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N tnc Wofk OF creating SUCH
an institution. II this insti-
tuition ia TO be q success. the
function OF leadership must
helong 10 the Arab states them
selves.
I would hope that high on
the agenda Of this institution
would be action 10 meet one Of
the major challenges OF the
Near East. the great common
shortage-water,
Water Development
Much scientific and engi-
neering work is already under
way In the field Of water de-
veloplnent. For instance atomic
isotopes now permit us TO chart
the course Of the great under
ground rivers. And new
horizons are opening in the de-
sailing Of water. The ancient
problem OF water IL on the
the threshold Of solution.
threshold OF solution. Energy,
determination and science viii
carry 1t over that threshold.
Another great challenge fac
ing the area is disease.
Already there is substantial
effort among the peoples and
governments OF the Near East
to conquer disease and disable
ity. But much more remains
to be done.
The United States is pre-
pared TO join with other gov
ernments and the World Health
Organization in an about,
Joint attack on preventable dis
ease in the Near East.
Renaissance Predicted
But to see the desert blossom
again and preventable disease
conquered is only a first step.
AS I look into the future ! see
the emergence Of modern Arab
states that would bring to this
century contributions surpass-
ing those We cannot forget
from the past. We remember
that Western arithmetic and
algebra owe much to Arabic
mathematicians and that much
of the foundation Of the worlds
medical science and astronomy
was laid by Arab scholars
Above all. we remember that
three of the worlds great re-
ligions were born in the Neal
East.
But a true Arab renaissance
can Only develop in a healthy
human setting. Material prog
ress should not be an overrid-
ing objective In itself: but 1t Is
an important condition fol-
achieving higher human, cul-
tural and spiritual detectives.
But repeat, if this vision Of
the modern Arab community is
to come to life, the goals must
be Arab goals.
VII.
With the assistance Of thu
United Nations, the countries
of the Near East now have
unique opportunity to advance
in freedom, their security aIlc
their political and economic
interests. If a plan for peace Of
the kind I am proposing car
be carried forward, in a few
short years we may be able II
look back on the Lebanon anc
Jordan crises as the beginning
Of a great new era Of Arab his
tory.
But there Is an important
consideration which must re-
main in mind today and in thu
future.
End to Arms Race Seen
II there is an end to externa
interference in the internal al
fairs of the Arab states Of thu
Near East;
II an adequate United Nation
peace force is in existenc'
ready fo- call by countries fear
full for their security:
II a regional development in
stitution exists and is at worl
on the basic projects and pro
grams designed to lift the liv'
ing standards Of the area, sup
ported by friendly aid from
abroad and governed by TIN
Arab states themselves;
Then with this good prospect
and indeed as a necessary con
dition for its fulfillment. I hop,
and believe that the nations o
the area, intellectually and emo
tionally. will no longer feel tn,
need to seek national Securit.
through spiraling militar.
buildups which lead not onl,
to economic impotence but Il
war.
Perhaps the nations involved
In the 1913 hostilities may. a.
a first step, wish to call for
United Nations study of the fiov
of heavy ornaments to thos,
nations. My country would b,
glad to support the establish
ment Of an appropriate United
Nations body to examine thi
problem. This body would dis
cuss 1t individually with thes
countries and see what arm
control arrangements could b,
worked out under which the Sc
curity of all these nations coulC
be maintained more effectivel,
than under a continued waste
full, dangerous competition II
ornaments. l recognize tina
any such arrangements mus
reflect these countries owl
views.
VIII
have tried to present TO yo'
the framework of a plan 70