President Ford and Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger denounced today the Arab terrorist attack. The President called the attack one which “should be strongly deplored by everyone.” Citing the “tragic loss of innocent lives,” the President made his condemnation in a written statement read by White House press secretary Ron Nessen.
Kissinger, in a statement made in London and also released here, said he was “completely condemning” the attack, adding that “it underlines the importance of making progress towards peace,” He said “I hope we can continue.” He is due to arrive in Aswan tomorrow for talks with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat on a second-stage Israeli Sinai withdrawal.
President Ford said “outrages of this nature can only damage the cause in whose name they are perpetrated.” He extended his “deep est sympathy” and that of the American people to the families of those slain in the attack.
The State Department, in a statement to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, said “We deeply regret the loss of innocent life in this incident and extend profound sympathy to all those affected. We deplore all recourse to violence, which is entirely contrary to all civilized norms and to the search for a peace which will be just and lasting for all the peoples of the area.” (By Joseph Polakoff)
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