Israel’s plea for American arms and a security pact with the United States was believed to have been brought by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles before a Cabinet meeting today in which President Eisenhower participated. The meeting was held at the President’s temporary executive headquarters near Gettysburg, Pa.
It is also believed here that Secretary Dulles outlined to the Cabinet the views taken by the State Department on the present Arab-Israel situation. Emphasis is being placed in State Department thinking on Israel agreement to a territorial compromise as a prerequisite for a U. S. security guarantee. The Department considers that the formula to a security pact is clearly enunciated in Secretary Dulles’ August 26 proposals, including the stated requirement for Arab-Israel agreement on boundaries.
The current view of the Executive Branch of the United States Government, according to reliable sources, is that the Tripartite Declaration of 1950 and recent expressions by President Eisenhower should provide Israel with all the assurances that can be realistically expected at this time. It is likely, however, that the government in the reasonably near future will approve the sale of ”small” quantities of military equipment to Israel.
It was stated here that even the sale of limited quantities of munitions should be linked to Israel’s military policies. Reprisals raids and any indication of preventive war might cause an immediate severance of the trickle of supplies envisaged.
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