LEAPIN LIZARDS out whether a firm with which it seeks to do business is on the Arab League blacklist. The information, according to a 1984 issue of Boycott Report, could be ob- \ tained through a call to the / commercial section of the Saudi embassy in Washing- ton, with no questions asked other than the name of the caller and of his or her com- pany. "In terms of U.S. law, \ there's nothing that prevents the Saudis from saying what they want or from dis- seminating information," Hordes said. The Arab boycott of Israel includes a ban on dealing not only with countries that do business with the Jewish State, but with those that do business with those that do \-. business with the Jewish State. Hence, the need to know who is on the blacklist maintained by the central boycott office in Damascus. The Bechtel memo obtained by Weisberg was -drafted 10 \_ years after the company was sued by the Justice Depart- ment for violating the Sher- man Anti-Trust Act by com- plying with the requirements of the anti-Israel boycott. The suit, which preceded passage of the anti-boycott law, con- cluded with the company agreeing not to blacklist firms in order to abide by the Arab ban. But the reputation of Bechtel as a company set on protecting its interests in the Middle East brought ap- prehension to the Jewish community when Secretary of State George Shultz and De- fense Secretary Caspar Weinberger were first nomi- nated to their posts. Shultz had been the company's president and Weinberger the head of its legal department. We almost forgot to subscribe to the Jewish News, Mom! Although Shultz has since established close ties with Is- rael and its political leader- ship, Bechtel and other larte companies that have long shunned the Jewish State appear unlikely to follow suit in the commercial sphere. And the methods employed by these companies to avoid getting placed on the Arab League blacklist are unlikely to come under the scrutiny of the Commerce Department. "They prioritize cases in terms of what they're likely to do well with," Hordes said. Nevertheless, he said the dis- closure of the 1983 memo was constructive. "I'm glad (Weis- berg) did the piece because it raised an issue that needed to be raised, even if in this case the law is unenforceable," Hordes said. Jewish Telegraphic Agency The JEWISH NEWS covers the events from the Mideast to the Midwest. Now, with our new T-shirt, we even cover our readers! For the regular subscription price of only $21.00, you get both the T-shirt and 52 weeks of this much acclaimed Jewish publica- tion. This offer is for NEW subscriptions only. Current subscribers may order the T-shirt for only $3.75. Allow four weeks delivery. Please clip coupon and mail to: JEWISH NEWS T-SHIRT 20300 CIVIC CENTER DR., SUITE 240 SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48076-4138 NAME ADDRESS _ Out of State - $23 — Foreign - $35 CITY 1 year - $21 Two workers prepare a shipment of 238 kilograms of medication and medical equipment sent from Magen David Adom Israel to Jamaica. Recent flooding in the Caribbean nation prompted the aid. ADULT EX. LG. 2 years - $39 Enclosed $ STATE ZIP _ _ ADULT LARGE ADULT MED. ADULT SM. CHILD LARGE CHILD MED. CHILD SM. 123,