THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS French Push EEC Recognition of the PLO (Continued from Page 1) follow the lead of France in recognizing self- determination for the Palestinians. British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington has been pressing that view for some time. Israeli political circles believe it is inevitable that the three EEC powers will onsor a resolution in the . urity Council stressing e role of the Palestinians and possibly recognizing the PLO as their main or sole representative. Israel has taken a grave view of these moves and its ambassadors in Bonn, Paris and London have expressed their government's dis- pleasure over the recent statements with respect to the Middle East. Giscard called for the Palestine Liberation Organization's participa- tion in the current peace process as the only way to solve the Middle East problem. - The French president steessed, however, that any solution should preserve the rights of all countries in the region to safe, recognized and guaranteed borders. Contrary to the PLO, he did not specifically mention Is- rael by name in this last context. This is the first time that the leader of a major West- ern country has publicly called for the PLO's partici- pation in any Middle East peace process or negotia- tion. French officials later said that France will con- tinue its action in favor of Palestinian participation and will try to have United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 amended in this sense should the au- tonomy talks between Is- rael, Egypt and the United States fail to reach an ac- ceptable solution by May 26, the Camp David dead- line. Last week in Kuwait, Giscard called for Palesti- nian self-determination but did not mention the PLO by name nor call for its partici- pation in the peace talks. French political sources say Giscard has obtained the backing of practically all of France's EEC allies. These sources say the foreign ministers of the nine-member EEC met this week in Brussels to study a joint statement recognizing the PLO. Six of the EEC member states are believed to favor such recognition: France, Britain, Belgium, Ireland, Italy and Luxemburg. Ac- cording to diplomatic sources in Brussels two more members, West Ger- many and Holland, favor such a statement but are still undecided as to its util- ity and only one, Denmark is still relatively uncommit- ted. If adopted, such a resolu- tion would open the doors to West European recognition by the various individual ECC member states. It could also influence other, non-committed Western states, in Europe and Latin America, and might even have an impact in the United States. Meanwhile, the Repre- sentative Council of French Major Jewish Organiza- tions (CRIF) accused Gis- card of "jeopardizing the current Mideast peace proc- ess and compromising the Isareli-Egyptian peace treaty." The CRIF said that "France's organized Jewish community is re- solutely opposed to the French policy as defined by the president." The communique stressed that Giscard's "unilateral declaration and his spec- tacular initiatives, with- out demanding that the PLO modifies its charter in which it calls for Is- rael's destruction, repre- sent a serious danger for Israel." Last week, a four- member French Jewish delegation led by Alain de Rothschild, president of CRIF, met with Premier Raymond Barre to protest against the French initia- tives and to call on the gov- ernment to reconsider its Middle East policies. 6 mg "tar -, 0.6 mg nicotine By per cigarette by FTC method . Friday, March 14, 1 Tapper's does APPRAISALS Jewelry Appraisals Done While You Wait $15 for the first item $5 for every other item We purchase your unwanted precious Gems, Antiques and Gold Jewelry for immediate cash. Anita Mentzel: Gem Appraisal Consultant Tapper's, the source. 26400 West Twelve Mile Road in Southfield's Racquetime Mall Northeast corner 12 Mile 6 Northwestern Hwy. 357-5578 Mon.. Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat.. 10-6. Thurs., 10-9 . Envoys Mark Peace Treaty at Special German Concert BONN (JTA) — The Egyptian and the Israeli ambassadors in Bonn, Omar Sirry and Yohanan Meroz, attended a concert together last week to mark the peace treaty between the two countries. In the crowded hall of Bahnhof Rolandseck, south of Bonn, a couple of hundred prominent German and foreign guests, including many colleagues of the two ambassadors, enjoyed the music of Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart played by Israeli violinist Pinhas Zukerman and American pianist Mark Neikrug. Meroz expressed pleasure with' the unusual event, which he described as very moving. Adding a political -)te to his short address he ,aid the peace process is still to be widened and deepened. _Although some patience is squired, Meroz said, he .ias sure that the process will bring about a lasting peace with all of Israel's neighbors. Sirry expressed the hope that in the near fu- ture more peace treaties could be signed. "I think above all about a peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians," he said. Referring directly to Meroz's remarks, he said it might be disadvan- tageous if too much time elapsed to bring about the desired results. The mayor of the small community of Rolandseck called on the two ambas- sadors to promote young ar- tists from their countries. The concert was initiated and launched by Zukerman who also helped make possible its sponsorship by the local authorities. Sirry and Meroz had previously met on several occasions. 2 Jews Named to Canada Govt. OTTAWA (JTA) — Pre- mier Pierre Elliott Trudeau has named two Jews to his 32-member cabinet. They are Herbert Gray, 48, of Windsor minister of indus- try, trade and commerce, and Robert Kaplan, also 48, of Toronto, as solicitor gen- eral. Kaplan is a newcomer to the cabinet while Gray was minister of revenue under Trudeau from 1972-1976. When he was named in 1972, he was the first Jew to be a cabinet member,. Gray and Kaplan were among four Jews re-elected in the Feb. 18 election. 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