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Page 4 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE January 31, 1975
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GUEST EDITORIAL
Why Soviets Said ‘Nyet '
Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington and Rep. Charles A.
Vanik have come in for a lot of criticism in the past couple
of weeks from Monday morning quarterbacks, including Presi
dent Ford and some newspaper editorial writers, for their key
roles in pressing for emigration rights as a part of the now-
repudiated trade package with the Soviet Union.
The second guessers are saying “I told you so” to Jackson and
Vanik and their supporters, accusing them of pressing too hard
upon the Soviets and thus placing the whole detente program in
jeopardy.
Some more analytical minds, however, view the situation
otherwise. They feel that the Soviet Union indeed would have
accepted the emigration provisions (unofficially, of course) had
they felt that there was enough “sweetener” in the trade package
in terms of financial advantages to them. But since the credits that
would have been extended (o the Soviets would have been relative
ly limited, and since there are new and significant sources of
dollar credit among the new oil-rich nations, the Soviets obviously
felt that they could afford to thumb their noses at the U.S. at this
point, perhaps embarassing both Kissinger and Jackson in the
process.
We call our readers' attention to an analysis of Soviet strategy
by columnist William F. Buckley Jr., who this week wrote:
“President Ford’s admonition to Congress — he was complain
ing of the Jackson Amendment which required of the Soviet
Amendment a liberalization of the laws against emigfation — was.
abject, and hugely unfortunate. It is true that Kissinger objected
all along to the Jackson Amendment, on the grounds that you
cannot hope to reform a country’s internal policies while engaged
in real politik having to do with international affairs.
“But Mr. Ford neglected to weigh several factors. The first is
that by asking the Soviet Union to liberalize emigration, the
American Congress was doing nothing more than asking the
Soviet Union to observe its own treaty — to wit, the two conven
tions relating to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of
the United Nations, ratified by the Soviet Union during the fall of
1973.
"Second, the abrupt announcement by the Soviet Union that it
would "reject the economic treaty probably has very little to do
with Soviet pride. If it had, the Soviet Union would have rejected
the agreement in the first instance. Why now? One must look for
other reasons, and the most likely of these is that the Soviet
Union views most-favored-nation status with the United States as
less of an advantage than it had foreseen.
"For one thing, the Congress had in effect proposed a $300
million limit on the credit line. More important, the Arab states
are the principal source of credit these days, not the United
States; and to make what appears to be a major concession in
return for a few dollars' credit which can be got more easily out of
the Arabs makes very little sense to the Soviet power brokers
who, simultaneously, feast on the progressive humiliation of the
United States at the other end of the world, where Hanoi defiant
ly breaks the terms of the Treaty of Paris.”
CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS
Trade Pact—
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American ORT Approves 1973
Budget of Almost *39 Million
has been set up under ORT super
vision to (rain refrigeration and
food preservation technicians. In
Colombia, there is a special six-
year project to train precision
mechanics through a government
apprenticeship training program
The Canadians are supporting a
training center on the Ivory Coast
for training of maintenance per
sonnel for heavy road and
agricultural equipment workers. In
Nigeria, there are pilot programs
for training technicians in housing.
The World Bank supports a train
ing program for 3,600 personnel of
the Iranian Ports and Shipping
Organization. In Niger, ORT
specialists conduct training
programs to upgrade nurses,
midwives and para-medical per
sonnel which the U. S. finances
through AID.
“The utilization of ORT
techniques, and technicians,” said
Schneider, "is a testimonial to the
extent that various governmental
authorities show their approbation
of services developed over the
years by ORT." The American
ORT Federation, which now has
130,000 members, was founded in
1922. It receives its funds from
membership activities and from
the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee,
“not of the kind in 1973."
Discussing Soviet-U.S. detente,
Ford said that "in my judgment
detente will be continued, broaden
ed and expanded" because it is in
the the interest of the Soviet Union
and the United States.”
The President said he was
“disappointed” by the Soviet
cancellation of the trade agree
ment. He said he hoped to work
with the Congress to eliminate the
problems in the trade law which
“may have precipitated the Soviet
Union action." W hen he was ask
ed whether his comment on restric-
tons referred to Sen. Henry M
Jackson's amendment regarding
the emigration of Soviet Jews,
Ford said he did not want to get
into a dispute with members of
Congress but that the restrictive
measures in the trade law and on
the Export-Import bank, and the
limitation of aid to Turkey by the
Congress had been “harmful" to
him in the execution of foreign
policy.
NEW YORK, (JTA) — A
budget of $38,956,000 for 1975,
the largest in ORT’s history, has
been approved by the American
ORT Federation at the conclusion
of its three-day 53rd annual
National Conference meeting at
the Hotel Americana.
To meet the rising needs for the
ORT services, and the inflationary
spiral throughout the world, the
conference found it necessary to
raise ORT expenditures by over
$3,956,000 as compared with last
year's expenditures of almost $35,-
000,000.
Dr. William Haber, outgoing
president, noted that about 60 per
cent of the budget, over $22,000,-
000 was earmarked for Israel ORT
programs.' There are 84 schools
with over 46,000 students and a
teaching staff of 2,800 in the ORT
network, largest of its kind in the
country. In all, over 72,000 youth
and adults in 24 countries are ex
pected to attend over 800 ORT job
training, vocational education and
refugee programs this year.
President Ford, in a letter to Dr.
Haber, praised ORT "for its vital
contribution to the rehabilitation
of refugees and displaced persons
in many countries throughout the
world Time has not diminished
the necessity for your important
work," the President said, “nor
has it dulled the vigor with which
you approach the challenge of lif
ting people from poverty and
deprivation."
12^ Increase In Activities
Max A. Braude, of Geneva,
Director of ORT Overseas
Operations, predicted an expan
sion of ORT activities in 1975 of
about 12 percent.
“The largest part of this in
crease," he told the 600 delegates
“consists of additional students in
Israel, 1,000 of them in the enlarg
ed network of ORT technical
colleges," Most of the 500,000
Jews who used to live in North
Africa have left, largely for
resettlement in Israel and France,
Braude noted. ORT has closed its
programs in Algeria and Tuni
sia, but continues a limited
program in Morocco, where it
still serves 1,300 out of a total
Jewish population of 20,000.
Substantial ORT programs are in
operation in Iran and India.
Braude reported that about
300,000'North African Jews, who
have settled in France in the past
decade, are in the main untrained
in modern skills. He said they pre
sent a real challenge to ORT to
make them economically self-
sufficient ORT will spend some
ifawk CaimUvi
‘FAST OF ESTHER
Monday, Feb. 24
‘PURIM
Tuesday, Feb. 25
‘PASSOVER
Thurs., Mar. 27 (first day)
Thur.s., Apr. 3 (last day)
‘ISRAEL
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Wed., Apr. 16
‘LAG B’OMER
Tuesday, Apr. 29
‘SHAVUOT
Friday, May 16
$10 million in France this year,
whose schools had enrollment last
year of about 6,000 persons. About
$1 million will be spent in South
America, about half of that in
Argentina, and the balance in
Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Braude reported that of the
almost 46,000 being trained
vocationally in Israel, 31,678 are
youth between 13 and 19 years of
age in full time ORT high schools.
Almost 8,500 are adults many
enrolled in the eight ORT
technical colleges. About 5,630
youth are engaged in work-study
apprenticeship programs He an
nounced plans to open three new
technical junior colleges in Israel,
and the completion during 1975 of
Phase One of the vast complex of
the ORT school of Engineering
now being built on the Hebrew
University campus in Jerusalem.
Report on ORT Training ( enters
Edward Schneider of Brooklyn,
New York, chairman of the ORT
Technical Assistance Program,
who was elected assistant
treasurer, reported on its non
sectarian undertakings in behalf of
the U. S. Agency for International
Development (AID) and other
governments including
Switzerland, Denmark and
Canada. In Chile, a training center
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — David
Rockefeller, Chairman of the
Board of Chase Manhattan Bank,
rejected a request by Israel for a
long-term loan. Rockefeller also
did not accept an Israeli request
that the bank open a branch in
Israel.
Rockefeller, who is here at the
beginning of a , longer Mideast
tour, was asked by Israel for a loan
for a period of three to five years.
Although no mention was made of
the specific sum Israel was asking
for, it was understood that it would
amount to a maximum of $150
million. Rockefeller explained his
negative attitude by referring to
business considerations. The bank,
he said, was careful not to enter
into extension of long-term loans,
considering the unstable situation
of world financial markets, '
Although he did not say so, it
was understood that reservations
about the possibility of opening an
Israel branch originated in fear of
negative reactions in Arab oil-
producing countries in which the
bank is active. The Israeli requests
were made at a meeting Jan. 19
with Finance Minister Yehoshua
Rabinowitz.
David Rockefeller Rejects
Israeli Request for Loan
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