Strauss. former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. have proposed an imaginative solution to these problems and I believe the Senate should promptly indicate its support for the plan. The plan envisages the construction of three very large nuclear desalting plants which will provide tremendous quantities of fresh water to the arid lands of the Middle East. The abundant supply of water will. of course. result in an enormous increase in agricultural productivity and in many jobs for the refugees now wandering aimlessly in the desert areas. The Eisenhower plan further provides a broad base for cooperation between the Israel and Arab Governments and would be a tangible demonstration of the U.S. efforts to find peaceful solutions to areas of conflict. Support for this plan was also voiced by the Republican coordinating committee when. on July 24. 1967. it recommended: The United States should propose a broadscale development plan for all Middle Eastern states which agree to live peacefully with their neighbors.
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