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Government Division
Closing Campaign
Reception Tonight
A major campaign closing
reception for the -Government Workers Division of
the 1980 United Jewish Fund
(Campaign   will   be   held
| tonight at 7 p.m. at the Gov-
| ernor's   Mansion,   358   N.
j Parkview Ave.
■ Barbara   -Roman    and
■ Larry Braverman, Co-Chair-
1 persons of the Government
'.Division, stated that over 160
government employees have
made a pledge to, the United
Jewish Fund Campaign,
thus entitling them to attend
the Reception. They added
that any government worker
not previously making a
pledge ahd wishing to attend
the Reception can make
their pledge at the door.
The keynote address at the
- reception will be given by
Dr. Arieh Plotkin, a noted Israeli scholar. In 1935, when
Arieh Plotkin was 14 years
old, his father saw signs of
trouble in Germany and secured papers for his family
'  to go to Palestine.
The night before the family was to board the train to
freedom, N their Rabbi told
them,  "You are going to
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State Department Says Pres. Carter
Will Invoke 'Executive Privilege'
Model Seders At Tifeteth Israel
An important aspect of the curriculum for the teaching of Passover to today's young people has become a
yearly ritual in and of itself at Tifereth Israel Religious
School.
Once again, this year, the students and staff of the
school, under the direction of Principal Evelyn Nateman, are "preparing for the Pesach Sedarim in their
homes by preparing for ''Model" Seders in the school.
After the preparation and the performance of the
Model Seder in the school, the students feel familiar
and comfortable with the important Seder ritual to be
performed in the home.
The Model Seders at Tifereth Israel are made possible through the generosity of the Katz 'family as a
gift in memory of the late Myrtle Katz. They are one of
the highlights of the school year, providing fond memories for the participants for years to come.
Preparing for the Tifereth Israel Model Seders are
from left: Mike Gutter, David Osipew, Deeria Gutter,
Scott Norban and DebbyPolster. Kiddush Cup; candles
sticks, and Matzah-cover courtesy of T.I. Sisterhood
Gift Shop.
By Joseph Polakoff
WASHINGTON.
(JTA)—The State Department made it clear late last
week that it )S*pects President Carter to invoke
"executive privilege," the
purpose of which would be to
deny the Congress documents and other information
it may seek with regard to
the U.S. vote in support of
the United Nations Security
Council's March 1 anti-Israel
resolution which the'President subsequently repudiated as a "mistake."
The Department's chief
spokesman, Hodding Carter,
said he was "confident" that
"we will uphold the Constitutional separation of powers
(between the legislative and
- executive branches) formally and finally when Congress may speak to us." Reminded by a reporter that a
basis for President Carter's
election in 1976 was his commitment to "open govern-
.ment spokesman said  'We
will address the problem as
it becomes necessary. Our
basic legal position is established."
In a letter to the House
Foreign Affairs Committee
yesterday from Assistant
Secretary of State foiACon-
gressional Relation's J.
• Bryan Atwood, delivered
shortly before it began its
hearing on a resolution of inquiry into the UN vote "mistake," the State Department
said it would not provide the
committee'with its informational materials given to the
President because they
would fall under "executive
. privilege."
Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman
(D. NY) who, with Reps.
. Christopher Dodd (D. Conn.)
and Hamilton Fish (R. NY)
is seeking an open hearing
on the steps that led to the
U.S. vote,- told the House
committee   that-   previous
administrations   used   the
tactic of executive privilege
to hide embarrassing information. This was apparently
•. axeference to.suchactions in
the'Nixori Administration.
Hodding  Carter,  without
mentioning former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger by name, remarked
that "My boss' predecessor
was eloquent on the subject"
of executive privilege and
this is "something much
higher than embarrassment."  .     ,
The   House   committee
hearing ended with chairman Clement Zablocki (D.
Wise),   who. is   usually
sympathetic to, the Administration's positions, winning
agreement    to    summon
Secretary  of  State  Cyrus
Vance to appear.before it,
"hoepfully   next   week"
behind qjosed doors. It was
unlikely lthat Vance's subordinates   or   any   White
Hosue personnel would be '
summoned to testify without
a  battle within the committee. Meanwhile, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which was to have
held a hearing on the same
matter last Thursday, had
not yet scheduled a firm
date.       --   _.     .
There is a feeling iri some
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Exclusive Interview. Bush's Views On The Middle East
Editor's Note: White House correspondent Trude B. Feldman Is currently interviewing and tiling stories*
on the presidential candidates. The following Interview took place before the
United Nations Security Council's
March 1 anti-Israel resolution.
By Trude B. Feldman
White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON,
D.C—George Bush, Republican presidential hopeful,
differs- sharply from president Carter on United States
policy in the Middle East-He
also sees the President as
"vacillating" and "pulling
back from commitments" to
Israel and to America's
allies around the world.
The former Texas Congressman, United Rations
Ambassador and C.I.A. director has strong .reservations about Carter's concept
of a "comprehensive" Middle East peace settlement.
"I oppose a comprehensive settlement," Bush told
me in an exclusive interview. "In my judgment, that
would bring the Soviets back
into the Middle East
equation. Eqypt kicked the
Russians out and we don't
want them back in there," he
/     said.   .
Bush is convinced Israel is
this country's staunchest
ally In the Mideast. "We
\ have not only a moral but a
strategic interest in Israel's
security," he said. "Unfor
tunately, recent actions by
this Administration have
made Israel uncertain about
United States support."
As President of the United
States, Bush said he would
reiterate support for United
Nations Resolution 242, but
he would "not try to redefine
it, as others have attempted."
Neither would he want it to
be re-written so as to bring
the Palestine Liberation Organization into the peace
talks, as the Carter Administration seemed to favor last
Fall. Since Israel and Egypt'
both opposed any PLO role,
Bush noted, the. United
States backed away from the
idea.
Bush also said the first
' thing he would do in the Middle East would be to make
clear his conviction that'
American policy must,be
based on two main principles:
(1) We must keep our
moral and strategic commitments to Israel, and 2) We
must protect and improve
our relations with moderate
Arab states.
"A strong and consistent
America can do both," he observed. "One is not incompatible with the other."
Bush added, "I don't think
a quick fix is possible in the
Middle East. It ought to be a
step-by-careful step negoti-
.  ation between the parties,
the United States' role being
that of a catalyst."
While Bush does not favor
America's having permanent naval or air bases in the
Middle East, he does want to
have facilities which the United States can use from time
to time.
"I am opposed to permanent American bases because
I am convinced that they will
ire as an excuse for the
SoViets to put a major permanent base of their own in
thfearea," he stressed. "The
SovietsTnustf not get back in
the Middle East with a large
and permanent presence.
But our Country does need
places where it can berth its
ships and land its planes
from time to time or, if
needed, in an emergency.
"The best thing the United
States can do is keep our defenses strong so we can project conventional forces into
the Middle East if necessary," he said. "If you can
do it, you won't have to do it.
"Most important, we must
have our allies and friends
know, that we will keep our
word," he said.
■. Bush is equally adamant
on the subject of the PLO.
"My view is that the PLO
must' renounce terrorism.
There is a certain moral plateau to which the United
States must adhere," he emphasized. *'We cannot permit the PLO to enter the
peace process unless and until • its basic charter is
changed."
It is the perception of
America as "weak, always
willing to back away, to
vacillate, unable to shape
events, unwilling to keep
commitments, in short, a
faithless ally" that disturbs
George Bush when he looks
at American foreign policy,
today.
He adds pointedly: "If we
, officially talk to the PLO before the organization takes
the fundamental step of
recognizing Israel's right to
exist, we add to this perception of the United States."
Bush believes the Camp
David accords are only the
first step on the road to a
Mideast settlement. "We
must build on the Camp
David accords to show that
negotiations can lead to star
bility and peace," he said. "I
give President Carter credit
for bringing Premier Begin
and. President. Sadat together. Frankly,"I didn't
think that that would
happen.
"But we must make sure
that all parties to the conflict
recognize Israel's right to
exist with secure and recognizable boundaries," he
said. "We must also make
clear that America will defend its strategic interest in
the area, including Israel."
Bush also believes that
Jerusalem should remain a
united city with continued
George Bush, Republican presidential hopeful,
makes a point during an exclusive interview with
White House correspondent Trude B. Feldman at
. Washington, D.C'S Jefferson Hotel. Phoiojiy Alex Diamond.
guaranteed  access  to  the -
holy shrines by all religious
groups.
Bush was chairman of the
Republican National Committee from January, 1973 to
September, 1974, during
which time he actively
sought and was successful in
increasing participation by
women and minorities in the
G.O.P. (Grand OldParty).
He was chief of the United
States Liason Office in the
People's Republic gf China
during the period of deepening hostility between China
and the Soviet Union. And as
director of the Central Intelligence Agency, he helped
write the Executive Order
that guaranteed the protection of civil rights of U.S."
citizens.
But it was Bush's experience as U.S. Ambassador to
the United Nations (1971-73)
that first catapulted him into
world prominence and that
has shaped much of his
thinking in international affairs.
"The United Nations was
created as a body in which
the nations of the world
could air their differences
and work, in a rational atmosphere, toward settling
those differences;" Bush
said, adding: "That, atleast,
was the original theory behind the formation of the Se-
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