Squadron Discusses New Role
as Head of Presidents Conference

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to call them an obstacle to scribe the present relations
By YITZHAK RABI
If I can't Beat Your Best Deal
NEW YORK (JTA) — peace. The real obstacle (to between American Jewry
Howard M. Squadron, peace) is the PLO's com- and the Administration?
A. I think they are cor-
president of the American mitment to exterminate Is-
Jewish Congress was rael. How do you make dial. In the last two years
6 Mile, 1 BIk. W. of Schaefer
elected on June 9 chairman peace with somebody who there has been a remarka-
ble access (to Jewish lead-
of the Conference of wants to kill you?
Q. Don't you think that ers) to the White House, the
Presidents of Major Ameri-
can Jewish Organizations, a the PLO is gaining in State Department and other
ARNOLD MARGOLIS
branches of the Administra-
group that is largely ac- American public opinion?
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tion.
When
the
announce-
A.
There
should
be
a
dis-
cepted as the spokesman of
DECORATOR
American Jewry's consen- tinction between the PLO ment was made that I was
SERVICE
sus on issues relating to Is- and Palestinians in general. elected as chairman of the
rael and U.S. Mideast pol- In my view the American Presidents Conference I
people are prepared to con-, immediately received an
icy.
The 53-year-old Squad- tinue to support opposition invitation to meet with Vice
•SCHOOLFIELD •SELIG •SIMMONS •SEALY •SERTA •SPRING AIR •LA-Z-
ron, who succeeds Theodore to the PLO because it is a President (Walter) Mon-
BOY •STIFFEL LAMPS •KROEHLER • AMERICAN •BURLINGTON •BASSETT
R. Mann, for a one year term terrorist organization dale. I hope to meet with
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beginning July 1, is assum- committed to the extermi- him when I am in Washing-
ton
next
week.
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ing office in an election year nation of Israel. On this sub-
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here and at a time when the ject, the subject of not deal-
ing
with
the
PLO,
I
think
rospects for further pro-
ess toward peace in the the American people will
dirgr
Mideast are at a stalemate. support the U.S. view and
In an interview with the not the European approach.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (which advocates bringing
at his Fifth Avenue law the PLO to the Mideast
office, Squadron outlined peace process).
his views on the Presidents
It is a very diverse group,
Conference and its goals, its representing all shades of
dealings with the Adminis- opinions, different con-
tration and Israel and other stituencies and different
related issues. The follow- concerns. It is therefore
ing are excerpts from the rather remarkable that the
interview:
group agrees on what the
Q. What is the role of U.S. policy toward Israel
the Presidents Confer- should be.
ence?
Q. Can you be more
A. I think that the Con- specific as to the role of the
ference of Presidents is the Conference in dealing with
one instance in the Ameri- the Administration?
can Jewish community
A. The Presidents Con-
where unity is attempted to ference has two principal
be reached on one subject: functions. One, to ex-
the subject of Israel and the press to the Administra-
relations between Israel tion the concern of the
and the United States.
American Jewish com-
Q. You describe the Con- munity on the subject of
ference's relations with the U.S.-Israel relations and
Administration as "cordial" two, to express the un-
but do you agree with the ified view of the
Administration's Mideast Presidents Conference
how the best interests of
policy?
A. The tradition has the U.S. can be served in
been in an election year the Mideast or anywhere
to suspend differences. else in the world where
This year, I think, it is not there is a Jewish com-
going to be possible. The munity.
differences are going to
Q. How would you de-
be confronted. It is abso-
lutely vital, if the Camp U.S. Graduates
David process is to_ sur- 2 Women Officers
vive, to reach an agree-
COLORADO SPRINGS
ment, an autonomy (for — The U.S. Air Force
the Palestinians), even if Academy graduated 12
it's a compromise agree- Jewish cadets this month,
ment, before the Novem- including a woman and a
ber election. It is in the native of Flint.
interest of Israel, Egypt
The woman is Nancy D.
and the U.S. to do so for Berger of,Rockville Center,
different reasons. But the N.Y. She joins Dana Mahler
common reason is that an of Maryland, who
autonomy agreement
from West Point,
now is the only defense graduated
as the first Jewish women
against the West Euro- graduates of the U.S. mili-
pean's efforts to impose a tary academies.
PLO dominated Palesti-
Lawrence A. Wolf of Flint
nian State in the West was one of the 12 Air Force
Bank .... After the elec- Academy graduates.
tion the Administration
In all, 35 Jewish cadets
here is going to find were graduated this month
common ground with our by the army, navy, air force
Western European allies. and merchant marine
Q. The issue of Israeli set- academies.
tlements in the West Bank Prof. Honored
is a constant source of fric-
JERUSALEM — Prof.
tion between Israel and the
Administration, which Robert W. Baldwin, director
claims that the settlements of the Cancer Research
are an obstacle to peace and Campaign Laboratories at
illegal. What are your the University of Nottin-
gham, England, received
views?
A. I do not think the set- the Hebrew University's
tlements are illegal and I annual Rabbi Shai
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like a different approach Immunology and Cancer
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last
month.
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