EGYPTIAN AID
W. German Threat (N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) BONN, February 16. West Germany threatened today to cut off economic aid to Egypt because of the Impending visit to Cairo of the East German President, Walter Ulbricht. At the same time, Israel angrily rejected the West German offer of compensatory economic aid in place of arms shipment.
The shipments were cancelled because of Egyptian pressure. The Prime Minister of Israel, Mr Levi Eshkol, said in Jerusalem that Chancellor Ludwig Erhard’s government gave in to Egyptian blackmail in ending arms shipments to Israel.
The triangular dispute began when President Nasser, who had long demanded an end to West German arms shipments, invited President Ulbricht to Cairo, from February 24. West Germany objected to the visit, claiming it amounted to de facto recognition of the East German Government.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30677, 17 February 1965, Page 14
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