Sen. Wayne Morse, Oregon Independent, today took the Senate floor to sharply criticize administration policies in the Near East and charge that some U.S. officials apparently are -willing to “trade the freedom of the people of Israel for Arabian oil.”
Sen. Morse told the Senate that, since Secretary of State Dulles’ visit to the Near East, the administration has been “trying to win the friendship of the Arab states at the expense of Israel.”
The Senator made known that the new foreign aid bill contains only a mere pittance” for Israel. He said he has been assured that Israel would get about $40,000,000, considerably less than in previous years – but even this reduced amount has not been firmly specified.
Sen. Morse reminded the Senate that the United States and other free countries, as a result of the Nazi persecution of Jewry, pledged support and safety for Israel as a homeland of the Jewish people. He indicated that the new administration has failed to treat Israel fairly, and invited the attention of the Senate to the facts of the current situation.
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