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...delegates to the Palestine Liberation Organization's National Assembly in Cairo could hardly believe their ears. From President Gamal Abdel Nasser, they had expected the usual blood-and-thunder oratory they have heard from Arab leaders for the past 17 years-a harangue on the need to wipe Israel off the face of the earth...
Unclosed Eyes. Instead, Nasser reminded his listeners of the disastrous Arab summit meeting (TIME, June 4), which failed to reach agreement on a single agenda item. "We must face facts today and not close our eyes," Nasser declared. "Today each Arab state is afraid of the others. We are beset by suspicions, contradictions and distrust." This was confession enough, but the bombshell was still to come. Since the Arab states were not strong enough militarily to defend their planned diversion of the headwaters of the Jordan River, declared Nasser, "then I say: let us postpone the diversion. We must provide...
Morgan's bedside manner includes a willingness to accommodate foreign aid critics whenever it is possible without compromising the program itself. Thus, he worked with the Administration in writing amendments expressing the will of Congress not to give U.S. aid to Nasser's United Arab Republic, to countries that permit mob attacks on American property, or to countries that allow their ships to send goods to North Viet Nam that help the Communist economy and war effort...
...approving the air strikes against Israel, most Arab states warned Syria not to do anything to provoke the powerful Israeli army against them. Sanctions against West Germany were shelved, as was recognition of East Germany. Syria's case against Bourguiba met the coldest reception of all. Not even Nasser, whom the Tunisian President had accused of seeking control over all Arabs, was angry enough to consider throwing him out of the League...
...week's end Bourguiba sent off a 2,000-word letter to Nasser proposing a personal meeting. "We are in agreement on the heart of the problem," he wrote confidently. The only divergence was "about the course of action." Few observers expected either a meeting or any action...