Israel Ambassador Abba Eban met yesterday with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles for a general review of the Middle Eastern situation and a discussion of topics of mutual interest.
Mr. Eban told the Secretary of the thinking of the Israel Government on current developments. It is presumed the situations in Jordan, Iraq, and the Sudan were covered. The Ambassador was also believed to have covered matters pertaining to Israel-American Economic Cooperation and outlined Israel’s requirements and hopes for American assistance in the program now being formulated.
Secretary Dulles told a press conference yesterday that he doubted if the United Arab Republic’s external activities are inspired or encouraged by international Communism. He thought such activities could be explained by the UAR’s desire to broaden the concept of Arab unity.
Mr. Dulles said the United States looked with favor on the desire of Italy to establish closer ties with Arab states and did not see that as incompatible with Italy’s NATO affiliation.
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