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Even the Arabs seem to be winking at the continued supplying of The Netherlands. Abdul Rahman al Attiki, Kuwait minister of oil and finance, is on record as saying: "If Europe wants to deprive itself of oil to help Holland, that is its business. But should they defy the Arab states by announcing solidarity with Holland publicly, then we shall take measures against them." The message could not have been clearer if it had been shouted from a minaret: Reroute shipments all you please-just don't talk about...
...STAR-SPANGLED BANNER illustrated by Peter Spier. Unpaged. Doubleday. $5.95. Author-Illustrator Spier, 46, an academy-trained artist who grew up in Holland and migrated to the U.S. in 1952, is one of the finest creators of children's books alive. He researches historic subjects (The Erie Canal, London Bridge Is Falling Down) for months, then meticulously re-creates an era in delicate pen-and-ink with pale watercolor washes. This time, with his customary blend of beauty and utility (opposite page), Spier presents the 25-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry...
...down. Though the Dutch were bound to suffer from their consistently pro-Israeli foreign policy over the years, many Dutchmen believed Van der Stoel's outspokenness - and Den Uyl's approval of Van der Stoel's views - goaded the Arabs to make an exam ple of Holland...
Good Training. Meanwhile, the Dutch are faced with the pusillanimous refusal of help from their European part ners, who have not displayed Holland's gutsy outspokenness to the Arabs. The Dutch stepped up pressure on their neighbors to get either Europe-wide political support against the Arabs or some kind of oil-sharing agreement to prevent a collapse of the Dutch economy. At first the Dutch had merely hinted they might cut off supplies of natural gas, 41% of which they export mainly to West Germany, Belgium and France. Last week, at a meeting of the European Economic Community...
...many take it in their stride . . . Look how beautiful a city can be without cars. This crisis is a good training for the things we will have to face sooner or later." To which De Telegraaf nastily commented: "Den Uyl's utterances are so much hot air, for Holland has virtually no influence on world politics. He should concentrate on governing the country...