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U. S. GOVERNMENT EXPECTS
CONCESSIONS FROM ISRAEL ON
TERRITORY, ARAB REFUGEES
By MILTON FRIEDMAN
WASHINGTON. (JTA) — The Stale Department this
week made it clear that while the U. S. Government does
not insist on the readmission to Israel of 250.000 Arab re-
fugees, this does not mean that further concessions are
not expected from Israel on refugees, and territory.
The State Department's view was made public follow-
ing an account given this week-end by Daniel Frisch,
president of the Zionist Organisation of America, of his
talk with Assistant Secretary of State George C. McGhee.
Mr. Frisch told a meeting of the National Administrative
Council of the Z. O. A. that
Mr. McGhee denied to him that
the U. S. Government brought
“special pressure” to bear on
Israel.
Commenting on Mr. Frisch’s
report, the State Department
emphasized that Mr. McGhee
also pointed out to Mr. Frisch
that while the U. S. Govern-
ment does not insist on the ac-
ceptance of 250,000 Arabs, or
on any other specific figure,
this does not mean that further
concessions might not
be made.
“It may be stated,” the State
Department said, “that the ob-
servations attributed to As-
sistant Secretary McGhee (by
Mr. Frisch) regarding non-in-
sistence by this Government on
any specific figure in refugee
repatriation, or any specific ter-
ritorial settlement in Palestine,
are correct. It should be ad-
ded, however, that in making
these observations, Secretary
McGhee also made it clear that
this did not mean that further
9th Anniversary Dance
01 Cyrus Adler AZA
This Saturday Night _
Saturday night, August 27, in
the South American Room of
the Rice Hotel, the biggest
event on the social calendar
will be held.- With dancing on
the best floor in Houston, and
music by one of Houston’s top
bands, this year’s Anniversary
Dance of Cyrus Adler A. Z. A.
promises to be the best dance
given in recent years.
Herbie Brochstein, whose
band will be on hand from 8:30
till 1:00, has promised the best
dance music obtainable from
his all new eight-piece combin- •
ation.
As has been the custom in
the past, the dance will be semi
formal, and this year, there is
corsage ban. In addition, a
-tickling edition of the ‘*Ad-
Tatler” will be given " to
/ everyone attending.
'-'The admission is $2.50, stag
drag. Don Aronson and Bob
|7^t. dance committee chair-
yraen, extend a cordial invita-
Xfch to all to attend Cyrus Ad-
ler’s 9th Annual Anniversary
Dance this Saturday night.
concessions, both with respect
to refugees and territory, might
not have to be made by both
sides, if a real peace agreement
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MOVING CEREMONY MARKS
REBURIAL OF HERZL'S
REMAINS; ISRAELI CABI-
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JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
remains of Dr. Theodor Herzl,
political Zionism, were
week to their final
resting place on Mt. Herzl here
after being interred in Aus-
tria 45 years. Present at the
ceremony at which Herd’s cof-
fin was lowered into the grave
was the entire Israeli Cabinet,
all members of the Israeli par-
liament, the Jewish Agency ex-
ecutive and more than 6,000
persons invited to attend the
rites.
Army units presented arms
when the coffin arrived from
the. courtyard of the Jewish
Agency to the burial place at
ML Herzl. The chiefs of the
military services carried the
coffin to the grave where it
was put on a special platform
from which it was slowly low-
ered into the grave. The cas-
ket was then covered with
small blue-white sacks of soil
brought by delegations from
380 Jewish settlements from
all parts of Israel. The blow- '
ing of a military trumpet, ac-
companied by the roll of drums
signalled the conclusion of the
ceremony. Earlier the tradition-
al Kaddish prayer was chant-
ed by a cantor while the choir
of Tel Aviv’s Great Synagogue
sang verses from the Book of
Psalms as well as a special
song composed in memory of
Dr. HerzL
Thousand of Jews followed
the cortege of 64 vehicles which
brought the coffin from Tel
Aviv to Jerusalem. ’Die con-
voy reached the premises of
the Jewish Agency here at 8:15
a. m. after passing dense
crowds of settler and Army
units lined up along the entire
road from Tel Aviv to Jerus-
alem. The cortege slowed down
when it passed Jewish settle-
ments along the route.
Billy B. Goldberg Elected
New Head ol Houston
Zionist Organization
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Billy B. Goldberg, Houston
attorney, was elected president
of the Houston Zionist District
at a meeting held on Thursday,
August 18. Nathan Colish, Rev.
Philip Gorodetzer and Maurice
Krinsky were named vice-pres-
idents; Nathan Segal, secretary
and Jack J. Forman, treasurer.
Rabbi Wm. S. Malev is the out-
going president.
Elected to the Board of Di-
rectors were: Naftaly Abram -
owitz, Mrs. Esther Bistrow,
Morris Catchman, Ben Davis,
M. M. Feld, L. A. Freed, Sam-
uel Geller, Herman E. Gordon,
Louis Heintz, Harry Juran, Dr.
Marcus Levinson, Morris Rauch
Samuel Shainock, Morris Sha-
piro, Mrs. Freda Togal, Max
Suhl, Sol Freed and Morris
Wolf.
The Houston Zionist District
will be hosts to the forthcom-
ing 45th Annual Southwest Reg
ISRAELIS AND ARABS AT
LAUSANNE MEET TOGETH-
ER FOR FIRST TIME;
DISCUSS FROZEN ASSETS
LAUSANNE, (JTA) — Is-
raeli and Arab delegates to the
peace talks this week sat for
the first time at the same con-
ference table.
This was the opening meet-
ing of a new mixed committee
set up to discuss the “tinfreez-
ing” of assets blocked by the
two sides since war broke out
in Palestine. Members of the
Conciliation Commission also
took part Until now the Arab
and Israeli delegations have
met only the commissioners,
who relayed the views of one
side to the other.
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
U. N. Conciliation Commission’s
special Jerusalem subcommit-
tee is putting the finishing
touches on its plan for the
internationalization of the ci-
ty, it wag learned here. The
subcommittee’s plan will soon
be submitted to the full Com-
mission at Lausanne so that the
latter may present it to the
General Assembly next month
as part of an overall repost of
activities.
It is learned that the plan
provides for an overall interna-
tional control with complete
autonomy for the Jewish and
Arab areas. The plan is said to
be virtually a form of parti-
tion except that neither the
Arabs nor the Israelis will be
permitted to establish their cap
ital in the city. U. N. sources
admit that they do not have
the means to impose such s so-
lution, but they hope to bring
the plan into existence On pure
ly moral authority.
ional Convention, September
2-9 at the Rice and Shamrock
Hotels.
Congressman Emanuel Celler
one of the leading members of
Congress, who has recently re-
turned from Israel will addreas
the SW Zionist Regional Con-
vention. He will be one of the
principal peahen on Sunday,
September 4th at the tradition-
al JNF luncheon. He will share
honors with Mendel Fisher, na-
tional director of the Jewish
National Fund, who has also
just returned from Israel.
News of the announcement
concerning Congressman Celler
was confirmed by Dr. Marcus
Levinson who attended the
meeting of the National Exe-
cutive Committee of the ZOA
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The Workmen's Circle South
era District 30th Anniversary
Conference will take place La-
bor Day weekend, September
3rd through the 6th, 1949, in
Houston, Texas. Delegates and
guests will arrive for the con-
ference from 20 branches in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Lou
isiana, Tennessee and Texas.
National organizations with
which the Workmen’s Circle
cooperates are sending repre-
sentatives from their office in
New York.
The conference will unoffic-
ially open Friday September
2nd when the District execu-
tive committee will meet to
make final plans on the con-
ference activities. A 3 act play
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Impressions Of Israel SIX
Impressions of any newly vis-
ited country become a bit confus-
ing. All places are places of int-
erest. Each settlement, while dis-
tinct in itself, becomes a pattern
for other colonies and settle-
ments. It is certainly this way
in Israel. Each day seemed a con-
inuous visit to the settlements,and
kvutzas, and camps. If I men-
tion certain ones it is because
these certain settlements or kvut-
zas impressed themselves on my
mind more than others, or else
had a uniqueness of their own.
- There was Beit -Halluzuoth,
the home of 350 pioneer girls,'-
—clean, immaculate, inviting.
Here I carried out several mis-
sions assigned me by Houston
friends and I was able to give
sums of money to several of the
girls from their relatives. It was
good to see the reaction on die
faces of these people. They were
not looking out for themselves.
They were concerned with all of
Israel and with all Jews in die
outside world.
Another memorable visit was
the one to the Knesset — the
House of Parliament. There I
met and conversed with a num-
ber of the representatives and
members of the cabinet It was
thrilling to hear the debate go-
ing on. The translation was giv-
en me by my friend Mr. Sanders
and he also gave me the back-
ground of the question under
consideration. The Hebrew lang-
uage is a melodious one and '
quite expressive when one be-
comes emotional and argumen-
tative. I don’t now recall what
was being discussed, but k had
to do with housing and each
political party in Israel had at
least one speaker to give its views.
There were many visitors at ~
the Knesset, not alone tourists
like myself, but Israelis. Despite
the many conversations and aide
arguments and off-the-record dis-
cussions between members, the
Knesset was orderly and decor-
um exceptionally good. Th ere is
a solemnity to the session, a gen-
eral feeling that history is bring
made and the entire nation’s eyes
are focused on this hall.
The people of Israel are a well
informed people. Newspapers
and magazines can be found
most everywhere, in every home
or gathering place. Newspapers
are in evidence at the sidewalk
int-
“ g*»ng
on in England and die United
States is as well known in Is-
rael as in the respective coun-
tries. There seems to be suffic-
ient leisure, but this leisure time
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ernational events. What is soil
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