Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-23
u. S. Stands Firm
on Israel
Concessions
Barred; Ebon
Due Here
BY the Associated Press

The Eisenhower administration
appeared firmly opposed today to
any further United States con-
jcessions to get Israel to withdraw
its troops from areas taken from
Egypt.
officials said Secretary OF State
Dulles, keeping close touch with
President Eisenhower, is deter
mined that Israel will have to
modify its position. They said
the United States position will
not be altered.
Israel's Ambassador Abba Eban
! is flying back from Jerusalem
after urgent consultations with
Israeli Premier David Ben
Gurion. After stop at London,
Mr.. Eban is due back in WASH
Iington tomorrow to pick up his
talks with Mr.. Dulles and other
United States officials.
Mr.. Eisenhower and Mr.. Dulles
are awaiting Mr.. Eban's return,
repeatedly with a new message
from Mr.. Ben Gurion, before de-
Gliding on this country's next
move on the question of sanctions
against Israel.
The President received an
other message from Premier
Ben-Gurion yesterday. but the
White House declined to dis
close its contents.
/ Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty told newsmen he was
not certain, but that he guessed
the message was sent after Mr..
Ben-Gurion, in a speech to the
Israeli Parliament Thursday
night, refused to accept United
States proposals for withdrawal
OF Israeli forces from areas cap
tured from Egypt.
Sees Dulles 80 Minutes
Mr.. Eisenhower and Mr.. Dulles
conferred for 80 minutes at the
White House yesterday on the
stubborn crisis. An announce
ment by Mr.. Hagerty after
the conference made it clear that
in spite of Mr.. Ben-Gurion's re-
lection of presidential appeals,
the President and Mr.. Dulles
still hope for drastic revision of
Israeli policy.
They made it clear the door
still is open for further negotia-
, tons. asn1
The President put in half a
day at his deSk-almost entirely
on the Israeli situation-then
spent the afternoon in relaxa-
ton in the White House living
quarters.
Mr.. Hagerty said the President
still has that cough. but outside
of that he's feeling fine"
U. n. Motion Offered
The Asian-African bloc yes
terday moved formally in the
United Nations for SANCTIONS
against Israel. The United States
wants. if possible, to avoid such
action.
Debate is scheduled to start in
the U. ~ Monday on the Asian
African proposal to condemn
Israel and invoke economic and
military measures against that
country.
Mr.. Dulles and Mr.. Eban met
last Friday, Saturday and Sum-
day Mr.. Dulles failed then to
win Israeli withdrawal from the
GAIA Strip and the mouth of the
Gulf of Aqaba. These are posi-
tons the Israelis took from
Egypt in last falls fighting.
Israel has refused to relinquish
them without firm guarantees
against subsequent Egyptian ha-
raSsment and blockage.
U. S Offer Made
In a move to induce Israel to
withdraw from the disputed
areas, the United States has Of
fered to declare its support of
free navigation in the Gulf Of
Aqaba and to work Tor station
ing of a U. ~ force in the GAIA
Strip to prevent Egyptian COM
mando raids on Israel.
But Israel has refused to bulge
until Pets what it regards as
ironclad security guarantees.
Last Sunday Mr.. Eisenhower
issued a statement saying Israel
had "the maximum assurances"
it could expect. Then last
Wednesday night in a Nation
vide -television speech, he
said that if Israel persists IN re-
fusing to withdraw its troops.
the u. N. would have mo choice
but to exert pressure"