Speech #850016015

It is my recommendation that an effort be made to solve these problems in the following manner: First. Israel must be made to understand that if it is to continue to exist as a separate. independent nation. it must remain within fixed boundaries. boundaries which might be guaranteed by the United Nations or even the United States. it is my feeling that the Arab world would probably accept a State of Israel based upon the 1947 General Assembly resolution if it were assured that these boundaries were to be fixed and made permanent. Scccnd. the Arab refugees should be repatriated or. with respect to those not desiring repatriation. should be adequately compensated by Israel for the lands taken from them. Third. the Arab States and Israel should cooperate in developing the water resources of the Middle East to the end that more lands can be brought into production to provide a decent standard of living for the peoples of the area. This development could be undertaken in a number of waysthrough the United Nations. with loans from the United States. or by the creation of a Middle Eastern Development Authority financed by the International Bank in cooperation with other sources.