May 7: I urge upon the administration a clear definition of its policy with respect to the Near East and Israel for events are confusing public opinion in the United States. The present meaning of the policy of "impartial friendship" for all the Near East states announced by the Secretary of State and the President earlier this year is in much doubt. This administration has a unique opportunity to exercise a strong and perhaps decisive influence for peace in the Near East. regional economic development and the resettlement of the Palestine Arab refugees for the very reason that its policy of impartial friendship was in the first instance accepted at face value by both the Arab states and Israel. But this influence cannot be exerted until our Government decides that the Near East is an area of vital interest for us rather than an area of special interect for Great Britain and that we have obligations there to bring about resettlement of the Palestine Arab refugees and respect for the threepower declaration of May 1950United States. United Kingdom. and Franceguaranteeing the existing armistice frontiers between Israel and the Arab States which can only be protected by a firm and definite policy. With this end in view I urge the announcement of the following as the Near East policy of the United States: (1) Arms should not be furnished any of the Arab States which are maintaining a state of war with Israel or unwilling to enter into peace negotiations. (2) United States will not accept the Arab definition of friendship to the Arab States as calling for enmity to Israel to guide its policy. (3) The United States policy objectives in the Near East are peace in the area between Israel and the Arab States. regional economic development. security against Communist subversion or aggression through regional defense and improvement of standards of living and development of free institutions in the area. and (4) The United States economic and technical assistance programs within the area will be pursued on a country basis but will provide that projects now pursued in individual countries can become regional projects open to participation of the other states in the area.
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