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Israel Asks U S for Arms Aid Amid Middle East Tensions
Israel presented a list of defensive weapons it seeks from the United States as Egypt accelerates a deal with Communist Czechoslovakia. Abba Eban, Reuven Shiloah, and Col. Ratciel Salmon met acting secretary Hoover to urge swift action. President Eisenhower urged a peaceful Israeli Arab settlement and said the U S would consider requests for needed self defense arms but not fuel an arms race in the Middle East.
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