Great Britain. and France. this action would enable the Middle East nations to reduce their armies. and to work for peace. Second. Require from the Israeli Government payment of reparations to Arab refugees. This would repay them for their property taken over by the Israelis or their Government. Third. Solve the refugee problem which resulted from creation of the modern Israeli State and the ensuing war with the Arab States. These people have been kept alive by United Nations aid. but their lot is one of corrosive frustration in the refugee camps. They are the symbol of Arab irritation and resentment against the formation of the Israeli State. Incidentally. Mr. President. the United States has been paying 70 percent of the cost. That is why I was there in 1953. to investigate the Arab refugee problem. Fourth. Let us develop these lands. let us make the refugees resourceful. not resentful. I said we could best do this by rebuilding their economic values. largely through the development of the water resources of the Middle East. International assistance toward this longtime goal of stability would be invaluable.
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