The American Committee for Liberation, an anti-Communist organization which monitors Soviet broadcasts, today reported that the Soviet Government is telling the Arabs through the Moscow Radio that the Soviet Union would come to the aid of the United Arab Republic in the face of “the Israeli peril.” The text of the Moscow broadcast reads:
“The Israeli military preparations show the shortsightedness of those Arab statesmen who claim that imperialism has left the Arab world. No, we regret to say that the threats coming from the imperialists of the West have not ended. The quick reaction by Israel to the internal differences and the incitement of the anti-Soviet campaign in the UAR are clear evidence of this.
“Many people may be asking: ‘What is the stand of the Soviet Union toward the Israeli peril to the UAR under the present circumstances?’
“There can be only one answer to this question, and that is that the Soviet Union opposes the enemies of peace and the independence of peoples, irrespective of Arab considerations. The Soviet Union supported and will always support the independent Arab states. The Soviet Union has always struggled and will continue to struggle against the aggressors who are trying by outside instigation to violate peace in the Middle East. This the Soviet Union has always done and will continue to do.”
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