3. Matters dealing with the Central Boycott (of Israel) Office.
4. A note from the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Arab
oil reaching Israel.
5. A note on Israeli oil.
On December 8 the Committee submitted to the Secretariat General of the Arab League a number of recommendations aimed at
insuring Arab oil rights. Some of the important suggestions were:
1. The Arab League should be granted permits to explore for and
exploit oil.
2. Arab states should build refineries capable of providing
local needs with petroleum products,
3. Arab countries having oil industries should enlarge them,
and should build a network of pipelines reaching other Arab
countries,
4. Oil agreements should specify that no foreign state should
participate in the capital invested.
All laws and regulations related to the oil industry as
well as copies of agreements concluded with oil companies
should be sent to the Secretariat-General of the League,
Efforts should be exerted to prevent Israel from being
supplied with oil products,
YEMENI RULER WRITES EISENHOWER. BULGANIN, EDEN
Imam Ahmad, the ruler of Yemen, addressed personal letters to
President Eisenhower, Prime Minister Eden and Marshal Bulganin,
calling the attention of the three heads of states to the North
African situation and to French destructive action there. He appeal.
ed to them to intervene with France to stop such action and to help
the three North African Arab nations achieve freedom and independence
according to the principles set forth by the Charter of the United
Nations.
FROM THE PRESS
BRITISH-LED LIBYANS FIGHT OMAN FORCES
The Secretariat-General of the Arab League has been notified
of a British warning to the Imam of Oman to surrender his country or
face occupation. The Imam refused to surrender and indicated his
intention to defend his province at all cost. The Secretariat
General was informed that Omani troops encountered a British-led
group of Libyan soldiers. Twenty Libyans fell in the battle. The
number of British casualties was not known.
(Al-Ahram, Cairo, December 12)
U.S. ATTITUDE TOWARDS SURAIMI DISPUTE
The U. S. is still undecided as to its stand if and when the
Buraimi case is discussed in the United Nations. Al-Ahram's New York
