Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden conferred this week-end with the chiefs of the British armed forces on the Arab-Israel situation, it was learned here today, while more than 1,000 delegates attending the annual conference of the Zionist Federation of Great Britain adopted a resolution calling upon the British Government and the other signatories to the Tripartite Declaration “to take immediate steps” to restore the military balance between Israel and the Arab countries by supplying Israel arms for self-defense.
Sir Winston Churchill told the British people this week-end that it would be a matter of both prudence and honor to see to it that Israel should “not be the losers” if they exercise restraint in the tense situation in the Middle East. He spoke at the Primrose League leading Conservative organization. Sir Winston said:
“If Israel is to be dissuaded from using its life force in its race to ward off the Egyptians until the Egyptians have learned to use the Russian weapons with which they have been supplied, and the Egyptians then attack, it will become not only a matter of prudence but a measure of honor to assure that they are not the losers for waiting.
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