U.S. ARMS MAY GO TO MIDEAST AGAIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 13, 2004
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 19, 1967
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TO M1IEAS1 TO MIDEAST AGAIN
in the Middle East between the
nations dependent upon Soviet]
military aid and those depend
lent on Western aid.
indicated today that the Ad, most urgent problem. In the
ministration was moving to past,, 20 per cent of Jordan's
ward a revival of its policy revenue came from $30-million
of providing sufficient' arms to in "budgetary support" supplied
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Rusk Hints at Renewed Aid Before the Arab-Israeli war last
month, the United States was
for Israel, Jordan, Saudi committed to provide Israel
Arabia to Counter Soviet with- two squadrons of A-4 at-
tack bombers, Jordan with two
squadrons of F-104 fighter
By JOHN W. FINNEY bombers, and Saudi Arabia
Special to The New.York Times . with Hawk antiaircraft missiles
WASHINGTON, July 19 - and ground support equipment.
Secretary of, State Dean Rusk Jordan is regarded by State
Department officials as the
on for perhaps six months. It
is generally recognized that the.
viability of. King Hussein's re-
gime and the kingdom's econ-
omy is likely to - be dependent
upon new United States -aid.
For the moment, Jordan's
ability to absorb new military
equipment is viewed as limited.
But some shipments are re-
garded as necessary to -help
Hussein -keep his armed forces
in line and - resist the pressure
from other Arab states to ac-1
cept arms from the Soviet Un-j
ion.
Mr. Rusk 'did not commit
the United States to renewed
military aid to the Middle East.
But he moved considerably be
yond the past State Department
position that military aid was
"under review," employing vir-
tually the same phrases used in
the past to justify arms sales
and gifts to nations in the Mid-
dle East.
The Jordanian armed forces
were being modernized with
new tanks and planes from the
United States.
After the war last month,
the Administration froze all
laid t to countries in the region.
conference be noted that
In a State Department news
'
introduction or new )ovieL ministration quietly gave $2-
weapons- into the region was million in "budgetary support
raising security problems for o Jordan - as the final install-
tates in)usly damage y
a ~a+l;he loss to Israel- of the- pro.
State Depai`eflt officials
said that a r" on arms
shipments was focusing on
Jordan, Israel and Saudi Arabia.
preoccupation at
time," he said.
well as certain
,
of resuming military-as well as,aid to Jordan.
econom ic aid to sumpt on of aid to Jordan.
as-the The Jordanian aecconomy,s seri-
i d b the war and
Israel and certain - pro-Western rent for the, fiscal year Just, Arab nations. - Now a new quarterly
The Secretary said that the'nstallment of $7 million is com
Administration was giving spe-- ng due, and a decision is re
quired. in the next few weeks'
cial. attention to the questionn resuming full-scale economic
o
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