6 Friday, September 2, 1977
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West Bank Arabs Start Anti-PLO Organization
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The anti-PLO expressions
by the new group began as
a private initiative. How-
ever. it is believed that the
organizers are backed by
Jordan. All the partici-
pants. especially Shuyuhi
and Burhan Jaabari have
past ties with the Hash-
emite kingdom.
Neverthless, the organiz-
ers do not explicitly speak
of returning the West Bank
to Jordan. but rather of cre-
ating a Palestinian state
which would not necessarily
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be represented by or identi-
fied with the PLO.
The emergence of the
group coincided with the
convening of the Central
Council of the PLO in Dam-
ascus last week.
The PLO Central Council
condemned "all of the
United States and Zionist
maneuvers," again rejected
UN Security Council Resolu-
tion 242 and called for "in-
creasing our continuous
armed struggle against Zi-
onist occupation."
The PLO resolution reite-
rated "that the Palestinian
cause is the crux of the
Middle East conflict - and
warns against "giving cre-
dence to imperialist and Zi-
onist promises and that it is
impossible to achieve a just
and lasting peace but on
the basis of securing the
rights of our people."
In addition, the resolution
appealed "to the Arab na-
tions on both official and
popular levels to live up to
the national responsibility
and confront the plot forged
by those powers that are
the enemy of our people.
such as Zionist and Ameri-
can imperialism.-
While the State Depart-
ment declined to discuss
the PLO's resolution it did
comment that President
Carter's statement of Aug.
8 - stands - as the U.S. posi-
tion. At that time. Carter
said in Plains. Ga. that if
the PLO would accept Reso-
lution 242 and express the
view that the Palestinians
have additional status other
than refugees, it -would
suit us fine."
The State Department -
noted also that Secretary of
State Cyrus Vance's talks
with the Mideast foreign
ministers in New York in
September are "continuing
no matter what the PLO po-
sition is."
At the conclusion of three
days of talks between Ara-
fat and Soviet Foreign Min-
ister Andrei Gromyko in
Moscow, the two issued a
joint statement attacking
''Israel and its ben-
efactors - for trying to
avoid reconvening a Gen-
eva Conference.
The statement said a
Middle East settlement
could be ensured only at
Geneva, and only with the
participation "of all sides di-
rectly concerned. including
the PLO. -
Meanwhile. Carter. in his
remarks to a group of vis-
iting editors expressed
doubt that our government
would continue to spend as
much time and effort .. .
on a continuing basis" on
the Mideast problem unless
all the parties involved in
the conflict demonstrate
that they genuinely want a
comprehensive settlement.
He said he had found a
growing impatience among
European and other coun-
tries at the lack of progress
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toward peace.
The President pledged.
however, to maintain a
search for Mideast peace
but added, have to say
there is going to be a great
deal of disillusionment on
our part and around the
world if some progress is
not demonstrated within
this year. -
Carter contended that
Vance's recent Mideast trip
was very successful and
that the Secretary found "a
much more compatible rela-
tionship among Arab lead-
ers. I think we still have a
chance for progress there."
The Conference of Presi-
dents of Major American
Jewish- ` Organizations ex-
pressed - deep apprehen-
sions" to Carter on Friday
that he is weakening the
United States stand on the
Palestine Liberation Organi-
zation.
This was conveyed to the
President in a letter from
Rabbi Alexander Schindler.
chairman of the Presidents
Conference, during a White
House meeting according to
Yehuda Hellman. executive
director of the Conference.
Meanwhile. the State De-
partment made it clear last
week that while it still re-
gards the PLO as "pro-
scribed," it will allow mem-
bers of the group to enter
the United States and repre-
sent the PLO if they are
"not bent on sabotage - or
are not -terrorists. - Each
applicant will be examined
on an individual basis.
The road appeared to be
cleared of most obstacles
for the PLO to conduct "in-
formation offices" in the
U.S. since it had registered
last Nov. 18 with the Depart-
ment of Justice as a foreign
agent and has official au-
thorization to meet mem-
bers of Congress and Ad-
ministration officials,
among others.
At that time, the State De-
partment declared the open-
ing of a PLO office in Wash-
ington was "not propitious"
and found the visa appli-
cation of one of the pro-
posed officials. Sibri Jiryis,
as having had false informa-
tion. He was directed to
leave the country.
However, John Trattner,
a State Department spoke
man, disclosed the ni
U.S. position at a media
briefing last Friday. He
pointed to the inclusion of
the McGovern amendment
to the State Department's
authorization legislation
Israel Rejects
Arab Threats
(Continued from Page - 1)
parties other than the Dem-
ocratic Front for Peace
(Rakah) reiterating Israel's
refusal to talk to the PLO.
Although last week the La-
bor Alignment and the Dem-
ocratic Movement for
Change repuled Begiri's bid,
the PLO's Central Council's
rejection in Damascuc last
Friday of Security Council
Resolution 242 may give Be-
gin more ammunition.
The Alignment and DMC
had planned a submit a de-
mand for a special session
on motions of their own
about Israel's foreign pol-
icy, but failed to move be-
fore the governmenb.did.
U.S. Defends Paying Israel's
MilitaryArms Buying Expenses
WASHINGTON (JTA )-
The Department of Defense
has paid the expenses of
the Israeli arms purchasing
mission in New York for 20
months for a total of nearly
$3 million. The financing
ended Aug. 9 at Israel's
request.
The Defense Department
said that any government
receiving U.S. military cred-
its can receive funds for ex-
penses and travel in the
U.S. in connection with the
purchase of American
arms.
A Pentagon spokesman
said that about 80 countries
and foreign organizations.
such as the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization, have
been eligible to use the
funds since 1950. In addi-
tion, Assistant Defense Sec-
retary Tom Ross said. - All
other countries have the
same privilege as Israel. -
He added he did not believe
that any other country had
asked to have its 'purchas-
ing costs put on the basis Is-
rael had.
The Defense Department
was asked for a comment
after a report that the Is-
raeli mission had been re-
ceiving the funds was pub-
lished by the Washington
Post. At the State Depart-
ment, spokesman Hodding
Carter said the "use of fi-
nancing for procurement is
permitted and the State De-
partment had authorized it
"in general terms."
Lt. Gen. Howard M. Fish,
director of the Defense
Security Assistance Agency
and the Pentagon's top offi-
cial on military sales. said
that "it was a perfectly le-
gitimate arrangement."
The mission's adminis-
trative -expense, he said,
had been classified as a "de-
fense service" which can
be financed under U.S. law.
The expenses came from
the loan made to Israel by
the United States under
military aid program.
Speaking of the expenses
paid by the U.S. as a loan,
Fish said, "I don't view
that as taxpayers dollars.
This is credit financing
which Israel has to pay
back with interest.
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