Secretary of State John Foster Dallas today indicated that he is neither pro-Israel nor pro-Arab in the course of a talk which he had in the State Department with Bernard Katzen, New York lawyer, who was an active political worker for Mr. Dallas when the latter sought election to the Senate in 1949.
“Mr. Dulles is neither pro-Israel nor pro-Arab, but pro-American,” Mr. Katzen said, following his conference with the Secretary of State. He added that Secretary Dallas denied a Time magazine report that he allegedly told the Arabs that American Jews voted Democratic and did not support Dallas.
“I have also been assured that in the matter of arming the Middle Eastern states for defense purposes, the security of Israel will not be overlooked, and regard will be had to the Tripartite Declaration of 1950 designed to discourage aggression in the area,” Mr. Katzen stated. Mr. Katzen is active in the New York Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and the United Jewish Appeal and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Israel Bond Drive.
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