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Washington Abstains from Official Comment on Bourguiba’s Proposals

April 26, 1965
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Reaction in Washington to the proposals voiced by Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba urging Arab-Israel peace negotiations are favorable although no official comment is forthcoming.

White House sources today denied a press report that President Bourguiba was invited to Washington by President Johnson and that the invitation has been issued because of Mr. Bourguiba’s campaign for Arab-Israel peace talks. It was pointed out that the whole premise of open American identification with Bourguiba’s proposals was questionable because the Arab states directly concerned, those bordering Israel, have denounced his suggestions for accommodation with Israel.

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