February 11, 1972

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Waldheim Pessimistic About Suez Agreement United Nations (JTA)-Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. reiterated this week that the attempts to reach aa interim Suez Canel agreemenirseenied hopeless and that the only reEponsible recourse was to resume the negotiations under the aegis of the United Nations and its special Middle East representative, Dr~. Gunnar V. Jarring. The chances for success on an Interim pact are "not too bright, for.the time being at least," he told newsmen. He was present, he said of Ms 40-minute news conference, because he felt it was "my duty" to brief the press as soon as possible on his impressions

Moshe Day an on 'Fate the Nation' Omaha—Gc n e r a 1 Moshe Dayan,-Minister of Defense for Israel, will be interviewed on the CBS-TV program, "Face the NatTon." The Interview v,iU be seen In O m a h a on Channel 6, WOW, on Sunday, February IS 8t 10:30 a.m.

of his visits with African leaders and with Pope Paul VI in Rome. His earlier announced press conference, postponed from-..Eebr...3r~will—he held Thursday morning. In Rome on Saturday, he said an interim agreement was doomed to failure and that the Jarring mission held the "only possibility" for an accommodation. ' In defending his emphasis on the Jarring missifin, the Austrian diplomat said he "had the impression" that the report of the Organization of African Unity—which contended there was a basis for negotiations—has aided progress toward a Mideast peace. Waldheim rejected the contention that Israel's willingness to engage in "proximity" talks with Omaha—Richard S. Levitt, Egypt indicated more progress on an interim pact than on the Des Moines, and E. Robert overall pact s o u g h t by the Newman, Omaha, h"ave reJarring mission. turned from a fact-finding misNoting that Egypt has' so far sion in Israel as guests of the refused to participate in such Israeli government. The two talks, Waldheim observed that Midwest leaders- talked with as long as both parties do not some of the new arrivals from agree to a resumption of nego- Russia and met with Israel's tiations "it probably will re- highest government officials, sult in some difficulties." He including Prime Minister; Golthen pointed out that "both . da Meir, Finance Minister Pinparties agreed to a resumption has Sapir, Defense Minister of Jarring's mission.' ; Moshe Dayan, and Minister of.

Serving Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha Vol. LI—No. 22

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FEB. 11, 1972

Midwest Leaders Attend Israel Bond Fact-finding Study Mission in Israel

ADL Protests Visa for 'British Fascist' Mosley New York (JTA)—The AntiDefamation League of B'nal B'rith. charged the U.S. Office of Immigration with negligence in granting a visa to Sir Os' wald, Mosley, "the founder of British fascism, a p e r s o n a l friend of Adolf Hitler, and a virulent anti-Semite 'and racist," and called for an immediate investigations According to Dore Senary, honorary c h a i r m a n of the League, U.S. admissions qualifications should have kept Mosley out on two grounds: his ac-. tlvities are prejudicial to the • public interest; he is the founder of, and remains affiliated -with, a totalitarian party, the f'Union Movement," originally called "The British Union of Fascists." Schary said according to law, the only way such a person can be granted a visa is on the special recommendations of the U. S. Secretary of State and the approval of the U.S. Attorney

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General. "I don't know how a racist, and an anti-Semite." Mosley got in," Schary .said, A prime goal of Mosley to"but it is clearly against the day, Schary said, is "to keep public interest that he is here." blacks out of England." Schary Mosley arrived in the United said that Mosley engaged in States last week to promote his rallies in the 1960's against conautobio gr aphy, "My life," tinued immigration of. black" which was first published Jn British subjects. Into England. England in 1970. The American Schary said. "His-presence is edition is being published by not only -against federal law* Arlington House, New Rochelle, but is an insult to Jews, blacks N. Y. A spokesman for the pub- and all Americans." lishing firm told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that "Mosley was a fascist in the 1930's" but "not-now," and that the American edition of his book was an effort to "present anJerusalem (JTA)—Israel has other approach to the history officially recognized the new of the last few decades." state of Bangladesh. The anWhitewash nouncement said that Foreign Describing Mosley's book as Minister Abba Eban informed "a denial of the damning facts Bangladesh Foreign Minister of history," Schary said that Abdus Samad Azadof the rec"Mosley now denies he was ognition in a cable last Fridayv ever an anti-Semite or an advoThe recognition decision was cate of the Nazi cause, but the taken after telephone consultarecord proves otherwise. Mr, tions with Mosley was, and is, a fascist, Cabinet. all members of the Israeli recognition was first requested last April in a letter from Acting President Nazrul Islam and Foreign MinisterMusfaque Ahmed of the Ben-' gali provisional government which was then fighting a war of secession from Pakistan.

Israel Recognizes Stale of Bangladesh

Foreign Affairs Abba Eban. •-. The studyand meetings were' part of an intensive economic planning conference among .Is- , raeli officials and 150 Jewish leaders from the U.S. and Canada. The three-day session was convened by the Prime Minister and the Minister of» Finance, in cooperation wjth the I s r a e l ' Bonds Organization, which sells Israel Development Bonds to help finance the development of Israel's economy. Mr. Newman and Mr. Levitt made this report about^ the mission: "At a dinner given by Mr. Sapir, we learned that of the three million /Jews now in Russia, a substantial number will be allowed to emigrate to Israel during 1972. This past January for example, more than twice as many came than in January of 1971. As soon after their arrival -as possible, the new immigrants must become self-sufficient. A survey Is made of each worker's capabilities. Then he has to be taught new job skills or be shown how previous skills can be applied in a new country. When he is ' finally ready to begin earning a living, he needs to find a job or borrow funds to start his own business. ' •: "Large sums of money are essential to create these jobs

or finance new ventures." Factories must' be • built, 'agricultural activities' e x p a n d e d , transportation fa c i 111 i e s improved, and public housing constructed. It is estimated that $35,000 js needed to create jobs, provide housing, and'cbmplete- • ly absorb a new family of four., The result is an unexpected ad-, ditional financial burden on the Israeli government this year of more than $210 million. "You should have see the' faces of the immigrants when? they got off the plane. Such-joy and happiness. They could not believe that they were finally in Israel. . , ' "We spoke with. the immigrants in Yiddish, broken English or through interpreters and learned of. the hardships they withstood prior to their immi-' •gration.All of us" were touched by the experience. , ' "After talking with P r i m e Minister Golda, Meir' it "was clear tous that Israel is ready to make every sacrifice to'.'abV. sorb these immigrants. Israel will admit them all, no matter how many thousands come,;' "To help meet this state; of emergency,' Israel Bonds has almost doubled its 1972 objectives to $450 million, up from, the $250 million sold last year. . "Another aspect of our trip (Continued on page 2.)

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Soviets Reject Amnesty Appeal

Eln Karem, Jerusalem-... In thepnst Israeli Defense Minister MosWfj'DaVan barf •patdffr'e'quejft visits to the Hadassah.Hebrcw University Medical Center—mainly,to cheer up founded sol was i aiers.'Thls visit was different, It was to Celebrate life:.He: wai sandak at.the.BritJIilii of. a.son Jiorn.to a.member of bis staff

New York (JTA)-The Supreme Soviet has rejected an appeal for amnesty for Sylva Zalmanson Kuznetsov, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry reported. The Conference said the rejection was received by the prisoner's brother Shmuel, who had appealed for amnesty a month ago. The Supreme Soviet asserted: "Sylva Zalmanson's crime was proved according to Soviet law. We will not give her' amnesty." The NCSJ,also reported that nine Odessa1 Jaws staged a two-

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Richard S. Levitt, Des Moines, andE. Robert Newman, Omaha, were among the participants In a three-day,Israel Bond Conference and fact finding mission; hold lh Israel January 30i'flobruaryj. Mr. Levitt is shown (second from lcftht top) witi iiesslng on emotional Wenei Of' the reunion-of rd Russian, Jew "ttlth Us famUyotlipA Airport ^ i s r A q l u . . . , , . , ; T .j i.'.t,,M


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