N ew Israel-Syria Clash Reported
Israeli observers have said that
present methods. noted that! was not an answer. Expansion of
loss of life, he stated, "were
the UNTSO in the Middle East while Egypt has considerabl y in.
UNTSO's
force
includes
only
creased air patrols along the Is
TEL AVIV — With the ink beyond what had been expected observers. that UNTSO has only ; would not be effective, he said.
border and over Sinai. Presi-
scarcely dry oh the LINT security . or planned" in the retallatarY la few border observation posts j El Farra insisted that recent
dent Nasser's
Council's censure motion against raid.
apparently
the buffer under- disagreements among the Arab did not intend regime
and
cannot
"play
to make an issue
Israel for a retaliatory raid on
Eban, who flew to the United
forces."
He
then
states
are
"healthy."
peace
taken
by
• the Israel
over the shooting down of two
we nesday. said
Jordan, Syria and Israel exchanged States Wednesday.
Israeli called on all the states involved
ARAB LEAGUE MEETING
Soviet-made MIG-19 jets Nov. 29
gunfire for 20 minutes Sunday p an a(been
• u 13 a f e w to give their fullest cooperation , Secretary-General
Abdel
Khalek
by an Israeli jet pilot.
morning.
houses in the Jordanian village. :
Hassouna
of
the
13-nation
Arab
Official sources said the ex- which had been used as a base to UNTSO.
r,
The observers said that if
Israel Monday expressed its
change started when Syrian hill- for Arab infiltrators, causing loss "concern" to Lt. Gen. Odd Bull, Lea,ue summoned Arab foreign Egypt wanted to build up ten-
of
ministers
and
military
chiefs
side positions east of Jordan fired of life and property in Israel.
chief of staff of the UNTSO. over :
session sion, it would have played up
shots into Israeli territory north of
"If
t the Arab Legion." he con- Syria's continuing incursions into . Wednesday
' staff to an in emergency
Cairo
to
discuss
the the incident in a typical "vie-
the Sea of Galilee.
had not arrived, there ; Israel from the demilitarized zone military situation on Israel's bor-
tin ied,
tory" communique. So far, how-
In Hebron, Jordan, where ten- would have been no loss of life. : between Israel an d Syr ia.
' ders. Increased commando harass- ever, Cairo Radio has made no
•
sion was still high after the But
But developments during the ac- •
reference to the air clash in its
IN DEMILITARIZED
ZONE
was told that
Syrian ! ment and guerrilla tactics were broadcasts, reporting only that
Nov. 13 raid on border villages
expanded, and had the effect
Bull
Gen.
by Israel, troops a n d police of expanding th , scope of the ac- farmers have recently started graz- , expected to be proposed.
two of its planes had been acci-
(Reports from Damascus re-
re-
seized a quantity of arms and
lion and increasing the loss of life.
dentally downed. This treatment
ammunition. A number of Pales- This expansion led to a correspond- ing their herds in the demilitarized ceived in the U.S. said that Jor- was considered evidence t h at
King Hussein told a press Egypt wants to close the inci-
tinian flags were flying from
ing escalation of political reac-one.
; ' ficial
Two
ago. the
of-
was days
informed.
Syria UN
ferried
conference in Amman that Jordan dent.
prominent buildings in the area, tions."
tractors
across
Jordan
into
the
would agree to basing United Na-
where demonstrators recently
WIDER UNTSO FORCE?
zone and began plowing in that tions peace-keeping troops along
Well-informed political experts
demanded the arming of border
'
Eban said that he did not regard
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villagers. Some s t r e e t-n a m e : war between Israel and the Arab
the Israel-Jordanian border.)
also in-
-
abinet was also
The e Israel Cabinet
plates, carrying names of mem- states as "inevitable." "It is just formed
-
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ormed
by
Prime
Minister
Levi
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9,
1966
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bers of the Hashemite royal as unlikely that there will be gen-
shkol that, thus far. the govern-
family, have been defaced or era) peace. either," he added.
e c e i x-
s n ot received
,Arn.oerndt
torn down, the sources said.
The Israel Cabinet Sunday heard ,
rhoam Washington edabooufft icriael- ' -)----ivt-s-rt--
from
However, in Jerusalem, the regu- a report from Eban on develop- ported plans for sealing the Arab-
lar monthly convoy to the Israeli ments in neighboring Jordan.
Israeli borders through mechanical
enclave on Mount Scopus. which
May your Hanuka Candles
It decided to take no action at and electronic facilities.
is completely surrounded by Jor- this time on a proposal made by
Eshkol told the cabinet about
danian-held territory, went up to United Nations Secretary-General his conversation here last week
exchange the police personnel ' U Thant for enlarging the role of with U.S. Sen. Edward M. Ken-
Wednesday after it was delayed the United Nations Truce Super- nedy. in which the latter queried
Burn Brightly and safely
two weeks because of the tension vision Organization by adding a the Israeli premier about Israel's
following the Israeli reprisal raid. helicopter and a speedboat on Lake reactions to recent developments
The convoy, accompanied by Tiberias to the LINTS° facilities. in the Middle East.
With hope of freedom
United Nations jeeps, made its
Upon his arrival in New York,
The decision was taken after
way through the populated Jor- Eban reported on Thant's sug-
Sen. Kennedy said that the
danian streets without incident on gestion to this effect made last
United States government should
For all humanity.
its way up to the hilltop site of
assure "all parties" in the Middle
week in a memorandum to the
the old Hebrew University and Security Council. Than pointed
East that "it will guarantee the
lladassah Hospital buildings. The
integrity of Israel."
out that the secretary-general
Jordanian authorities imposed no has not yet approached Israel
lie upheld the American atti-
curfew on pedestrians or traffic on the matter, confining his sug- tude in the United Nations Secur-
as the convoy passed through the ; gestion only to a Security Council
ity Council which, a week ago.
streets with Jordanians seen going
censured Israel for its Nov. 13
note.
about their business as usual.
It was pointed out in the cabinet raid into Jordan. lie advocated
RAID 'BEYOND PLANS'
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rael's foreign minister, admitted
Israel nor the Arab states had an attempt "to communicate better
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agreed to the proposals. Israel, with each other."
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raeli troops had hit the Jorda- i panding the UNTSO into a "third came to Israel from a skit to
nian illage of Samna "harder : force" in the area.
Jordan, during which he visited
than intended." The fighting and
Thant reiterated the UNTSO's the Samoa area which was the
Mom TPA News wires)
,
—
%Ycj ins gnsttrance tAgeticy
target of the Israeli retaliation
raid, and the Arab refugee camps .
He also told the newsmen that he
had always opposed the use of
United Nations Relief and Works
Agency funds for refugees receiv-
training- from the "Palestine
The Hermelin Agency
and Office Staff
Liberation Organization," and that
he continued to do so "after sisit-
ing the camps."
He said that
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States decision to cut its •witrihu-
tions to the UNRWA and
said he would raise that i,n• on
his return to the United States
with the goal of achieving restora-
tion of the UNRWA budget.
( The United States pled;_!ed last
week-end 522.000,000 to the l'nited
Nations Relief and Works Agency
for the year ending .June 30. 1967.
The pledge, announced by l' S.
Ambassador Harding Bancroft. is
S700.000 below the amount the
United States gave for the fiscal
year ending last June 30.)
COMAY ON TELEVISION
Interviewed on the CBS tele\ i-
sion program. "Face the Nation."
Michael S. Camay, the Israeli am-
bassador to the United Nations.
and Muhammad H. el Farra. the
delegate from Jordan. said Sunday
they felt the arms race in the
Middle. East was leading the area
toward disaster.
Comay, in reply to a question
about possible future retaliatory
raids against Arab countries. said
"No government can shed its re-
sponsibility to protect its citizens."
El Farra said his country
would take all necessary meas-
ures for self-defense if attacked,
but he considered the real an-
swer in "finding sonic solution
so that arms are not needed."
The two men did not appear
together for the interview. El
Farra entered the studio only after
; Comay had left by another door.
Comay said he believed neither
, side could afford an arms race;
El Farra said an arms embargo
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