Nevertheless. there is no substitute for the eye. and as one studies the situation. certain conclusions become clear. I quite agree with the Senator from Alabama. The resettlement of the Arab refugees is fundamental to peace in that area. That will require the cooperation of Israel. the Arab States. and the Western World. including ourselves. There are many transitional steps which can be taken. In my opinion. there can be no adequate solution until there is a concerted plan for better use of the water in the area. including the development of the Jordan project. which would absorb approximately 75.000 of the Arab refugees within Israel and 125.000 of those within Jordan. and also the full development of the TigrisEuphrates Valley. which in the days of the Babylonian Empire gave a comfortable standard of living to 15 million people. whereas there are now only 5 million people there. The Government of Iraq is the only government which is using its oil revenues for the benefit of the people. and it is devoting 70 percent of its oil revenues to the development of that canal system and to other projects. In that connection. Iraq deserves to receive technical assistance. the services of engineers. and so forth. If the project could be fully developed. there would be sufficient work and sufficient land for the remainder of the Arab refugees now in the State of Jordan. There are complex problems in regard to the political relationship between Jordan. Iraq. and so forth. But the problem is soluble. provided there is a will and leadership. While I did not intend to discuss today the Presidents program. but. instead. intended to confine my remarks today to the specific question which probably will come up tomorrow in the United Nations. namely. what will happen to the Gaza strip. the Straits of Iran. and the border. nevertheless I will say that the Eisenhower doctrine does not address itself to the real issues. it does not deal with the problem of the relationship between the Arab States and Israel or to the problem of the Arab refugees or to the problem of possible attacks by one Arab State against another Arab State or. as I have said. possible attacks by several Arab States against Israel. Furthermore. it does not deal with the problem of internal subversion in these countries. Presumably all it does is to address itself to the question of overt aggression.
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