The Israeli Cabinet today resumed discussions commenced a week ago about the situation concerning Jordanian developments and the threat to Israel’s security posed by the newly created United Arab Republic federation of Egypt, Iraq and Syria.
After Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion reported to the Cabinet about measures taken in regard to the country’s security, and about diplomatic representations concerning developments in the area, the Cabinet heard a report from Abba Eban, Minister of Education and Culture, who visited U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and United Nations Secretary-General U Thant. In Mr. Eban’s conference with Mr. Rusk, the Jordanian situation was discussed, as well as the respective attitude toward the new Arab federation by the United States and by Israel.
The Cabinet also heard a report from Shimon Peres, Deputy Minister of Defense. Mr. Peres, and the Israeli Air Force Commander, Gen. Ezer Weizmann, recently visited the United States to complete negotiations for Israel’s acquisition of the Hawk ground-to-air missile.
A spokesman for the Cabinet said that, as far as concrete news about the Cabinet’s meeting was concerned, “the blackout,” imposed last week, was still on. It was stated that Mr. Ben-Gurion will meet tomorrow with Parliaments Committee on Security and Foreign Affairs, and will discuss such details of today’s Cabinet deliberations as may be revealed to the group.
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