United States opposition to the Arab boycott directed against Israel was reiterated by Assistant Secretary of State Frederick T. Dutton in a letter to Rep. Leonard Farbstein of New York. The Congressman had inquired about reports that the Lebanese authorities have blacklisted four American firms because of their business ties with Israel, In his reply, Assistant Secretary of State Dutton stated:
“The U.S. Government’s opposition and our non-condonation of it has been made known to the Lebanese Government as well as to other Arab Governments on a number of occasions in the past. Our position on this issue is unmistakably clear, Should the blacklist reports be substantiated and the firms to which you refer approach the Department for assistance, the Department will, of course, be prepared to protest the boycotting on the grounds of principle to the Lebanese Government.”
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