New Israeli Leader Vows Peace Work
New Israeli leader vows peace work By the Associated Press had also been reached "on the modalities for the exchange of all remaining prisoners of war Yitzhak Rabin, promising to work for peace and the return of bodies." with the Arabs, replaced Golda Meir as pre- Wounded POWs were exchanged Saturday. mier of Israel yesterday. The change in In Beirut the usually well-informed digest leadership came as Syrian and Is- of news and opinion, the Arab raeli generals announced they World, reported that Secretary had completed plans for disen- of State Henry A. Kissinger has gaging their forces on the Go- sent secret messages to Israel lan Heights. and Syria spelling out unwrit- Rabin won approval in the Je- ten commitments connected with rusalem Parliament by a vote of the Golan agreement. 61 to 51. The balloting, with five abstentions, was one of the The Journal, without stating closest votes of confidence ever the source for its information, registered for a new government said the commitments involved as Palestinian in Israel. such issues guerrillas, the status of the It followed almost eight buffer zone and satellite re- hours of debate over the 52-year connaissance of the disengage- old Rabin's fragile, peace- ment area. oriented coalition cabinet. The messages state that the "Our policy is clear. We pre- United States will undertake far peace to new military vic- aerial and satellite reconnais- tories, stable peace, a just sance of the cease-fire lines peace, an honorable peace, but to check on compliance with not peace at any price," the re- the agreement and said the tired chief of staff and for- Soviet Union might carry out mer ambassador to Washington similar reconnaissance if it told parliament as it prepared ISRAE LI PREMIER wishes.
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