reporter
for the Jewish Exponent,
related that the dispute
arose at public hearings
on the Pennsylvania Free
Commercial Association
Act being conducted here
by the Committee of Bus-
iness and Commerce of
the State House of Rep-
resentatives.
The proposed legisla-
tion would outlaw coer-
cive or discriminatory
business practices and
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would provide sanctions
and provisions for dam-
ages.
Testifying on behalf of
the bill were representa-
tives from the Pennsyl-
vania Regional Advisory
Board of the Anti-
Defamation League of
Bnai Brith; the Jewish
Community Relations
Council of Greater
Philadelphia; the Phil-
adelphia chapter of the
American Jewish Con-
gress; Brith Shalom; and
the Metropolitan Christ-
ian Council, a coalition of
Protestant and Orthodox
denominations in south-
east Pennsylvania.
The Delaware River
Port Authority, the Inter-
national Longshoremen's
Association, Philadelphia
Port Corp. and the Port
Committee of the Dela-
ware Valley Council op-
posed the measure. Both
the Jewish groups and the
Port interests agreed that
federal legislation was the
best method of combatting
the Arab boycott.
Meanwhile, Massachu-
setts has made it illegal
for concerns to partici-
pate in Arab boycotts of
companies owned by Jews
or goods produced by such
companies.
The law may be en-
forced by the state attor-
ney general or by a pri-
vate citizen. A sponsor of
the law said that at least
21 Massachusetts con-
cerns had been put on a
boycott list by Saudi
Israel Ambassador
Completes Journey
Arabia alone.
At the same time, a
clinic to counter Arab
propaganda has been or-
ganized jointly by the
Jewish Community
Council of Metropolitan
Boston and the ADL. Ex-
perts are available to
speak on the psychology
of propaganda, Arab
propaganda, countering
propaganda, and com-
munity resources and
materials.
Respect
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do a service for his pa-
rents, he must first see
that his person is tidy and
clean; for a child must at=
tend to his parents as
though they were his king
and queen. —Talmud
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Mission, has returned
from a visit to several
Latin American coun-
tries where he discussed
the Middle East situation
with the Foreign Minis-
ters of Guatemala, Sal-
vador, Costa Rica,
Panama and Mexico.
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presented Israel's expec-
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General Assembly and
other international
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U.S. State Department Adviser
Disagrees With Boycott Policy
David Morrision, a
senior development ad-
viser for the U.S. State
Department, advocated a
policy of strong U.S. ac-
tion against_ the Arab
boycott of Israel in a
speech he made last week
to a joint meeting of the
Greater Detroit Chamber
of Comrrierce and the
World Trade Club.
As reported by John H.
Shepherd, president of
the Jewish Community
Council, Morrison gave
his personal view that
"History has shown that
Arab countries do not be-
_ come conciliatory in re-
sponse to the conciliatory
moves of others. Arab
countries need American
business and American
technology as much as
American firms need
Arab business.
"If legislation is passed,
-ohibiting American
rms from doing business
with any country which
boycotts a friendly gov-
ernment such as Israel,
the Arabs would be more
inclined to eliminate
boycott requirements.
"To the extent that
economic factors will
motivate Arabs to make a
peaceful settlement in
the Middle East. the
withdrawal of Amt2rican
business which may be
lost to the Arab world as a
result of American anti-
boycott legislation will
increase rather than re-
duce the chances of peace.
"The present State De-
,
partment philosophy re-
flects the same mentality
that urges Israel to un-
ilaterally withdraw from
present territorial boun-
daries on the assumption
that the very act of with-
drawal will motivate the
Arabs to reach a peaceful
settlement."
Morrison, who works
for the State Depart-
ment's Bureau of Near
East and Asian Affairs,
stated that U.S. firms are
able to trade with Israel
and Arab countries with-
out fear of boycotts, with
the possible exception of
certain investment and
licensing situations..It is
possible to negotiate the
boycott requirements out
of agreements with Arab
countries.
He added that there are
numerous opportunities
for American companies to
do business with both Is-
rael and the Arab coun-
tries and U.S. business-
men should not be dis-
couraged by the state
boycott requirements.
He disagreed with the
State Department theory
that:
• Unilateral U.S. ac-
tion will not solve the
boycott;
• Such action by the
government could place
the U.S. businessmen at a
competitive disadvan-
tage abroad and;
• U.S. legis' ation would
make it more difficult for
the U.S. to bring about a
negotiated Middle East
peace settlement.
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