Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies told a Jewish delegation today that he will order immediate government action to check anti-Jewish propaganda in Australia. The delegation, headed by M. Asbkenasy, president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, told the Prime Minister that anti-Semitic literature is widely distributed in this country.
During the two-hour conference, the delegation expressed concern over the likelihood of Arab aggression, the Arab violations of the armistice, pacts and the United States embargo on arms to Israel. The members of the delegation asked for the Australian Government’s support of Israel’s campaign to obtain weapons, and for armed intervention in the event of an Arab invasion.
The Executive Council’s statement describing the meeting reported that Prime Minister Menzies had promised to “bear in mind” the delegation’s representations. He also paid tribute to the “gallantry” of Israel’s fighting forces.
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