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...this troubled Mrs. Meir as her helicopter touched down on the White House lawn last week, her doubts seemed to be promptly dispatched. She was met with full military honors, a 19-gun salute and a warm welcome from the President. Obviously heartened by her reception, Mrs. Meir thanked Nixon "for enabling me to tell my people that.we have a great and a dear friend...
Phantoms and Skyhawks. In private talks, Mrs. Meir presented what she described as her "shopping list." In general, she wanted to be sure that the U.S. would continue to supply arms to Israel. Specifically, she asked for 25 more Phantom jet fighters (Israel has already begun to take delivery of 50, costing $200 million) and 80 Skyhawk jets. Noting the war's strain on Israel's budget, she requested a cut in the estimated 7% interest that Israel is still paying on the initial Phantom order...
...Meir's visit came as Washington sought solutions to the violence in the Middle East. In exchange for aid, the U.S. may ask Israel, among other things, to return some of the land captured in the 1967 war as part of a negotiated peace. Nixon also wants an end to the shootouts along the Suez. The Administration believes that Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser is the only visible Arab leader strong enough to negotiate peace. Any major attacks on his country could scuttle hope of negotiations...
Direct Talks. In Washington, Mrs. Meir repeated the negotiation terms on which the Israelis insist: either direct talks with the Arabs or none at all. She is especially adamant in her refusal to recognize any effort by the Soviet Union to arrange peace terms. This puts her at odds with the Nixon Administration, which believes that the Russians-as equippers of the Arabs -must play a part in peace as in war. Thus, when Secretary of State William Rogers met on two occasions last week with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, the Middle East was high on their agenda. Moscow...
...week's end, while Gromyko and Rogers agreed to talk further, Golda Meir prepared for a sentimental journey. After visits to New York and Los Angeles, she would return to Milwaukee, where she taught school before moving to Jerusalem in 1921. Even in Milwaukee, Middle East tensions will be apparent. With the Premier will be the largest security force to escort a foreign dignitary since Nikita Khrushchev visited...