Top diplomats representing the United States, Britain and France will start consultations at the State Department tomorrow with a view to implementing decisions taken at the Eisenhower-Eden conference last week with regard to easing the tension between Israel and the Arab states.
Britain and France will be represented at tomorrow’s meeting by their ambassadors in Washington. The United States will be represented by Assistant Secretary of State George V. Allen. They will discuss possible military, economic and political measures with regard to the Middle East, it was indicated. A State Department spokesman said their talks will seek to establish what measures can be taken in the United Nations and outside to carry out the plans which will emerge from the three-power discussions.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles indicated at a press conference today that he stands by his proposals of August 26. He was explaining his reply to the 40 Republican Congressmen who yesterday asked him to permit the sale of American defensive arms to Israel. He emphasized that he believes gains could be achieved in the Arab-Israel situation if-regional resources were devoted to the economic progress and well-being of the people of that area rather than to a build-up of armaments.
The portion on which Secretary Dulles commented, said: “It is our belief that the security of states in the Near East cannot rest upon arms alone but rather upon the international rule of law and upon the establishment of friendly relations among neighbors. We are actively working toward the establishment of such relations.”
Asked if the United States favored creation of a two-kilometer no-man’s land area by withdrawal of one kilometer each by Israel and Egyptian forces, Mr. Dulles said such a proposal was not discussed at all during the Eden visit. Secretary Dulles added that if it had merit, a suggestion along those lines might be made by Gen. Burns, but that it was not made by him.
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