Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D.,N.Y.) and seven Jewish organizational and congregational leaders spent an hour Thursday afternoon telling Assistant Secretary of State Joseph J. Sisco why Israel needs more Phantom jets. Mrs. Abzug said later that Sisco told them “that despite widespread interpretations of recent State Department statements, no decision to discontinue the sale of Phantom jets to Israel has been made.” She stated further: “If that is true, the weight of American opinion must be brought to bear on the government now…On the eve of a UN debate on the Middle East, such a statement (that a military balance exists) could be easily misinterpreted, encourage an aggressive attitude by Egypt and thus diminish the chances for a political settlement through direct negotiations between the two parties.”
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