President. in the press in Washington today and in the press in New York we have two widely divergent stories on what is happening in the latest chapter in Egypts propaganda against the United States. The Washington Post says in its headline. "Egypts Press Says United States Plot Stirs Revolts! The New York Times headline is "New Cairo Drive Aims at Refugees." We are told by the Egyptian press of secret negotiations between Iraq. Jordan. and Israel. with the United States in the alleged role -of mediator- to resettle in Iraq the approximately 500.000 Palestine Arab refugees now in Jordan. This is called an American plot. The facts of the situation are that the propaganda datelined Cairo. and emanating from the Governmentcontrolled Egyptian radio and press. deals -with the very lives of 922.000 Palestine Arab refugees. I wish to denounce this as false propaganda and it is exposed by the New York Times. It is dangerous propaganda. too. It plays with the misery ef human beings. -and holds back again the solution of this vexing problem of Ce Palestine Arab refugees. Such malicious irresponsibility must be promptly and unhesitatingly exposed. It must be well known to Colonel Nasser and his propagandists that riGts -and bloodshed among the Palestine Arab refugeeswhich have occurred beforeare the only likely Outcome of such false propaganda. The time is ripe for the United States to spark a major drive in the lMiddte East for the xesettlement -of th Palestine Arab refugees. including implemmntation of the Johnston plan fur the development of the Jordan River "valey. But this -would be done in the open. with full consultation of all parties and assurances of Israels contribution toward resettlement. CII--635 The Palestine Arab Tefrgees remain one of the most nettling problems standing in the way of some affirmative progress toward permanent peaoe and regional coopernion in the Middle East.
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