THE WEEK

•We are happy to note President Eisenhower’s statement that no public funds have been employed by any of our military planning agencies for a “study of surrender.” We would be even happier to note a cessation of Administration policies directed to the same end, contributed—by such as Harold Stassen—free of charge.

•At this writing Israel – has okayed the request of the State Department to permit American Army planes to fly over its territory to Jordan, but yesterday the answer was No, as it was a few months ago in connection with another similar request, and as it may be tomorrow. The United States has done enough favors for Israel, it seems to us, to entitle us to expect that any request for “overfly” rights should be automatically granted. We have, after all, the Ultimate Weapon. If Internal Revenue started to disallow tax exemption of gifts to the United Jewish Appeal, Israel wouldn’t be able to pay the cable-cost of sassing our State Department.

•We are happy to note President Eisenhower’s statement that no public funds have been employed by any of our military planning agencies for a “study of surrender.” We would be even happier to note a cessation of Administration policies directed to the same end, contributed—by such as Harold Stassen—free of charge.

•At this writing Israel – has okayed the request of the State Department to permit American Army planes to fly over its territory to Jordan, but yesterday the answer was No, as it was a few months ago in connection with another similar request, and as it may be tomorrow. The United States has done enough favors for Israel, it seems to us, to entitle us to expect that any request for “overfly” rights should be automatically granted. We have, after all, the Ultimate Weapon. If Internal Revenue started to disallow tax exemption of gifts to the United Jewish Appeal, Israel wouldn’t be able to pay the cable-cost of sassing our State Department.