Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, chairman of the Conference of Republican Senators, today advocated a new program to stabilize the Middle East that would protect Israel’s security.
The Massachusetts Republican urged continuous direction of “every fact of our policies” to support the fact that “Israel is here to stay.” He recommended unrelenting efforts to work out a peaceful settlement between Israel and the Arab states without which “there will never be a relaxation of those tensions and a greater opportunity for freedom and economic opportunity in this important area of the world.”
He urged resettlement of Arab refugees and compensation for lost property and called for United Nations guarantees of boundaries of all nations in the Middle East. Another point in his proposed program was encouragement of private and public aid to the Middle Eastern states, including Israel. He urged that long-range policies encourage Arabs to develop truly independent and self-governing nations.
Chairman Theodore F. Green of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged President Eisenhower to dispatch a special “peace ambassador” to the Middle East. The Rhode Island Democrat suggested either Adlai Stevenson, twice Democratic Presidential nominee, or Thomas E. Dewey, former Governor of New York State. Sen. Green thought that an envoy with the prestige of either Mr. Stevenson or Mr. Dewey could help promote regional peace and stability.
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