Our country should not be alone in any initiative in the Arab landsWest Germany. Italy. France and the United Kingdom have all indicated their interests in helping in the Near East and should be invited to join in as partners. At the session of the United Nations General Assembly which was recently conducted. strong efforts were made but without success to break through the wall of Arab intransigeance and start negotiations toward a solution of the Arab refugee problem. These efforts should be continued in every possible area. The argument is frequently made that the Arab states might not work with us because of Arab nationalist pressure.