Israel Demands UN Action on Syrian Threats
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and not "in raising the scale of military action in violation of the
Several members of the council are expected to exercise their Armistice."
right of questioning Gen. von Horn.
He added that it was apparent from a preliminary study of the
The delegations representing both parties to the conflict — Israel reports from Major Gen. Carl C. von Horn, chief of UNTSO,. that
and Syria — conferred with the UNTSO head.
"there has been both provocation and retaliation" both of which "are -
- Upon his arrival here Sunday night, Gen. von Horn went into
contrary to the letter and spirit" of the armistice agreement and "can-
not be condoned."
conference with Acting UN Secretary-General U Thant.
When the Security Council commenced its meetings on Tuesday,
Farid Chehlaoui, Syria's permanent representative, demanded "se-
its president, assuming office for the month of April, was Daniel
vere and rigorous" condemnation of Israel. Michael S. Comay, Israel's
Schweitzer, Chile's permanent representative here. He is Jewish.
permanent representative, asked the Security Council to obtain from
There was a reliable, but unconfirmed report, to the effect that
Syria a promise to keep the peace in the Lake Tiberas area.
France has notified the United States it will refuse to vote in favor
The American ambassador then suggested that Gen. von Horn
of any resolution condemning Israel outright. France, as a permanent come to New York to be available for consultation.
member of the Council, has the right to veto any resolution before the
Acting Secretary General U Thant received the proposal with
body. It was considered unlikely that France would veto any resolution
coolness,
pointing out that Gen. von Horn had given In his reports
introduced by its American ally, but it was believed that, should the
all the information he had.
U. S. draft call for condemnation of Israel, France would abstain.
The UN officer declared in his reports that Israel had insisted
Israel Wednesday formally presented to the Security Council
on a peaceful solution in the Lake Tiberias area but at the same time
a draft resolution expanding tentative suggestions for a council
had warned Syria through UNTSO that Syria was "playing with fire."
measure on the Syrian situation.
He said in his report that he had proposed to Mrs. Golda Meir,
In one respect, Israel made its demand upon the Council some-
Israel's Foreign Minister, two steps to ease tension. One for a special
what milder than Tuesday. Instead of proposing that the Council
UN patrol boat on Lake Tiberias --- originally made by the late Dag
"condemn Syria," Israel's final draft would have the security body
Hammarskjold in 1956 — was rejected by Israel. The second — that
merely "express its grave concern at the attacks by Syrian armed
UN military observers be free to visit the demilitarized and defensive
forces against citizens and territory of Israel."
zones of both countries in the area "where each party suspects that the
The rest of the Israeli draft, however, is harsher than the previous
other built up and may continue to build up its forces" — was agreed
suggestions. The Israeli draft would have the Council not only express
to by both parties.
"grave concern" but would also-
1. Call upon Syria to "abide fully by all the provisions of the gen-
Ben - Gurion Confers With U.S. Envoy Over UN Action
eral armistice agreement, including Article I thereof, and in particular
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The seriousness with which Israel views
to prevent all illegal crossings from Syrian territory, to cease all in- the Syrian border situation and the Security Council debate opening
terference with Israel activities on Lake Tiberias and to desist from tomorrow on the matter, was stressed at a meeting between Prime
firing into Israel territory." Article I of the Syrian-Israel armistice Minister David Ben-Gurion and U.S. Ambassador Walworth Barbour.
agreement of 1949 provided specifically that the pact be "accepted
(In Washington, Israel Ambassador Avraham Harman conferred
as an indispensable step toward the liquidation of armed conflict and with Secretary of State Dean Rusk presumably on the American stand
the restoration of peace in Palestine.' The article also forbade either at the UN Security Council on the border clash.)
side to undertake. elan or threaten aggressive action against the other.
is understood that Ben-Gurion emphasized to the American
2. Find that "the policy of active hostility of Syria against Israel envoy It that
a one-sided Council resolution would mean the disregard
as proclaimed in official statements of its (Syria's) representatives, and of the fundamental fact that Syria, not Israel, initiated the aggression
in particular the constant threats against the terriorial integrity and on Lake Tiberias and that such an approach would be interpreted by
political inrlenendence of Israel."
3. Call upon Syria "to refrain from any threats against the terri- the Syrians as "a green light" for further aggression.
The Prime Minister underlined that fact that Lake Tiberias was
torial integrity or political independence of Israel."
wholly within Israeli territory and that Israel was determined to de-
Adlai Stevenson, making the first policy statement of the Kennedy fend its territorial integrity and would sternly oppose any encroach-
Administration in the United Nations on the Israel-Arab struggle, ment on its sovereignty. He stressed that a one-sided Security Council
chastised Israel for its retaliatory raid on Syrian gun positions in the resolution would also undermine United Nations authority and that of
Lake Tiberias area on March 18.
Stevenson said that whatever the facts might be in the newest the UN Truce Supervision Organization.
Pointing out that the UN truce chief's report submitted to the
fighting, "they do not, in our view. justify the Israeli reversion to any United Nations, clearly reveals Syria's guilt in initiating attacks on
policy of retaliatory raids." He said that if the UN peace-keening Israeli patrol and fishing boats. Premier Ben-Gurion stressed that
machinery in the area was not always sufficiently effective to "pre- Israel acted only under provocation and that, while she desires peace,
dude such difficulties," the answer was to improve the machinery she cannot let aggression
develop.
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