Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-21
lsroeli Premier Appeals
For Arms Contributions

JERUSALEM, Israel Sector.
Oct. q R.--Premier Moshe
Sharett made the drive for funds
to buy Israel arms official today
with q broadcast appeal for con-
tributions by Israeli citizens In
al walks Of life.
Mr.. Sharett urged that all
contribute to the limit of your
ability" because the purchase of
heavy ornaments will require
many millions of Israeli pounds
which have no coverage in this
years ordinary budget"
He referred to ''the impending
decisive military advantage OF
Egyptian enemy Of the country
planning aggression against Is
rael" and said, citizens must
realize this danger and give
money for arms purchases with
out delay"
Egypt. which recently an
nounced it viii purchase arms
from Communist Czechoslovakia,
also is conductings 3 financial
campaign among its citizens to
pay for them.
N. s. Attention Asked
Mr.. Sharett's appeal followed
o spontaneous movement among
the Israeli people who have sent
almost a million Israeli pounds
t$S60, 0001 to the Defense Min
istry in the past two days. Haifa
port workers pledged funds to
buy two Mosquito planes.
The prospect that Egypt's ar
senal strengthened with arms
from behind the IRON Curtain,
viii overshadow the Middle East
provoked fresh demands for Sc
curity measures In Israel.
Mr.. Sharett said last night
Israel is entitled to a guarantee
81 its security from the United
States and declared the matter
should get urgent attention in
Washington.
Perez Bernstein. former Trade
Minister and member of the
General Zionist Party, in an
article in the Tel Aviv Daily
Haboker. urged preventive
war" against Egypt before the
Arab neighbor acquires arms su.
periority.
Mr.. Bernstein said he would
not advocate this dangerous
measure" II he were not con-
WINGED that an Arab war for the
purpose of wiping "the Israeli
state from the map" was likely
He indicated some General
Zionists. who until now have held
aloof. were considering joining
the government Of Premier Des-
ignate David Ben-G urion.
The feeling Of a national emer.
sency was heightened by the
premier's call for a United States
security guarantee.
AS q result Of Egypt's recent
deal to obtain arms from Czec1o-
Slovakia, Mr.. Sharett declared
ut Is our bounden duty to pre-
pare for the worst, which seems
imminent"
Speaks TO Jewish Appeal
The Israeli Premier spoke tt
o 60-man mission representing
the United Jewish Appeal, ar
American organization which
raises funds for Israel.
I'VE now feel more urgently
entitled than ever before to .
security treaty with the United
States which would go a Ions
way toward buttressing our Sc.
curity and lettering from ag.
gression the forces Of evil" MIR
Sharett said.
"Our hope is that the Unitet
States Government will regart
the idea Of a security treaty witt
Israel, which has long been un.
der discussion and which wa
recently affirmed in principle
as q direct, urgent issue and ont
which can now be resolved with
out waiting for further pre-
liminary developments"
Egyptian Power Seen
An American guarantee wouls
not remove the necessity Of In
creasing Israeli armament sub
stantially, the Premier said
adding that the Czech deal
raised the prospect that Egyp
would have overwhelming mill
tary superiority over Israel.
Israel recently asked Britain
for o security guarantee also
United States Secretary o