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Two Section*—12 Pao^*
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in White House hriefings lest
week, Ron Ziegler strewed the*
he i> not in a position to talk
any further about the Mideast,
other than to say that *%e hope
the parties in the confteit win
new enter with, good faith and
earnestness into the negotia
tion*.”
He was pressed for answers to
various question*—about plane
shipments, assurance* to Israel
oh her security during the oeese*-
fire, the exchange of letters be*
tween Mr. Nixon and Qdda
Meir, and Ruasian pilots flying
Egyptian planes in the Mideast.
me United
are in a period now of
where the first step has been
reached, and in which sensitive
discussions are taking place,”
Ziegler often repeated. “It’s es
sential to conduct quiet dipkxm-
Vol. XLV
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 19?*
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, August 14, 1970
by TRUDE B. FELDMAN
ISRAELITE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT
It was literally a ‘Shabat
Shalom’ in Israel last week—the
beginning of a ‘Shalom’ that
President Nixon and Secretary
of State William Rogers most
hearitly welcomed.
The President said he is hope
ful that the ceasefire last ‘Erev
Shabbat’ in the Mideast wiU help
to inove the conflict toward a
peaceful and enduring settlement
“The President welcomes the
development,” presidential press
secretary Ron Ziegldr related.”
He welcomes the acceptance of
the United Arab Republic and
Israel of the standstill cease
fire.”
He added that the President
was also pleased with the states
man-like attitudes taken by the
two Governments.
Shortly before Mr. Nixon’s re
actions, Secretary Rogers—who
Israel, Egypt in Bitter Dispute
Over Implication of Peace Plan
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel
and Egypt were involved in a
bitter argument over what is
implied by the U. S. peace pro
posals that both have accepted.
According to the semi-official
Cairo daily A1 Ahram, Egypt has
been assured that the U. S. initi
ative implies a total Israeli with
drawal from all Arab territories
it occupied in the June, 1967 war.
Israel contends that the U. S.
made no such commitment. Po
litical circles here said Cairo
Cairo radio congratulated the
U. S. for the amission of Israel’s
basic condition for acceptance of
the peace initiative from UN
envoy Gunnar Jarring’s letter to
Secretary General U Thant. The
condition was that Israeli with
drawal and future boundaries
were to be determined by the
peace treaties. The Egyptian
media charged that Israel was
trying to stalemate the UN peace
efforts.
itary assistance in crossing the
Suez Canal. The Kremlin wants
to avoid a confrontation with the
U. S. and induced President
Nasser to accept the American
peace plan, the sources said.
launched
cease-fire,
that the
effect as
States began. '
The latest situation put Rogers
in a Jubilant mood. Later, at a
reception at the Mayflower
Hotel, he said: “Things look
good. But Pm not making any
predictions. 1 only hope this
truce will lead to 'a permanent
peace.’ v
The United States peace initi
ative is mainly—as Mr. Rogers
said on June 29 — to get the
parties to stop shooting and start
talking. It does not offer con-
create proposals for a peace
settlement. The plan calls for
the ceasefire during which there
is a resumption of the peace
seeking mission of the United
Nations mediator, Dr. Guunar
V. Jarring, with the warring
was “deluding itself.” They said
“the authors of the American
initiative have made it clear on
many occasions that the Secur
ity Council’s resolution does not
require Israel to withdraw to
the lines of June 4, 1967,” the
eve of the Six-Day War. Rather,
the Israelis say, the resolution
on which the peace initiative is
based, requires negotiations to
delineate future boundaries.
JWV Delegates Begin Arriving
This Weekend for Convention
has been given public expres
sion by Assistant Secretary of
State Joseph J. Sisco in press
interviews. They said that in
contacts between Washington
and Jerusalem it was plain that
this is not a new point but has
been a basic aspect of American
Mideast policy since 1967 and
has been repeatdely stressed. "If
unauthorized interpretations are
already been spread by Cairo
before negotiations have even
started, it proves that the parties
had better get down to the busi
ness of solving practical prob
lems instead of arguing about
outside interpretations and for
mulations,’ one diplomatic ob
server said here. He said that
only Israel and Egypt can make
commitments to each other and
what has not been agreed upon
between the two cannot be taken
as a commitment. A1 Ahram and
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The
United States have given cer
tain promises ami intimations to
Israel and Egypt which induced
them to accept Secretary of
State William P. Rogers’ peace
initiative, it was learned. Ac
cording to informed sources,
these were conveyed to the res
pective governments by Assis
tant Secretary of State for Near
Eastern Affairs^- Joseph i, Sisco.
Mr. Sisco reportedly promised
the Egyptian government the
U. S would do all it could to
see to it that Israel evacuated
a major part of the occupied
Arab territories in return for a
peace treaty with Egypt. Mr,
Sisco is also reported to have
made it clear that the U. S.
would not tolerate Soviet assis
tance to Egypt, in an attempt
to cross the Suez Canal and
breach he Israeli lines.
The American stand indicated
to Egypt that the U. S. was the
key to the return of is lost ter
ritories and at the same time
they can have peace only if they
intimated to the Israelis that
agree to witdraw from the major
part of the Arab lands they oc
cupied in the June ,1967 war.
According to sources here the
American position explains the
fact that Moscow has not ac
ceded to Egypt’s request for mil-
Vanguard of delegates began
arriving this weekend for the
seventy-fifth annual convention
of the Jewish War Veterans in
Atlanta.
Earlycomers will hold a pre
convention meeting of the Na
tional Convention Committee at
3 p.m. Sunday at the Regency,
which will become the head
quarters for a week of meetings
and fun-events for the former
men and women in the U. S.
Armed Forces.
Sunday evening, Atlantans
and members of the host units
— Atlanta Pest 112, Georgia-
South Carolina Department and
Southeastern Department— will
be host to an “Early Bird Ice
Breaker” party.
This opening hospitality event
will be for members of the host
groups and out-of-town delegates
only. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Man-
del, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Groont,
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Schwartz
and Mr. and 'Mrs Elliott Gold
berg will be ’ the official hosts
and hostesses.
Other couples will also serve
at the special party which will
be in the form of a gala "Los
Vegas'’ type fun evening, with
games of chance flown in from
the (Nevada city and make-be
lieve currency the visitors can
parley into acquisition for a fa
bulous array- of prizes donated
by Atlanta firms and, individuals.
A live orchestra will furnish
music. -
. Monday will be devoted moet-
ly to registration. Special com
mittees—convention, policy end
resolutions—will meet for agen
da planning and strategy.
On Tuesday, registration will
continue. A joint sesssion is
-pkmned for delegates to both
the JWV mm’s convention and
the convention of the JWV Aux
iliary which will be held also in
Atlanta next week. Peter A. Mil
ler of the Veterans Administra
tion, will address the joint ses
sion.
On Wednesday, a special lunch
eon will be held honoring At
lanta’s now intemationally-fam-
pus mayor, Sam Masse 11.
The official ooenine session of
the Diamond Jubilee Convention
is slated for Wednesday, after
noon. Donald Johnson, admini
strator of veterans affairs in the
UU. S. Veterans Adodbistratian,
will be the main speaker.
Senator Alan Cranston, Cali
fornia Democrat, will be five
main speaker at the second of
ficial
A cocktail party will he
for delegates Thursday after
noon, followed by a banquet
honoring National Commander
Bernard Derenfeld of Cleveland.
Dr. William A. Wexler, Sa
vannah, International B’nai
B’rith president, and current
president of the Presidents’
Council (heads of national Jew
ish organizations), will be a
speaker. at one of these ses
sions.
Another speaker will be Moahe
Gilboa, Atlanta, Israel Consul
General for the Southeast He
will, discuss ‘Israel’s Currant
Crisis and the Mid-East Cease
Fire.”-
MiniMizrachi Convention
Set for Atlanta Sept. 13-14
The Atlanta Chapter, Mizrachi
Women’s Organization will host
the Southeast Region Mini-Con
vention at the Sheraton Biltmore
Hotel Sunday and Monday, Sept.
13 and 14.
Nationwide, 32 similar mini
conventions are being planned
instead of a national convention
this fall. The Southeast Region
encompasses chapters in Atlan
ta, Augusta, Savannah, Durham,
N. C., Birmingham, Chattanoo
ga, Memphis and New Orleans.
Focal point of the convention
will be the American-Israel
Banquet on Sunday evening at
which the America -Israel
Friendship Award will be made
to an outstanding non-Jewish
American who has made the
greatest contribution in further
ing relationships between Amer
ica and Israel. A bronze medal
lion will be presented to At
lanta newsman Aubrey Morris
in the local category.
Banquet keynote address will
be given by a national Mizrachi
representative with entertain
ment provided by Sidney Got-
tler. A social hour and reception
honoring the delegates and Is
rael’s official representatives in
the Southeast will follow.
A preliminary meeting held
recently at the home of Mrs.
Harry Robkin, coordinator, res
ulted in the following commit
tee: Mrs. A. J. Gruber, cor. sec.;
Mrs. Neal I. Busch, reserva
tions; Mrs. Albert Danenberg,
Mrs. Jack Hirsch and Mrs. Jacob
Levitt, public relations; Mrs. Si
Rosenblum, arrangements; Mrs.
Dave A. Alterman, Mrs. Harry
R. Epstein, Mrs Emanuel Feld
man, Mrs. Joseph Cohen and
Mrs Abraham Ischay, advisory;
Mrs. Hilda Schvwtsberg, kits;
Mrs. S. Iteld, Mr*. Clarence
Liberman and ' Mrs. Morton
Paller, membership telephone.