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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1975

Page

5

Ford orders review of Jewish officer postings to Arab regions

President Ford instructed the Defense Department to review policies on assigning Jewish officers to Arab countries after the Army Corps of Engineers admitted avoiding Jewish officers in Saudi Arabia. The Pentagon denied racial discrimination in overseas assignments and pledged thorough investigation.

Washington Ford Defense Department Army Corps of Engineers Saudi Arabia Pentagon Corps of Engineers Schlesinger United States Department of Defense Army White House Ron Nelsen Nessen Hollywood Fla Israel New York John H. Powell Jr U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Jewish Service Organization U.S Treasury Department Asst Gerald L. Parsky Parsky

Firms seek removal from Arab boycott blacklist

Several large U.S. firms report efforts to lift Saudi Arabia’s boycott with talks on criteria for restoration of trade. Monsanto Coca Cola Ford Xerox and others say negotiations continue though terms remain unclear and some were previously removed after long talks.

New York Saudi Arabia Frank Church Didaho Israel Philadelphia National Bank Monsanto Corp Monsanto Coca-Cola Co

OPEC Allows UAE Oil Price Cut Amid Demand Worries

In Vienna OPEC sanctioned a UAE price cut citing dwindling demand and dollar weakness. The communique allowed a 15 cent per barrel reduction to alleviate backlogs and rising revenue pressures in Persian Gulf states.

Vienna UPI Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC Persian Gulf States Emirates

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