THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 50 Friday, March 21, 1980 Giscard's Pro-Arab Stance Aimed at France, Personal Leader Role By EDWIN EYTAN The French President has PARIS (JTA) — Like the often acted, in both internal "sahibs" of the former and foreign affairs, accord- British empire, French ing to subjective motiva- President Valery Giscard tions. His government in- d'Estaing loves Arab lore. cludes, or has included a JACK & SHIRLEY SONENBERG and EDDY & WINE TSE Invite You To Try Our MANDARIN—SZECHUAlt—CANTONESE And American Dining RESTAURANT Mon. thru Thurs. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri. & Sat. til 12 Mid. Sun. 12 noon to 10 p.m. YO U ARE O NLY 15 T E S AWAY FROM THE FINEST CHINESE FOOD M NU NOW SERVING COCKTAILS! 1 W. 7 MILE, 2 MILES W. OF I-215, HIGHLAND LAKES SHOPPING CENTER 348-0180 ORIGINAL NEW ORLEANS STYLE® BAR-B-Q RIBS MOIST, TENDER, SELECT 32976 GRATIOT CORNER 14 MILE RD. Roseville Carry-Out Available 293-7220 DETROIT'S NEWEST FRENCH RESTAURANT Chez Raoul 2295 W. 8 MILE 1 BLK. E. 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In foreign affairs he has launched France on an ambitious and inde- pendent policy which makes him feel the equal of the world's main lead- ers. French diplomacy is persistently trying to deal as an equal with the United States and the Soviet Union. In the Middle East, Gis- card has tried to pursue an independent and increas- ingly pro-Arab policy since his election. It was for him, at the time, both a question oT France's interest and a symbol of prestige and in- dependence. Only a few months after his election, in April 1974, when practically all of Western Europe was still staunchly pro-Israel and Jerusalem and Washington were in the heyday of their friendship and cooperation, Giscard's Foreign Minister Jean Sauvagnargues met and shook Yasir Arafat's hand in Beirut. The incident, now half- forgotten, practically marked the Palestine Lib- eration Organization's offi- cial entry onto the interna- tional scene. Since then, France gave the tone and marked the increasingly pro-Arab West European line. It was France which first spoke of a Palestinian homeland, France which welcomed a PLO office in Paris, France which failed to welcome Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's trip to Jerusalem and led an offensive of ice-cold indif- ference to the Camp David agreements. Giscard's declarations earlier this month, calling for Palestinian "self- determination" which im- plies the creation of a Pales- tinian state, gives another and still sharper pro-Arab turn to his Middle East pol- icy. A number of reasons have prompted this new initia- tive. There are concrete material interests aimed at reducing France's impor- tant economic deficit in its trade with the Arab world. Last year alone, France imported $6 billion worth of oil from Saudi Arabia and $2 billion more from the other four Persian Gulf states: Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi. It sold them slightly over $1 billion worth of goods, mainly arms. France believes that by improving its ties with them, it can also improve both its economic situation and ensure a guaranteed flow of oil in coming years. Saudi Arabia supplies 40 percent of France's oil con- sumption and the other four . states, another 15 percent. But, it would be both un- fair and inaccurate to attri- bute Giscard's increasingly pro-Palestinian policy to material considerations. The Giscard government Giscard feels that is probably the world's Western Europe is in- staunchest supporter of sta- creasingly leaning/ bility throughout the Third towards the Palestinian World. side. A French initiative It has rapidly intervened in this respect would give militarily throughout Af- him the political leader- rica whenever it feld the ship within the European stability of the regimes in Economic Community power threatened. (EEC), to which he openly Even at Mecca, during aspires. the recent attempted At least seven EEC religious zealots' coup, member states, Britain France reacted at once. Italy, Belgium, Ireland,\ Within a few hours, after West Germany, Spain and) the Saudi request, it flew Portugal, increasingly tend\ military experts and to support a recogr . technical equipment to the PLO and a re.v ,t of help put down the revolt. United Nations Security The official French Council Resolution 242. analysis believes that the France feels that West basic factor of instability in Germany, because of its the Gulf, Saudi Arabia and Nazi past, cannot take an even Jordan are the Pales- initiative in this field andz tinian refugees. French ex- that Britain is too weall perts incessantly repeat that until their problem is Two days before he left for solved the whole area is Kuwait he held a long tele- threatened with chronic in- phone conversation with stability and a new Iranian West German Chancellor situation could occur at any Helmust Schmidt who re- time, anywhere throughout portedly backed him to the the Arab world. hilt. . GISCARD d'ESTAING According to the French official analysis, the Arab world, and especially Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States, are increasingly disap- pointed with Washington. This, both because of America's failure to support the regime of the Shah of Iran and because of what the Arabs claim to be its continued pro-Israeli policy. The French believe that the time is ripe to try and slip into America's shoes and slowly replace U.S. political and eco- nomic influence. 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