THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, December 19, 1980 1 Haig Support for Israel Recalled (Continued from Page 1) ered after Reagan's inaugu- ration on Jan. 20, it is ex- pected that he will be con- firmed. On Israeli-American af- fairs, Haig made his views known in a speech in Miami on Oct. 27, 1979 before a conference of the Zionist Organization of America. At that time he was consid- ered a possible Republican Presidential candidate. It is understood that he has not deviated from the positions e expressed on that occa- ion. He posed several ques- tions relative to American policy toward- the Middle East. The following are the questions and his responses: "Is Israel a strategic liability of American na- tional interests, being worthy of support only moral grounds?" No. It is moral to support the right of the Jewish people to their own state. It is gratifying and important that Israel is a lively democ- racy, sharing our basic political values in a world hostile to democracy. As the strongest military power in the Middle East, Israel's very existence serves to deter Soviet ag- gression. As in the past, a strong, viable Israel will continue to offer assistance to American interests and activities which bolster our friends in the region and elsewhere." "Does Israel have an unfair veto over U.S. communications with the PLO that hampers the peace process?" "No. As the U.S. pledged in 1975 and reiterated in 1979, so long as the PLO ad- vocated views incompatible with the peace process, the U.S. will not recognize or negotiate with the PLO. It is simply wrong to believe, as some of our diplomats seem to suggest, that official rec- ognition is necessary to communication. Communi- cation is not the issue be- tween the U.S. and the PLO. "Attempts to draw the PLO into the negotiations without agreement on the goals of the (Camp David) process undermines President (Anwar) Sadat (of r -3 Egypt) as well as Premier (Menahem) Begin (of Is- rael). We should not com- promise what we have ac- complished already through concessions to the outspo- ken opponents of Sadat's courageous policy." Is the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty contrary to U.S. interests because it leaves out other parties to the conflict? "No. The Egyptian- Israeli treaty does not bar other states from joining the peace process. The treaty of peace between the leading Arab state and Israel is a deterrent to war. Without the treaty, neither U.S. interests nor those of others can be realized." "Will the price of oil k e stabilized by a settlemen t of the Arab-Israeli con- flict?" "No. The 'link' between an Arab-Israeli settlement and oil prices is tenuous. First, not all members of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Coun- tries) are Arab. Second, oil prices are determined more by supply and demand and the value of the dollar than the issue of 'who rules Jerusalem.' Third, to speak of such a link is dangerous, not only to the U.S. but also to the leading Arab oil pro- ducers. "Fourth, it is illusory to be considered a superpower if foreign policies are dis- torted by domestic needs. Linking oil needs and prices to foreign policy only invites more dictation by radical or anti-American states. This is not in our interests nor is it in the interests of such states as Saudi Arabia." "Is recognition of the PLO necessary to strengthen U.S.-Saudi ties?" "No, Our apparent dif- ferences with Saudi Arabia do not 'rest solely with the Arab-Israeli conflict. Sev- eral differences are rooted in these developments: Our failure to contest Soviet ac- tivity in Africa and Asia; the Soviet-Cuban build-up in South Yemen; our inabil- ity to prevent the fall of the Shah; our mismanagement of the dollar. Recognizing the PLO would not deal with these issues. 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Mon thru Sat. 9:30 til 5:30 4247. 1 3" British Official Meets Arafat LONDON (JTA) — Sir John Graham, the British Foreign Office official in charge of the Middle East, had a secret meeting this month in Beirut with Pales- '. e Liberation Organiza- chief Yasir Arafat, as art of Britain's move for closer ties with the PLO. _trenuous efforts were lumen to keep the meeting secret. A British journalist claims that on the day the meeting took place, he was told that Sir John was visit- ing south Lebanon. Sir John and Arafat met Dec. 2. Sir John, a deputy under-secretary, is the most senior Foreign Office man to have officially met with Arafat. The Foreign Office said the encounter did not signify a change in Britain's general Middle East policy .11/ 711.•1C-111 a r W as IF • AI as or in its attitude to the PLO. The Israeli Embassy said that it was awaiting instructions from Jerusalem on whether to protest to the Foreign Office. The Beirut meeting was also attended by Ben Strachan, the British Am- bassador to Lebanon, and by PLO Foreign Minister Farouk Kaddoumi. The Foreign Office said that Sir John was on a "familiariza- tion visit" to the area and also visited Jordan, Syria and the West Bank. It is a singular fact that many men of action incline to the theory of fatalism, while the greater part of men of thought believe in a divine providence. —Balzac rs Isk Vat aiar 0.■*•1.: ..1- . Warning : The Surgeon General Has Determined , That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. 6 mq. tat". 0.6 mg. nrcoline ay. per cigatene FTC meihod.