Ambassador Gunnar Jarring's Mission to the Middle East As Special Representative of the Secretary-General

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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM INTERIEUR

TO: U Tta~nt r,,nDATE: 22 November 1967 A: ~The Secretary-General)vvý1ýREEENE

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FR~OM: C . A. Stavropoulos DE: The Legal Counsel

SUBJ ECT-- OBJET: Terms of Reference of the- Sertr Gnrls Representative for the Middle East

1. At your req~uest I am submitting herewith a preliminary analysis of the terms of reference of the Secretary-Generalts Representative for the Middle East. In this memorandum I am confining my comments to two important issues: (1) the functions of the Special Representative, and (2) the meaning of the term "States concerned". I have not in the present paper attempted. to analyze the "provisions and principles" in the resolution which ý-provide the framework within which the Special Representative will operate.

Functions of the Special Reoresentative

2. Security Council resolution 81/242?, adopted on 22 November 1967, in paragraph 3 "Reuet the Secretary-General to designate a Special Representative to proceed to the Middle East to establish and maintain contacts with the States concerned in order to promote agreement and. assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the provisions and principles in this resolution." 3. Tlhe term "Special Representative" was used in the resolution rather than such terms as "~mediator"l and "good offices" which have more or less well-established meanings in general international law and in United Nations practice. A brief analysis of these two concepts may, however, be desirable in order to provide a background for the examination of the functions of the Special Representative.

4. Lauterpacht's Seventh Edition (1952) of Opperiheimts International Law, Volume II, Section 9, page 10, states the position in general international law as follows: - 2-

"A theoretical distinction exists between good offices and .mediation. The difference between them is that, whereas good offices consist in various kinds of action tending to call negotiations between the conflicting states into existence, mediation consists in direct conduct of negotiations between the parties at issue on the basis of proposals made by the mediator. However, diplomatic practice and treaties do not always distinguish between good offices and mediation."

5. United Nations practice supports the right of the mediator to submit proposals. In some instances the mediator has been expressly requested to make suggestions, while in others though not expressly requested he has done so. For example, General Assembly resolution 186(S-2) of 14 May 1948 appointed a tIN mediator in Palestine whose functions included the use of his good offices to promote a peaceful settlement but notwithstand- ing the absence of an express reference to a right to make proposals, the mediator exercised such a right without objection being taken thereto* idke- wise, the Security Council resolutions 39(1948), 47(1948) and 51(1948) Which established the United Nations mission for India and Pakistan although they mentioned "good offices" and "mediation" did not expressly authorize the making of suggestions or proposals but nonetheless the mission did in fact submit formal proposals to the Governments of India and Pakistan. Also in the case of the mediator on Cyprus (Resolution 186(1964))recommendations were made by the mediator to the parties, although in this case this action of the mediator was subject to strong exception by one of the States concerned.

6. It therefore seems that under both general international law and United Nations practice, a mediator has an inherent right to submit proposals and suggestions to the parties whilst "good offices" consists of action tending to call negotiations into existence although the latter may be regarded as only a stage in the process of mediation. With reference to this last point, the Security Council Committee of Good Offices on the Indonesian question on occasion made suggestions informally to the parties without objection being taken to this procedure.

7. The Security Council in choosing to authorize the Secretax~y-Generalg in Security Council resolutiontS/2472, to designate a Special Representative appears to have sought to avoid use of both the description "mediator" and the term "good offices" in order to achieve maximum flexibility in the scope and function of the Secretaz7-General' s Representative within the confines of the directions given in paragraph 3 of the resolution.,* 8, Such an intent would be in accord with the views expressed by representatives of Member States in the Security Council as to the means and courses of action open to the Special Rersnaie Such views indicate that there was wide agreement that the resolution should include

*In this connexion it cannot be concluded from the debates in the Security Council that the resolution precludes the use by the Special Representative of such of the traditional techniques encompassed by the terms '!iiediation" or "good offices", as he deems suitable and useful, .w3 - clearly stated provisions and principles which should provide the framework within which the Special Representative should work and govern any agreement between the parties, but at the same time, the Representative should be left the maximum freedom to choose the methods which he should employ to promote agreement. It should be noted that in introducing the United Kingdom draft resolution which was subsequently adopted unanimouslzy, the representative of the United Kingdom stated: "As to the third operative paragraph, I have said before that I consider that the United N~ations Special Representative should be free to decide himself the exact means and methods by which he pursues his endeavours in contact with the states concerned both to promote agreement and to assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted and final settlement*"

,9. Although it is considered that the Special Representative has a wide freedom of choice as to the methods he should employ in performing his functions, it is necessary to refer to the text of paragraph 3 of the resolution in order to determine those functions. a* He is to function in the Middle East* b. He is to establish and maintain contacts with "the States concerned"t (see section dealing with "States concerned" infra) a. He is to promote agreement which in the context means he is actively to pursue an agreement between the parties and which could lead to the making of proposals as appropriate (see paragraph 7 suPra ) d. He is to assist efforts, which means that he is to aid the parties in their owni efforts "to reach a peaceful and accepted settlement",g i~e. a peaceful settlement agreed to by the parties.

The one restriction on the Special Representative is that he must perform the above functions within the requirements of the provisions and principles stated in Security Council resolution §/242. Finally, although there is no express provision to that effect, the implication of paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 11/242 is that the Special Representative must repert to the Secretary-General as soon as possible in order that the Secretary-General may himself cemply with the request that he report to the Security Council.

The meaning of the term "~the States concerned" 10. In respect of the function of the Special Representative, referred to at paragraph 9(b) above, the following should be noted: -4-

11. The concept clearly includes Israel and those countries from whose territories Israel troops are to be withdrawn (Dyria, UAR and Jordan). It must also be taken to include those countries which actually participated in the fighting during the recent conflictt In order to avoid a dispute as to this question, it would perhaps be preferable to refrain from listing such States.* In this connexion it should be noted that the Secretary-General in his letter dated 13 June 1967, in reply to a letter dated 12 June 1967' from the Acting Permanent Representative of Israel (both published in document S/7985), the Secretary-General stated that

a. the text of Security Council resolution 233 was sent on 6 June 1967 to the Foreign Ministers of Israel,9 Jordan, Syria and the UAR since according to official information then available, only these States were actually involved in the hostilities. On 7 Julie 1967, resolution 234 was communicated to the Foreign Ministers of those States;

b. the texts of Security Council cease-fire resolutions 233 and 234, were sent on 7 June 1967 to the Foreign Minister of Iraq "1since a statement of the Foreign Minister of Israel had indicated that Iraq was also participating in the fighting"'; c. the texts of these two resolutions were communicated on the same day to the Foreign Ministers of IKuwait, Saudi Arabia and Sudan,, following consultations with the Permanent Representative of those countries; do the texts of both resolutions were sent with a note verbale to the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tanisia and Yemen.

12. As regards Lebanon,, although no hostilities occurred between that country and Israel, and although no Lebanese territory is occupied, it is the Israeli view*that the Israel-Lebanon Armistice Agreement is no longer valid with the result that, in fact., no official contact between the two countries is now possible. It is also true that Lebanon's policy vis-4-vis Israel would appear to be relevant to operational paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (ii) of the resolution. Furthermore, the reference in operative paragraph 2(b) of the resolution to the refugee problem and the need to achieve its just settlement necessarily makes the language of paragraph 3 directly relevant to Lebanon. 13.* In a more general sense the term "the States concerned" would appear to extend to those States in tithe Middle East" which maintain "claims or states of belligerency" vis-4-vis. Israel and States which, as a matter of declared policy do not "respect" or "acknowledge the sovereignty" of

*This view is not accepted by the United Nations or by Lebanon. I'

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Israel, its "territorial integrity" and "political independence"* It should not include such States which simply to not recognize Israel as a State, but which do not otherwise meet the criteria set out in sub- paraipaph (ii).

14 * Reference to the list of countries which attended the Khartoum Summit Conference of Arab Heads of State is of relevance here, in view of one of the decisions adopted on 3 September 1967: That decision, according to IKeesing's Cdntemporariv Archives was to reject "any reconcilia- tion with Israel- MThe 6onference decided to enforce 'the principles of non-recognition and-non-negotiation, and to make no peace with Israel for the sake of the rights of the Palestine people in their homeland'". Thairteen Arab countries were to attend the Conference (of which eight were represented by Heads of States): UAR Tordant Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Kuwait, Sudan, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia$ Algeria and Syria: The Syrian representatives., however, did not participate in the Conferences departing from Khartoum on 30 August 1967. It is uncertain as to whether all of these States can be said. to be in the area to which the Special Representative is to proceed, in order to take up his duties, i~e. the Middle East.

* 15. Given the numerous issues involved as they are expressed in paragraphs I and 2 of the resolution,, it is impossible to draw firm conclusions on the exact meaning of the term "the States concerned",f and thus to list those States. Bather, it appears necessary to conclude that when, in the opinion of the Special Representative, a position adopted by any State in the Middle East can be said to have a direct bearing on one or more of the principles affirmed in operative paragraph 1 of the resolution or the needs affirmed in operative paragraph 2, that State may be considered as being within the scope of the term "the States concerned" with respect only to that position which brought it within the scope of the term. Illustrative of this approach is the situation of Lebanon which, as indicated above is concerned with a refugee problem., the just settlement of which is called for in the resolution.

160 In summary, it may be concluded that "the States concerned" in descending order of involvement include, in the first level, Israel,, Jordan, Syria and the UA1, secondly Lebanon (which is a party to a general armistice agreement with Israel and a host to Palestine refugees) and thirdly Iraq. (which participated in the fighting). Beyond the foregoing it would seem advisable to retain a broad degree of flexibility with respect to other States depending upon their direct "concern" in the particular question with which the Special Representative is dealing at the time. In fact such flexibility mazy prove to be desirable on particular issues even with respect to the States mentioned in the first sentence of this paragraph. 22 November 1967

Statement by the Secretary-General

The resolution just adopted by this Council requests the Secretary-

General to designate a Special Representative who is to proceed to the

Middlb East in order to 6stablish and maintain contacts with the States concerned with a vi~ew toward promoting agreement and assisting efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the provisions and principles of the resolution. tha~ resaiiWtA nn-Povides for a highly j-portc+rt I wish, therefore, to assure the Council of my intention to take the required action without delay. Since last May at the time of my visit to Cairo when I first advanced the notion of a Special Representative to the Middle East, I ha~vte given much thought to the question of who, in the light of all the necessary quhlifications, might best be sought to carry out the heavy responsibility of this assignment and I have engaged in a number of informal consultations on the matter with interested parties. As a result, I am now able to inform the Council that I am inviting Ambassador

Gunnar Jarring of Sweden to undertake this task and I have reason to be~lieve that he will be willing to do so. I am confident that he will

do all that can be done.

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Statement by the Secretary-General

The resolution just adopted by this Council requests the Secretary-

General to designate a Special Representative who is to proceed to the

Middle East in order to establish and maintain contacts with the States concerned with a view toward promoting agreement and assisting efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the provisions and principles of the resolution. [This key provision of the resolution provides for a highly important step] I3wish, therefore, to assure the Council oftmy intention to take the required action without delay. Since last May at the time of my visit to Cairo when I first advanced the notion of a Special Representative to the Middle East., I have given much thought to the question of who, in the light of all the necessary qualifications, might best be sought to carry out the heavy responsibility of this assignment and I have engaged in a number of informal consultations on the matter with interested parties. As a result,, I am now able to inform the Council that I am inviting Ambassador

Gunnar Jarring of Sweden to undertake this task and I have reason to believe that he will be willing to do so. I am confident that he will do all that can be done.

cix4AA PE~[ANEN ~SNorLq SwEnEN

T'O TflhlE UN11'EO NATIONG

New York, November 23, 1967,

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My dear Secretary-General,,

With reference to your letter of today enclosing a message from you to Ambassador Jarring I am pleased to inform you that, after conveying the message to Mr. Jar- ring in Moscow, I have just received his reply which he asks me to forward to you, Mr. Jarring states that he accepts your invitation to serveasa Special Representa- tive in accordance with the terms of Resolution S/RES/242 (1967) adopted by the Security Council on 22 November, * 1967, regarding the situation in the Middle East. Mr. Jarring wishes me to inform you that he propo- ses to arrive in New York on 26 November, 1967, in the evening. Sjincerely youtp,

Sverker .Xstzi~m

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The Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Sec- retary-General of' the United Nations and, with refe- reAce to the Secretary-General's note of~ today regarding his invitation to Ambassador Jarring to serve as the Special Rep'resentative provided for in Resolu- tion S/RES/242 (1967) adopted by the Security Council on 22 November, 1967, has the honour to inform the Secretary-General that the Government of Sweden is willing to make Mr. Jarring available for this mission, The Permanent Representative of Sweden avails himself of' this opportunity to renew to the Secretary-Gene- ral of' the United Nations the assuranceoof' his highest consideration. New York, 23 November, 19674,6&

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Note to the Permanent Representatives of Israel PAR- Jordan Lebanon

The Secretary-General of the United Nations presents his compliments to the Permanent Representative or______to the United Rations and has the honour to refer to Resolution SM/IS~2k2 (1967) adopted by the security Council at Its 1382nd meeting on 22 'November 1967. In that resolution the Security Council "Requests the Secretary-General to designate a special Representative to proceed to the Middle East to establish and maintain. contacts with the States concerned in order to promote agreement end assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the provisions and principles in this resolution".

The Secretary-General has the honour to request the Permanent

Representative of ______to Inform his Government that he is designating Ambassador Gunnar Jarring-of Sweden as his Special Representative in pursuance of the Security Councfl resolution. Ambassador Jaring Is at present serving as the -Ambassador of Sweden to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Oovernment of Sweden has ageed to make Ambassador Jarring available for the United. Nations assigrnent in the Middle East.

Prior to his present post, Ambassador Jarring served at various times as Swedish Minister to India, to Ceylon, to Iran, to Iraq and to Pakistan. He was Director of the t'ol itical Division of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Atffairs from 1953 to 1956 aid was Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations from 1956 to 1958, during which time he served on theI Security Council from 1957 to 19508. AMetr leaving the United Nations

A A Ambassador Jarring served for a. period as Swedish Ambassador to the 'United States of America.

Ambassador Jarring will be proceeding to the Middle Past very soon. The exact date end time of his arrival In the area will be cmmunicated later;.

The Secretary-General takes this opportunity to express his earnest hope and his confidence that each of the Ooverrnents concerned will extend to Ambassador Jarring Its full co-operation and will afford him all facilities necessary for the effective discharge of the Important task entrusted to hint.

The Secretazr-Oeneral avails himself of this opportunity to express

to the, Permanent Representative of ______the assurances of his highest consideration.

'A UNITED NATIONS Press Services Office of~ Public Information United Nations, N*Y.

(MR USE OF INORATION M4EDIA -- NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD)

Press Release SG/A/55 B 10/534 23 November 1967

SECRETARY-GENERAL DESIGNATES MIDDLE EAST SPECIAhL REIPRESENTATIVE

'The Secretary-General, U Thant, today designated Gunnar Jarring of Sweden as the Special Representative who is to proceed to the Middle East, in accordance with resolution 242 (1967) adopted by the Security Cou~ncil on 22 November. In that resolution, the Secturity Council requested the Secretary-General to designate a Special Representative to proceed to the Middle East to- establish and maintain contacts with the States concerned in order to promote agreement and assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the-provisions and principles in the resolution. The Secretary-General was requested to report to the Security Council on the progress of the efforts of the Special Representat ive as soon as possible. Born on 12 October 1907 at Brunnby, Sweden, Mr. Jarring is at present his country's Ambassador to the Soviet Union. He was Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1956 to 1958 and served as Sweden's Representative in the Security Council from 1957 to 1958. Prior to taking up his present post in Moscow, he was Ambassador to the United States, 1958 to 1964. When Sweden was a member of' the Security Council, Mr. Jarring served three times as itsPresident, in February 1957, and in January and December 1958. In that capacity, he was requested by the Council in February 1957 to examine with the Governments of India and Pakistan any proposals which, in his opinion, were likely to contribute towards the settlement of the India-Pakistan question and to visit the Asian continent for that purpose.

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Prior to his appointment as Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, Mr. Jarring had served in the Ministry for Foz-eign Affairs in Stockholm and in Swedish diplomatic missions in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Ethiopia, India, Ceylon and Palkistan. Mr. Jarring received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1933 at the University of Lund, Sweden, where he served as assistant professor of Turkic languages from 1933 to 194+0. During that-period, he travelled extensively in Soviet Central Asia, China, Afghanistan and India. In 194+0, he joined the Swedish Ministry f~or Foreign Affairs and was assigned to the Swedish Legation in Ankara. Subsequently, he held posts in Teheran and Baghdad, 194+1-46; -andAddis Ababa, 1946-4+8. In 1948, he was appointed Minister to India and later also to Ceylon. In 1951, he was Minister to Iran, Iraq and Pakistan. lie was Head of the Political Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, from 195-3 to 1956. Mr. Jarring has published works in the linguistic, ethnographical and -political fields. He is married and has a daughter,

* *** * UNITED NATIONS SECURITYGENERAL Distr. S/8259 .COU N CIL2 November 1967 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

Note by the Secretary-General

The resolution adopted by the Security Council on 22 November 1967 (S/RES/2)-i2 (1967)), in its operative paragraph 3, "Requests the Secretary-General to designate a Special Representative to proceed to the Middle East to establish and maintain contacts with the States concerned in order to promote agreement and assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the provisions and principles in this resolution". This provision of the resolution, on the one hand, requires careful consideration and,, on the other must be implemented expeditiously. Since last May, at the time of my visit to Cairo, when I first advanced the notion of a Special "Representative of the Secretary-General to the Middle East, I have given much thought to the question of who,- in the light of all the necessary qualifications, might best be sought to carry out the heavy responsibilities of this challenging assignment, and I have engaged in a number of informal consultations on the matter with interested parties. Consequently, I am happy to be able now to inform the Council that I am inviting Ambassador Gunnar Jarring of Sweden to accept the designation for this vital task and I have reason to believe that he will be willing to do so. I am confident that Ambassador Jarring will do all that can be done in carrying outý the assignment. In pursuance of the above action I am, on 23 November 1967, addressing the following note to the Governments of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the United Arab Republic:

"The Secretary-General of the United Nations presents his compliments to

the Permanent Representative of ______to the United Nations and has the honour to refer to Resolution S/RES/2)42 (1967) adopted by the Security Council at its 1382nd meeting on 22 November 1967. In that resolution the Security Council 'Requests the Secretary-General to designate a Special Representative to proceed to the Middle East to establish and

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maintain contacts with the States concerned in order to promote agreement and assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the provisions and principles in this resolution'.

"The Secretary-General has the honour to request the Permanent

Representative of ______to inform his Government that he is designating Ambassador Gunnar Jarring of Sweden as his Special Representative in pursuance of the Security Council resolution. Ambassador Jarring is at present serving as the Ambassador of Sweden to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Government of Sweden has agreed to make Ambassador Jarring available for the United Nations assignment in the Middle East. "tPrior to his present post, Ambassador Jarring served at various times as Swedish Minister to India, to Ceylon, to Iran, to Iraq and to Pakistan. He-was Director of the Political Division of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 19535 to 1956 and was Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations from 1956 to 1958, during which time he served on the Security Council from 1957 to 1958. After leaving the United Nations Ambassador Jarring served for a period as Swedish Ambassador to the United States of America. "tAmbassador Jarring will be proceeding to the Middle East very soon. The exact date and time of his arrival in the area will be communicated later. " The Secretary-General takes this opportunity to express his earnest hope and his confidence that each of the Governments concerned will extend to Ambassador Jarring its full co-operation and will afford him all facilities necessary for the effective discharge of the important task entrusted to him.

"The Secretary-General avails himself of this opportunity to express

to the Permanent Representative of ______the assurances of his highest consideration." PERMANENT 15 EAST 70TH STREET REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK, N. Y. 10021 TO THE UNITED NATIONS TRAFALGAR 9-3611

24 November 1967

.Excellenicy,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your Note of 23 November.1967 in which you inform me that you have designated Ambassador Gunnar Jarring of Sweden as your Special Representative, in pursuance of Resolution 242 (1967) adopted by the Security Council at its 1382nd meeting on 22 November 1967.

1 am glad to inform you that my Government has instructed me to place myself at the disposal of Ambassadbr Jarring in order to facilitate the discharge of his important task of assisting the States concerned-to promote agreement on the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. /

G deon Rafael Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations

His Excellency U Thant The Secretary-General The United Nations New York, New York 10017 UNITED NATIONS Distr. S EC U R ITY 06,GEN ERAL

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BBPOBT -BY THE SECRETAMRY'AGENERAL-0N THE" PROGBESS- V THE EFFORTS .OF THE SPECIAL ýREPRESENTATIV TO THE MIDDLE EAST

1, In pursuance of paragraph 24 of Security Council resolutiton 2142 (1967) of 2!2 November 1967,, I'am submitting the following report on the progress of the efforts of the Special Representative to the Middle East. 2. on 25 November 1967 1 re~ported to the Council (s9/8259) that I~haa invited Ambassador Gunnar V. Jarring of Sweden to accept the designation as the Special. Representative mentioned in paragraph 3 of the Council'is abo've-tnentioned resolution. Ambassador Jarring accepted this designation and arri-ve-d- at United. Nations Headquarters on 26 November. 3. While at United Nations Headquarters Ambassador Jarring had di~scussions concerning his mission with me and with some of my colleagues in the Secretariat. He also consulted with the Permanent Representatives of Israel,, Jordan, Lebanon,, the Syrian Arab Republic and the United Arab Republic., and with some others., regarding his mission. 24. While Ambassador Jarring was at United Nations Headquarters he decided., after consultation with the parties concerned and with the concurrence of the Government of Cyprus;, that he would set up the Headquarters of the United Nations Middle East Mission (UN~ME) in Cyprus. 5. Ambassador Jarring left N~ew York for Cyprus on 9 December 1967, arriving there on 10 December. From Cyprus Ambassador Jarring embarked upon a first round of visits to interested Governments mainly for the purpose., as described by Ambassador Jarring, of getting acquainted. He visited Beirut from 12 to 124 December, Jerusalem from 124 to 16 December., and mA1a~i from 16 'to 18 Decdember. He visited Cairo from 1-8 to 20-December,, returning on ýthe latter date to his Headquarters in.Wyrusý' During each of these visits he met the Head of State and other high officials.

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6. Ambassador Jarring reports that in all the countries he visited he -was received with the utmost courtesy and with ex-pressions of willingness to co-operats with his mission. He further reports that all the Governments visited welcomed the prospect of his early return to continue the conversations. He has, therefore, indicated his intention to proceed to Jerusalem on 26 December, and subsequently to visit the other capita2ls. 7. Ambassador Jarring also reports that each of the Governments visited agreed that the details of the conversations with him should be kept confidential. 8. During the couitse of Ambassador Jarring's mission, I shall. be report~ng to the Council from time to time in order to keep the members informed of Amubassador Jarringts efforts and progress. 0

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JA ýaA 'O, DBAF TCZ General Terms of Reference for the Special Representative to the Middle East

1. The basic mandate of the Special Representative is that defined in

operative paragraph 3 of the Security Council resolution of 22 November 1967

(S/RES/242) to the effect that he is "to proceed to the Middle East to

establish and maintain contacts with the States concerned in order to promote agreement and assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in

accordance 'with the provisions and principles in this resolution;".

2. The wording of the above paragraph indicates clearly that it is the

expectation that the activities of the Special Representative will be in the

area where contacts with the States concerned are to be established and

maintained.

3. Although the resolution itself gives no guidance as to the precise

mealing of "~the States concerned",, it is assumed that in the first instance the

States concerned are Israel and the four Arab States adjacent to Israel

namely Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the United Arab Republic.

4. The definition of the mandate of the Special Representative is

sufficiaatly general to afford a substantial flexibility in the functioning of the Special Representative in the Stx steps he may take, the efforts he may make., the services he may render such as an intermediary or channel of

communication, the catalyst function he may perform and the suggestions or

proposals he may put fbrth in seeking to promote agreement and to assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement.

5. The scope of the efforts of -the Special Representative is defined by

the provisions and principles of the resolution of the Security Council as

set forth in operative paragraphs 1 and 2 of the resolution and it is within

this framework of provisons and principles that he is expected to carry on his work., 2.

6. It is expected that the Special Representative will, at the outset, explore thoroughly with the Governments of each of' the States concern-ed

their vie'ws, ideas and proposals relating to the principles of' operative

paragraphs 1 and 2. The Special Representative willI establish a

suitabole headquarters for the duration of' his mission in dcation in or

near the M~idd~le East area.

7. The Special Representative will be expected to keep the Secretary-General

regularly informed on his activities and progress in order that the Secretary-

Gene ral in turn may report to the Security Council In this respect the

Special Representative will note that operative paragraph 4 of the resolution

has requested the Secretary-General "ito report to the Security Council on

the progress of the efforts of the Special Representative as soon as possible"1 .

8. The duration of the assignment is indeterminate and indefinite, it being

left to the Special Representative in consultation with the Secretary-General to

decide when he has done everything that he regards as possible and feasible to

achieve the goals set in operative paragraph 3.

9. The Secretary-General will provide the Special Representative with such

staff as he may require, together with such facilities and services including

means of transportation and communication as may be necessary to the efficient

functioning of the mission.

10. The Special-Representative shall take leave of absence from service with

his Government and for the duration of the mission shall be under contract to the

United Nations as a member of the United Nations Secretariat with the rank of

Under-Secretary in the top echelon, 3.

/11. In carrying out his task the Special Representative will necessarily

take note of the manner in which the resolution deals with the

principles involved. In this regard,, the two principles mentioned in

operative paragraph 1 of the resolution, namely withdrawal of Israel ts armed

forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict and the termination of

all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgement

of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every

State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized

boundaries free from threats or acts of force, are treated differently from

the principles affirmed in operative paragraph 2. Operative paragraph 1

affirms that "rthe fulfilment of Charter principles requires the establishment

of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East which should include the

application of tne two principles mentioned in that paragraph. Operative

paragraph 2 on the other hand Itaffirms further the necessitytt of the three

principles stated in that paragraph. It will be the case, of course,, that the

two sides will have conflicting views as to the priority which the Special

Representative should accord to and the importance which he should attach to the

principles stated in the resolution. j UNITED NATIONS

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REPOTir flY THE 3ERArYC A OTT THE FOGYMS OF TIFE, ZFFORTS OF TKi-, SeLCIAL EXP IRINTATIVE. TO THEB MIDDEE WAT

1. On 22 December 1967, in pursuance of' paragraph 4 of' Security Council resolution 2)42 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 1' submitted to the Security Counc,11 a~ report (3/8309) on the progress or the ef'f'forts of' the Special Represenitative to the Middle East, Ambassador Gunner Jearrinrg. The purpose of~ the present report is to cover his activities since 22 Decemaber 1967. 2. On 26' Deeember 1967 Atlbassaelor Jarring left hi'#s Headquarters in Nicosia for Jerusalem, from-where he went to Cairo on 02-December, returning to Nicosia on 30 Dece~mber. On 3 Januan-y 1968 he visited Jerusalem again, returning to Nicosin on ~4January. On 7 January he went back to JCITusalem and on the same day to Amiman, Af'ter returning to Nicosia on 10 Janiuanry, Aml~assador Jarring paid a one-day ric-it to B~eirut om-the following day. On 16 Jam'iary he-went again to Jerusalem and on the same day to Cairo, from where he intendso to return to Nicosia on the afternoon of 18 Jantuary. 3, It would be premtature at this time for me to report to the Council on the substance of' Ambassador Jarringts talks thus far with the Governments colncerned, since these talks are continuing at the wish of' the parties and have not readhed the stage at which any conclusions can be dravn. It may, however, be stated In*genPerDl that the talks have covered two types of' questions. The first of' these is conc mred 4th the large and. fundamental problems, which are of' course the most difficult ones and vhich are referred to in Secul-ity Council resolution 2~42 of' 22 Novembsr 1.96T,. Thoe, second type of' questions are the kind of' secondary problmms, the solution of' which would contribute to an improvement of' the general atmosphere by relieving certaln unnecessary hardships which have essentially resulted from the hostilities in June 1967. Such questions include the release of' the ships stranded in the Suez Canal, the exchange of' prisoners of' war and certain measukbes of' 1 hz-naitaxian character.

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4i. Ambassador Jarring has been in regillar ccommunmi,'atton with me throughout the talks and keeps me fully Informied,. He sees, no need to return to New York for consultations at -this stage of his mission, nor do I. 5. It is pertinent to note that the courtesy and willingness to co-operate on the part of all the Governments visited, which was reported in ray first report (S/8309), have continued to prevail. Ar.-bassador Jarring also reports that all of the Governments visited have ex-pressed positive reactions concerning the desirability of c(. ritinued steps to improve the general atmosphere Wbiile at the same time searching for solutions to the fundamental problems. The Governments visited have also expressed the wish that the ro~und of talks with Ambassador Jarring should continue, and he and I both tak~e the same position, At the same time we are mindful of the time factor. TO. THE SMIECIRUT GENEWRAL

re-- General Terms of Reference for the Special Representati've to the Middle East

1. The basic mandate of the Special Representative is that defined in operative paragraph 3 of the Security Council resolution of 22 November 1967 (S/RES/242) to the effect that he is "tto proceed to the Middle East to establish and maintain contacts with the States concerned in order to promote agreement and assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the provisions and principles in this re solution;"

2. The wording of the above paragraph indicates clearly that it is the expectation that the activities of the Special Representative will be in the area where contacts with the States concerned are to be established and maintained.

3. Although the resolution itself gives no guidance as to the precise meaning of t"the States concerned"1 , it is assumed that in the first instance the States concerned are Israel and the four Arab States adjacent to Israel, namely Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the United Arab Republic.

4i. The definition of the mandate of the Special Representative is sufficiently general to afford a substantial flexibility in the functioning .of the Special Representative, in the steps he may take, the services he may render such as an intermediary or channel of communication, the catalyst function he may perform, and the suggestions and other efforts he may make in seeking to promote agreement and to assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement.

5, The scope of the activity of the Special Representative is defined by the provisions and principles of the resolution of the Security Council as set forth in the second preambular paragraph and in operative paragraphs 1 and 2 of the resolution,, and it is within this framework of provisions and principles that he is expected to carry on his work.

6. It is expected that the Special Representative will, at the outset, explore thoroughly with the Governments of each of the States concerned their views,, ideas and proposals relating to the provisions and Principles of the Resolution. The Special Representative will establish a suitable headquarters for the duration of his mission in an appropriate location in or near the Middle East area.

7. The Special Representative will be expected to keep the Secretary- General regularly informed on his activities and progress in order that the Secretary-General in turn may report to the Security Council. In this respect the Special Representative will note that operative paragraph 4 of the Resolution has requested the Secretary-General "to report to the Security Council on the progress of the efforts of the Special Representative as soon as possible".

8. The duration of the assignment is indeterminate and indefinite, it being left to the Special Representative in consultation with the Secretary-General to decide when he has done everything that he regards as possible and feasible to achieve the goals set in operative paragraph5 of the Resolution.

9. The Secretary-General will provide the Special Representative with such staff as he may require, together with such facilities and services including means of transportation and communication as may be necessary to the efficient functioning of the mission.

10. The Special Representative shall take leave of absence from service with his Government and for the duration of the mission shall be under contract to the United Nations as a member of the United Nations Secretariat with the rank of Under-Secretary in the top echelon and subject to Secretariat Rules and Regulations.

11. The Special Representative, if the situation requires it and the parties wish it, may serve as witness or third party signatory to any agreement, concord or arrangement being entered into by the parties. bet~ailed Tcrams of ileferonce arid noteo3 for pwurLl zj of the Special Ropresentative only

1. For a detailed study of the phrase "States concerned"t see Legal Office note annexed.

2. In carrying out his task the Special Representative will necessarily take note of the manner in which the resolution deals with the principles involved. in this regard,, the two principles mentioned in operative paragraph 1 of the resolution, namely withdrawal of Israel's armed forces from territories occupied i~n the recent conflict and the termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force, are treated differently from the principles affirmed in operative paragraph 2. Operative paragraph 1 affirms that "~the fulfilment of Charter principles requires the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Aiddle East"t which should include the application of the two principles mentioned in that paragraph. Operative paragraph 2 on the other hand "affirms further the necessity" of the three principles stated in that paragraph. It will -be the case, of course, that the two sides will have conflicting, views as to the priority which the Special Representative should accord to and the importance which he should attach to the principles stated in the resolution.

3. The Special Representative should feel free to signify his concurrence, at the request of the parties, to any measure, arrangement or course of action mutually agreed upon by the parties, unless the United Nations or one or another of its operations, is called upon for an involvement which could be sanctioned only by the Secretary-General or by action of the appropriate organ of the United Nations.

4. The Security Council resolution includes provisions and principles which provide the framework within which the Special Representative is to work. The Special Representative may choose the methods which he should employ to promote agreement. He may, if the parties are agreeable, exercise his good offices in presenting the points of view of the parties to each other, in promoting the search for common ground and in providing and suggesting .4

modalities by which negotiations can be initiated.. lie, may even, if the

circumstances prove favorable, assume mediatory functions - that is to say, conuuct negotiations between the parties and make proposals as a basis for such negotiations. He may, if the situation requires it and thc parties-wisih it, serve as witness or third party signatory to any agreement,, concord or arrangem~ent bein~g entered into by the parties. In the practical sense, of course, the functions which the Special Representative can usefully perform and the maeasures which he may employ will depend upon the willingness of the parties themselves to find such functions and measures acceptable or at least not to raise objections to them. Therefore,, the Special Representative in a sense must feel his way in exercising his discretion as to what is feasible rather than depend upon what he is -formally entitled to do. The parties, of course, are free to enter into any agreement thiat is mutually acceptable,, whether or not it is within the framiework of the Security Council resolution.

5. The States concerned, and the members of the Security Council generally, have all expressed strong and conflicting views as to the nature of any settlement in the MLiddle East. These views vary from time to time both in their substance and in the form of their expression, but on the basis of past experience the intransigeant public positions customarily taken by virtually all the parties concerned, may prove to be less of an obstacle to settlement than would appear on the surface.

6. One major difference in the positions of the parties concerns the current status of the Armistice Agreements. Israel unilaterally denounced the .Egypt-Israel Agreement in 1956 and in Jurn of 1967 denounced all the other Armistice Agreements as well. However, no formal statement of Israel's position on the Armistice Agreements has ever been presented to the Security Council. The United Nations has never accepted the unilateral right of any party to denounce the Armistice Agreements. The following quotation from the Introduction to the Annual Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization this year is relevant to this point:

" For eighteen of those twenty years the sole barriers against continuous war were the four Armistice Agreements concluded by * means of United Nations mediation in the spring and summer of 1949 and the United Nations peace-keeping machinery in the area - the United Nations Trucd Supervision Organization in Palestine 3.

and. later the United Nations Th~ergency Force. Those ag;reements, as is made explicit in each of them, were considered. at the time of their negotiation as only a step towards peace, and not as a basis for a more or less permanent way of life in the i'iiddle East. They are not peace treaties and, although they were firm and voluntary undertakings by the signatory G-overnmenLs and were entered into in good. faith, they did. not represent any fundamental changes in attitude on the part of Governments or peoples. On the other hand there has been no indication either in the General Assembly or the Security Council that the validity and applicability of the Armistice Agreements have been changed as a result of the recent hostilities or of the war of 1956, each agreement., in fact,, contains a provision that it will remain in force 'until a peaceful settlement between the parties is achieved'. Nor has the Security Council or the General Assembly taken any steps to change the pertinent resolutions of either organ relating to the Armistice Agreements or to the earlier cease-fire demands. The Agreements provide that by mutual consent the signatories can revise or suspend them. There is no provision in them for unilateral termination of their application. This has been the United Nations position all along and. will continue to be the position until a competent organ decides otherwise.

7. The machinery of United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine (UNTSO) has been dislocated as far as the Armiistice Agreements are concerned by the events of June 1967, and the United N'ations Emergency Force in Gaza (UNEF), the other peace-keeping operation in the area., has ceased to exist ý.ltogether (see attached report on the withdrawal of the United Nations

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Press Release SG/l703 MEM/25 26 February 1968

AMBASSA~DOR JLXRBTNG TO VTSrm-rHADQUARI RS FOýRCONSUTEATIN

Following is a statement issued. by a United Nations spokesman today:

"rThe Secretary-General has conveyed to his Special Representative in the Middle East, Amabassador Gunar Jarring, his feeling -that i~t would be useful at this stage to ha-ve an opj,?..rturity- for consultation arn. exchange of views between th-.e Secretary-General and Am~bassador Jarring. Only limited communication is possible ~ymeans of cable messages. Amonjý the subjects to be considered.. of cours--, wrill be possible next steps and the prospects for entering up~on a new stag:e in the discussions with the parties. "Ambassador Jarring has respondeýd favourably to the suggested visit and. plans to come to New York on Wednesday 28 February, since he finds this to be the most convenient period to be away from the standpoint of the work of his Mission., After a brief stay at United Nations Headquarters he will return to the Middle East and resume his efforts."

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Note No- 3428 2 March 1Q68

NOTE TO COERESPO0flENTS

The following statement was made today by a United Nations spok~esmnan:

"~Opinions about the Middle East Mission of Ambassador Ounnar Jarring attributed to Imerabers of the Secretariat' in a report published on 2 March 1968 are completely groundless*"

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REPORT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE PROGRESS OF THE EFFORTS OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MIDDLE EAST

1. On 17 January 1968, in pursuance of paragraph 4iof Security Council resolution 24-2 (1967) of 2ý November 1967, I submitted to the Security Council a second. progress report (s/83o9/Ada.l) on the progress of the efforts of the Special Representative to the Middle East, Ambassador Gunnar Jarring. This report,. which is based on a text received from Ambassador Jarring, covers his activities after 16 January. 2. Since that date, Ambassador Jarring has visited capitals in the Middle East from his headquarters in Nicosia for discussions with the Goverrnments concerned as follows:

Cairo: 16-18 January, 30 January, 1 February, 7-8 February, 13 February, 19-20 February, 7 March; Amman: 21-22 January, 4 February, 14 February, 25 February, 14~! March, 20 March;

Jerusalem: 22-23 January, 1-2 February, 11-12 February, 16 February, 19 February, 27 February, 10-11 March, 18 March, 22 March.

In addition, Ambassador Jarring proceeded to United Nations Headquarters for consultations with me, which took place between 28 February and 2 March. 5. In his efforts to promote agreement between the Governments concerned, Ambassador Jarring has found a basic difference of outlook between the Governments of the United Arab Republic and Jordan on the one hand and the Government of Israel on the other, which have been described in some detail by the parties themselves in Security Council documents and at recent meetings of the Council.

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)4. The efforts of Amfbassador Jarring have been directed towards obtaining an agreed statement of position concerning the implementation of the resolution, which could then be followed by meetings between the parties under his auspices. So far these efforts have not resulted in agreement. Moreover, they have been interrupted by recent events. However, Amb~assador Jarring is now renewing his contacts with the parties and a further report may be submitted when the results of these contacts are known. UNITED NATIONS Press Servi.ces Off'ice of' Pu~blic Inf'ormation. United Nations, N.Y.

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P>ress Release MEM/355 1 April 1968

AMBA SSADOR JARRING TO VISIT AMMAN

The following press release was issued today in Nicosia by the United Nations M~iddle East Mis sion:

"1 Amabass-ador Gunnar Jarring,, Special Representative of' the Secretary- General to the M~iddle East, will be paying a one-day visit to Anman. on 2 April 1968 for the purpose of' renewing his contacts with the Jordanian authorities."

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Press Release MEM/57 11 April.1968

AIABASSADOR JARIWNG TO VISIT AHVMAN

The following press release was issued today in Nicosia by the United Nations Middl1e East Mission; "AmJbassador Gunnar Jarring, Special Representative of the Secretary- General to the Middle Fast, Will be p'aying a one-day visit to Amman on Friday.. 12 April, for the purpose of continuing discussions with the Jordanian

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Press Release YJM/38 1l. Apral 1968

AMBASSADOR JAF~RIUC RETURNS TO NICOOTA FROM JERUSALEm

(The following was received from the United Nations Middle East Mission.)

Ambassador Gunnar Jarring,, Special Repr'esentative of~ the Secretary- General to the Middle East, returned to Nlicosia from Jerusalem at 16145 hours (local time) today,, 11 April,

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Press Release MEMy/40 22 April 1968

AM4BASSADOR JARHI.NG TO VISIT JKflUSALII

The f'ollowing press release wa~s issued today in Nicosia by the United Nations Middle East Mission:

fiftbassaaor Gunnar Jarring, Special Representative of~ the Secretary-General to the Middle East., will be paying a one-day visit to Jerusalem on Tuesday, 23 April 1963, fLor the purp ose of~continuing discussions with the Israeli

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Press Release MM/14i 10 m~ay 1968

AM13ASSADOR JARF=I3G VISITS FETRUT ON 10 MW\

Ambassador Gunnar Jarrine, Special Representative of the Secretary-General. to the Middle East., will visit Beiru~t t-oday for discussions with the Lebanese authorities. He made a one-day visit yesterday., 9 Mvay, to Cairo.

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Press Release MEM/4.i5 1o May 1L968

AD[AMSSADOR JAPRRLVG EXPECTS TO ARRIVE IN N3,71 YOPIK ABOUT 3_5 MAY

(The foll~owing press release was -Lssaed in Nicosia this morning by the United Nations Middle East Mission.)

Ambassador Gunnar Jarring,, Special Represent-L-ative of the Secretary-General to the PMiddle East, expects to arrive in INetr York.arouand 15 Mayr for consult-a- tions in continuation of his mission,

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Dear Ambassador Astiti, I would be most grateful If' you would transmit the following message on my behalf to the Foreign Minister of Sweden:. "The further three months' leave of absence from his post in Moscow granted to Ambassador Gunner Jarring in February 1968 by your Government to serve as my Special Representative in the Middle East expired, as you know, on 1 June 1968. 1 am most anxious that Ambassador Jarring should continue with -the work of his Mission in the months ahead, and I understand from him that,. subject to the concurrence of the Swedish Government, he is willing to do so. I am Therefore requesting you again to be so good as to extend Ambassador Jarring's leave of absence for an additional period of not less than three months as from 1 June on the same conditions as at present., I do not need to tell you how much I appreciate the action of the Swedish"Government In having made Ambassador Jarring available for the United Nations Middle Iast Mission and I realize the incon- venience to the Government of Sweden which his continued absence from his post in Moscow must Inevitably cause. Ambassador Jarring has been pursuing the work of his Mission with an exceptional skill, patience and perseverance which have commanded the respect -and admiration of all concerned. I am reqjzesting a further extension of his leave of absence only because I believe that it is vital for the United Nations, as well as for the governments, concerned in the Middle East, for him to continue with his Mission. You are awlare, I am sure, that -this is also the view of the members of the Security* Council and, as far as I know, of all the governments interested in the search for peace in the Middle Was.. For these reasons'I hope very much that it will be possible once again for Ambassador Jarrings leave of absence to be extended.

With waxa personal regards, U Thaot

Yours si ncerely,

His Whceflency U ThantV bhr. -Sverk1-er C. AstrUm Žearmanent Representative of Sweden 7t Thir Avnute, 16thiflors to7Ther United Nationsoo Nev York, NO.Y IV UNITED NATIONS Press Services Office of Putblic Inform~tion United Nations, N.Y.

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Press Rlelease MKM/47- 7 August 1963

ANIISSAEOR JARBING TO LEAVE NEU YORK ON 8 AUGUST

Amibassador Gunnar Jarring, Special Representative of the Secretary- General to the Middle East, following consultations at Headquarters, will leave New York tom-orrow, 8 August. He will proceed to London and Sweden before arriving in Nicosia after 13 August to continue activities in pursuance of his mnission.

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T would be most appreciatbiv if you would transmit tte folloving uvsoace on Mr tbehlf tO the oreign Itister of? Swedea ~Th furherthree muoths' 1cdve ofi absence from his post in, iownca granted to Ambassador Qornnr Jarring in June 19§' by your Gove,ýrnment in order that be righ dontinue to serve as my Sgecial B~eprnsentativef Lin the! Si4e&tt is to expire on 1 septeriher 19tI onsderit h,-ighjy iotat tht AmbassanbrJaring should continu 4th the Ark OT his yttdsin In the m honhahead. and therefore I am reusigthat a ib-rther two months" extension of his leave ox abvsence be ý -irnd by the Oerntrumnt of Sweden at from I September l9o Th to months' period for this Xurther extension rcorresonds to the wishes of Atbassador Jarring hb1se2. The conditions of io service oill remain the somne as, at praesent AmbassadorrJaibg has been cOo nd ing hit Mission with great wisdom, still and ac a!nd with comme-nd-able patience antd bin, servces are highl Wa;e andz greatly appreciated by Me and. by all cacenedrwl The desire tha he continue on his misio i expressed by all ONre Fo thes reasons I hop* Very much that it Aill be possible ocae again for Ambassador Jarring' leave of absence to be

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Press Release MEM/53 13 September 1968

AMBASSADOR TARRTNG TO LEAVE NICOSIA ON 14,SEpTEMBER

(The following press release was issued today in Nicosia by the United Nations Middle East Mission.)

Ambassador Gunnar Jarring., Special Representative of the Secretary- General to the Middle East, having completed his current round of discussions in the region, will leave Nicosia on 14 September. After short stop-overs in Paris and in Sweden, he will be proceeding to New York, where he will be continuing his discussions with representatives of the parties.

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t&A~ ~7M._ ý26 October 1968

Ambassador Jarring has beeni given an extension of'

one month as from 1 November 1968 in accordance with his wishes and with the agreement of' the Government of Sweden. 27 Naovmber 19,68

Dear Aimtaosador Ja~rlring, r concur fully in the prograw'ne for the comilng weeks set forth i-n your letter to me of 26 November 1968,9 I find th-at it follows th~e 'lines which had beern mentioned in our recent talks. It is wi1th graýtification that I note your willingness, for the timea being,. at least., to carry on as myW Special Reprsetatiei h Itddle East and to pursue your efforts with the parties tovard a peaceful seettlement of the issues betwepen, them, This letter affords me a further Opportunity to express to you, My complete satisfaction with the Wiy In wbich you have been discharging yottr respon-sibilities, In your extremely diffi-cult and delicate assignment and my admiration for the stearling quatltes of wisdom , tact and patience you have brought to it. In this regard, I may als~o coinnmend You for Your sound judgement and tine seanse of timing which you h-ave demonstrated in taking initiativ-es and considering- new onesý, wrhi:ch, in the nature of the case,? must remnain strictly within the realm of q~uiet

If you see no objection, I propose to include your letter and this reply In a forthconming short and purely factual report to the Security Council.

I rnew to you my hopes and best Wishes,

Yours sincerely,,

Tile~cefencyU Thant IMr. Ounnar arn SpýJecial epeetti of the, S'ecretary-Qen, ral to the t.d~dle Rust UNITED NATIONS (g , NATIONS UNIES

MIDDLE EAST MISSION New York

26 Novemfber 1968

Dear Mr. Secretary-General,

As we agreed,, I leave New York on 27 November 1968 for a further round of talks in the Middle East., beginning with a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel on 2 December 1968, followed by meetings with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Republic and Jordan later on.

I would like to inform you that I have in mind to invite the parties to a new round of discussions in the middle of January 1969 in order to give them time for ref lexion and for careful consideration of their respective positions.

Pending this next~ round of meetings,, it is my intention to return to Moscow and to resume, for the time being, my duties as Ambassador of Sweden to the Soviet Union.

Yours sincerely,,

Gunnar Jarring Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the Middle East

His Excellency U Thant Secretaryý-General United Nations New York UNITED NATIONS Distr. S EC U R ITY GENERAL

CO0UN C IL 3 ecember 1968

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REPORT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE PROGRESS OF THE EFFORTS OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MIDDLE EAST

1. On 29 July 1968, in pursuance of paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, I submitted to the Security Council a fourth report (S/8309/Add.5) on the progress of the efforts of the Special Representative to the Middle East, Ambassador Gunnar Jarring. This report covers his activities after 29 July. 2. In accordance with the intention announced in the previous report, Ambassador Jarring arrived in Nicosia on 15 August 1968 for a further round of discussions with Governments concerned. In the course of his stay in the Middle East he met with Jordanian representatives on 16 and 30 August, with representatives of the United Arab Republic on 17 and 29 August, -with the Lebanese representatives on 19 August and with those of Israel on 21 and 28 August and on 11 September. The discussions were at that stage interrupted and Ambassador Jarring returned to Headquarters, where he arrived on 23 September. 3. With the arrival of foreign ministers of the parties for the twenty-third session of the General Assembly, Ambassador Jarring began a series of frequent meetings with them individually, which were at first mainly of an informal nature, but which, following the delivery by the foreign ministers of their speeches in the general debate, assumed a more formal character and concluded with written communications from the foreign ministers of Israel and of thge United Arab Republic restating the positions of their respective Governments. In November, the foreign ministers returned to their countries. Before departing, they repeated the readiness of their Governments to continue to co-operate with Ambassador Jarring and to enter into further discussions with him when he may deem it appropriate.

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4~. In this regard I received from Ambassador Jarring, on the eve of his departure for his headquarters in Nicosia, a letter concerning his immediate plans. This letter and my reply are set forth below:

(a) Letter dated 26 November 1968 addressed to the Secretary-General by Ambassador Jarring

"Dear Mr. Secretary-General,

As we agreed, I leave New York on 27 November 1968 for a further round of talks in the Middle East, beginning with a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel on 2 December 1968, followed by meetings with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Republic and Jordan later on.

Pending this next round of meetings, it is my intention to return to Moscow and to resume, for the time being, my duties as Ambassador of Sweden to the Soviet Union.

Yours sincerely,

Gunnar JABBING Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the Middle East"

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(b) Letter dated 27-November 1968 addressed to Ambassador Jarring by the Secretary-General

"Dear Ambassador Jarring,

I concur fully in the programme for the coming weeks set forth in your letter to me of 26 November 1968. 1 find that it follows the lines which had been mentioned in our recent talks.

It is with gratification that I note your willingness, for the time being, at least, to carry on as my Special Representative in the Middle East and to pursue your efforts with the parties toward a peaceful settlement of the issues between them.

This letter affords me a further opportunity to express to you my complete satisfaction with the way in which you have been discharging your responsibilities in your extremely difficult and delicate assignment and my admiration for the sterling qualities of wisdom, tact and patience you have brought to it. In this regard, I may also commend you for your sound judgement and fine sense of timing which you have demonstrated in taking initiatives and considering new ones, which, in the nature of the case, must remain strictly within the realm of quiet diplomacy.

If you see no objection, I propose to include your letter and this reply in a forthcoming short and purely factual report to the Security Council.

I renew to you my hopes and best wishes,

Yours sincerely,

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Note No. 5522 9 April 1969

NOTE TO C0O'RVqP0NDE11TS

The following statement was made by a United Nations spokesman today: The Secretary-General, U Thant,, announces that Ambassador Gunnar Jarring, his Special Representative in the Middle East,-who has been in Moscow for the Easter holidays, has resumed. for the time being his duties there as Swedish Ambassador. However, Ambassador Jarring will be irmmediately available for any renewed effort in connexion with his mission in the Middle East whenever developments may require it.

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Note No- 3523 10 April 1969

NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS

The Secretary~-General has noted with surprise some inaccurate and misleading interpretations that have been made of his announcement yesterday that Ambassador Gunnar Jarrin~g would be remaining in Moscow for the time being. The Secretary-General denies categorically any suggestion that in so doing Ambassador Jarring is giving up, even temporarily, his mission in the Middle East or that his efforts there are being suspended. It may be explained that a stage has been reached in these efforts in which it appears that there is no further move that he might make at the moment which would be helpful and thus it is advisable to take some time to assess the situation and await new developments, The Secretary-General and Ambassador Jarring consulted on this and both agreed that Ambassador Jarring could at present most usefully remain in Moscow, although he was entirely willing to stay in Cyprus or come to New York if the Secretary-General would regard such a move more desirable. In resuming for the time being his duties as Swedish Ambassador in Moscow, Ambassador Jarring is following the same course which he took last December, when he returned to Moscow for the Christmas period. The Secretary-General is keeping in constant touch with Ambassador Jarring and informs him daily of events and developments in the Middle East, and particularly on the course of the Four Power talks. Moreover, Ambassador Jarring has made arrangements wher eby he and the parties may keep in touch with each other. In this regard, the Secretary-General reiterates his belief that the Four Power talks within the framework of the Security Council Resolution of 22 November 1967 are necessary and vital, are designed to reinforce the Jarring Mission, and do not at all obstruct or weaken it.

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Press Release ME/59 3 April 1969

AME4AS5SADORf GUNNAR JARRING IEAVES FOP,, STOCIMKO2M, MOSCOW

The Sec retary-Gfeneral., U Thant, announces that Ambassador Gunnar Jarring,, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Middle East., is departing fr'om Nicosia today., 3 April, f'or Stockholm and Moscow for the Easter holidays.

* ** * * 9 April 1969

The Secretary-General announces that Ambassador Gunnar Jarring, his Special Representative in the Middle East., who has been in

Moscow for the Easter holidays, has resumed for the time being his duties there as Swedish Ambassador, However, Ambassador

Jarring will be immediately available for any renewed effort in connexion with his mission in the Middle East whenever developments may require it,

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Press Release MF~/58 1 April 1969

AMBASSADOR JARRII.G TO VISIT JERUSALEM ON 2 A15RIL

(The following cozmunique was issu~ed today in Nicosia by the United Nations Middle East Mission.)

Ambassador Gunnar Jarring, Special Representative of the Secretary- General to the Middle East, wi:1l be visiting Jerusalem on 2 April for further discussions with the Israel authorities.

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Press Release MEN/57 27 March 1969

AMHASSAIDOR JARRING TO VJ3IT CAIRO

(The following communiqiA was issued today in Nicosia by the Uni~ted Nations Middle East Mission.)

Ambassador Gunnar Jarring,, Special Representative of the Secretary- General to the Middle East,, will be visiting Cairo on 27 March for f'urther discussion with the United Arab Republic authorities.

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Press Rel-ease _MSm/56 13 March 1969

AMBASSADlOR JTARRING TO VISIT BEIRUT

(The following communiquie was issued today in Nicosia by the United Nations Middle East Mission.)

Ambassador Gunnar Jarring, Spocial flenresentative of the Secretary- General to -the Middle IEa~t,, v11l be paying a one-day viz.it to Beirut on 14 March 1969 for discusaions with tChe Lebanese authorities.

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Press Release NEM/55 7 M~arch 1969

AMBASSADOR JARRING TO VISIT AMM'AN ANlD JERUSAL~EM

(The fo1llowing conmmunique was issued today in Nicosia by the United Nations Middle East Mission,)

Ambassador Gunnar Jarring, Special Representative of the Secretary- General to the Middle East)ý will be paying a one-day visit to Anman on 8 March 1969 for discussions with the Jordanian authorities, lHe will be visiting Jerusalem on the following day for discussions with the Israel authorities. W/

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Press Release MR/5 4~ March 1969

AAM~ASSALY)R JAPIRI¶G TO VISIT CAIRO FOR FU=~ER DISCUSSIONS

(The following communique was issued. tod~ay in Nicosia by the United. Nations Middle East Mission.)

Ambassador G-unnar Jarring, Special Representative of the Secretary-General. to the Middle East., will be visiting Cairo on 5 March for further discussions with the United. Arab Republic authorities.

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Note No. 3512 21 Febru~ary, 1969

NOTE TO COMJESOM MINS

The following statement was made today by a United Nations spokesman:

Ambassador Gunnar Jarring,, Special Representative of the Secretary- General to the Middle East., plans to leave New York on the evening of Friday., 21 Februaryj 1969. He will st~op in Sw%,eden en route to his headquarters inNcosi, Cyprus, 'where he expects to arzrive by the middle of next week. It is his intention to be in totich with the parties from his Cypruis headquarters and. there to plan his moves in the immediate future relating to a resumption of talks with them,, Representatives of' the Governments directly concerned and. of the Four Big Powers have been advised by Ambassador Jarring of his plans,

* *** * 21 February 1969

Ambassador Gunnar Jarring, Special Representative of the Secretary- +10 General&i the Middle East, plans to leave New York on the evening of

Friday 21 February 1969. He will stop in Sweden en route to his

headquarters in Nicosia, Cyprus, where he expects to arrive by the middle of next week. It is his intention to be in touch with the

parties from his Cyprus headquarters and there to plan his moves in

the immediate future relating to a resumption of talks with them.

Representatives of the Governments directly concerned and of the FourPowersk have been advised by Ambassador Jarring of his plans. UNITED NATIONS ( NATIONS UNIES

MIDDLE EAST MISSION

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 21 February 1969

Dear Mr. Secretary-General, I wish to confirm the information which I have already communicated to you orally concerning my future movements, namely, that I shall be leaving New York this evening and', after a brief stop-over in Sweden, shall be arriving at Nicosia in the middle of next week. From there, it is my intention to visit the Foreign Ministers of the parties in their respective capitals to pursue my contacts with them and, in particular, to submit to them certain questions relating to the application of the Security Council resolution of 22 November 1967 which I have already discussed with you in draft form. It is my hope that following this series of contacts I may be in a position to invite the parties to a series of meetings in some European City., a possibility to which you already referred in your most recent report to the Security Council on the activities of my mission. I should of course have much preferred, before undertaking my present journey, to await an expression of support for my activities from the representatives of the Big Four now meeting in New York, but it is unlikely that such a statement will be forthcoming without considerable delay. My departure does not mean, however, that I would not greatly appreciate any support which the Big Four may be able to give to my mission whenever they may reach agreement.

Yours sincerely,

Gunnar Jarring Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the Middle East

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NOTE, TO CORRESPONDENTS

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Mebssage to Amb. Jarring from Wr. Bunohe, transmitted through Swedish Mission

Reference your message to me of 1.7 January-. 1. Text of US reply to Sovilet plan beirf9 brought to Secretary-General at 1700 hours on 17th., 2. Fermuanent Mission of France on afternoon of 17th informed Secretary- General for his '"confidential information" of the note which wae being sent to the Governments in Washington, -London ad Moscow,, reading as follows:, Le gouvernement fransAis estime que la arise du 'Nbyen-0rient., loin de connattre 1'apaisement souhait6,' connatt une aggravation qut Impose que le Conseil de s~cnrt6 soit mis en mesure de faire face aux responsabilitde quo la Charte ltd eonf~re. A cette fin, le gouvernement franqais propose tine rencontre., 'ala, fin dui mole de Janvier., des repr6- sentants auprbe du Conseil de sdcurit6 de la France,, des &tate-Onis,de 1'TLR.S.S. et du, Roysume-Uni en inie de recheroher, en liaison avec le Secrdtafre gdn6ral des Nations Odies, lea, moyens par lesquels leurs gouvernements pourraient contribuer h 1'instauration d'une paix juste et durable an 14oyen-Orient, notamment en d6finieeant lee conditions d'applicatioin de l~a rdsolution du Conseil n" 242 dui 22 novembre 1967. Die l1avis duxgouvernement, franqais, lea 4chsngee de vues pourraient porter aim lea points suivants 1) IEtat actuel de la mine en oeuvre de la rdsolution dux Conseil de sdcuritd no 242 et, en' particulier, de l~a mission conti~e A DL Jarring. 2) E~tude des moyens visant &favoriser et h garantir cette miss en oeuvre, et., noteinment, dux plan prdsent4 A ce eujet par 1'U.R.S.S. 3) Mesures'pennettant d'6viter 1'aggravation de Ia situation. Au coi's. de ces 6changes de vues, le contact le plus 4troit seras assuti avec lea Ztats directement intdressds." 3. With regard to the phrase iten liaison avec le Secrdtaire g6ndral des Nations Uniesit, U Thant's interpretation, as stated to the French Represen- tative,, is that It means that the Secretary-General wili be kiept informed 0 I '

and does not involve any active' participation by him. 4. It f'ollovws., theref'orej, that there is no repeat no need for you to contemplate any change of date for your arrival. in New York since the Secretary-General wili be aviailable here from 27 to 31 January.

'A 16 January 1969

Message to Ainb. Jarring from the Secretary-General transmitted throu~gh the Swed~ish-Mission, Mr. Forshell

"ORefer~ence your message to me of 16 January. I agree with your proposed return to N~ew York on 27th for consultations here. -Ican be available until 51 January on which date I plan to depart for Addis~ Ababa." 1z

9 January 1960?

Message from Ambassador Jarring, conveyed by Ambassador Astrorn to Mr. Urquhart

Eban immediately accepted my proposal. We shall meet early next week V1C

10 January 1969

Message to Bunche from Jarring through Astrom: "Will be meeting Abba Mhan in ZUrich ITuesday 14 and Wednesday 15

January. Mban asked for 2 days as he "wanted to be able to contact

Jerusalem after our first meeting. I expect to return to Moscow

on Thursday via $tockhojm."

Message from Bunche to Jarring through Swedish Mission: "Perm1~ep of Israel on 10th volunteered comment to me that he hoped

that when you would meet with Eban you would not be espousing a plan or proposal from any of the Big Powers as this would be

"very unfortunate". Following message received from Ambassador Jarring, via Swedish Mission on 11 January 1969: "Eban has now informed me he wants our meeting in Zurich to be kept confidential."

Message sent to Ambassador Jarring from Dr. Bunche, via Swedish Mission., on 11 January 1969: ItNothing about meeting is being said here. Tekoah apparently knows that something is taking place, but without knowledge of details." 9 January 1969

Message to Aanb. Jarring from Mr. Bunche transmitted through the Swedish Mission, Mr. Forshell

"Itis good to know from your message of 9 January that your approach got quick and positive results. We assume that further information will be received in due course."

N~ew message to Axnb. Jarring from Mr. Bunche transmitted through the Swedish Mission, Mr. Forshell 'El-Kony informs me on 9th that Riad is visiting Belgrade only on current trip and will return directly to Cairo on 10th. S/83009/Mdd, 4 2: Decemernb' 1968

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WLORT BY THE 8? lBMiRAliYaGEMMR1A 011 Tal P1?0CFJESS or TH EPTVTS or MHE BS= REERENNTAIVM TO THE MIDDLE EAST

1. On 29 July 196B, I~n pursuance of paragraph 4 of Security Council

resolution 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, I submitted to the Security Council a fourth report (S/8309/-Add, 3) on the progress of the efforts

of the Special Rlepresentative to the !Qddle East., Ambassador Gunnar

Jarringo This report coviens his activities after 29 July,

2, In accordance with the intention announced in the previous report,, Ambassador Jarring arrived In Nicosia on 15 Auguat 1963 for a further

round of discussions with governments concerned. In the course of his stay In the Niddle East he tret vith Jordanian representatives Wz- Man on 16 and 30 Angaust,, with representatives o? th.e United Arab

Republic on 17 and 29 August, with the Lebanese representatives on 19

August and with those of Israel on 21 and 23 August and on 12 Septem-ber,

The discussions were at that stage Interrupted and Armbassador Jar-ring

returned to Headquarters,, wherre he arrived. on 23 Septeber, 5, With the arrival of Foreign Ministers of the partles for the XXXIfrd Session of the General Assembly, Ambaassador Jarring' began a

series of frequent meetings with them individually., which were at first mainly of an informal nature,, but which,, following the delivrjr

WI - -a- by the Foreign Ministers of their speeches in the (Z-eQ aite9 OSSUned a more formal character and concluded with written commuicwlations from the Foreicn Ministers of Israel and of the United Arab Reulcrestating the positions of their res~pective Goverinments, In Ncveuite.,q the ?oreign

Ministers returned to thleir countries. Before depsrt~n, he the readiness of their Governments to continue to cooperates with

Ardbassa-dor Jarring and to enter Into further discussions -with hlim when he mazy deem It appropriate,

4,In this regard ~fb~a4~ receiv ed. from Ambassador

Jarring_, on the eve of his departure for his Headquarters In Nicosia., a lettmer concerning his iraensdiaite plans, This letter andtr4-=M wr

Omv`ý rely are set f~orth belcw; a) letter dated 26 Novembler I26ý8 addressed to the Cecrttary- General by Amassador Jar

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26 Koveciber 1968

Dear Va. Socretary-Cerieral,

As vo -Airoed., i le New York on :27 Poohr19§3Z for a further round of tallks in. th.,e XJT beginn±ingwith a nesting with the ili~nirter of Foreiyrna Affairs of itwrael on 2 December 1968, KIM1,&e by uaotin&8 with the MZinisters of Foreign Affairs of the United Ar~ab itepublie and Jordan later on. I would like to inform you that, I :nz-v-a in mind to invite the perhies to a new round of discussionz in the aiddle; of J-anuiary 1969 in order to give thoem time for roflexi~on and for careful consideration of their respective positions.

Pending this nextL roud of weetttcm, it is qvniy intenytion to retuLrn to footsand to resure, fOr thae time beI:Z, ujV duties an Amtascador of tt eden to the Soviet Union, Yours sincerel~y,

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Dr. flader~who has been a member of successive Knessets ,is a prominent leader of the (former) Herut party#Now GAHAL.Hi8 appearan es in the Knesset are mainly on public finance &and also on foreign affairs@ but he is not (I belileve) a member of-the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Knesset.He has been known for his intransigent oppo- sition to successive l~abouz'(Iapai) governments pand in his writings he generally pursues t1iL- more extreme course of political orientation. I.A.AO

LRINGITIS prevents the patient from speaking loudly and clearly, even in whispere.Jarringitin (t-he disease of the Hnourable Ganar Jarringi has the same effects Jie travels from capital to capitials, meets heads of Statespand not a whisper is ,heard in the comwannitypneither from him nor from those he has mot-what he sa~idyand what was said to him in Beirut,, Jerusalem,Amman ana Cairo. The R~imoy will soonl arrive in New Yorktand confer with U 'LAhant;it is already clear that not a whisper will go out of the content# ozr -ýheir closeted talks. Every one of us has the right to ask himself:Is the content of Mvr. Jarr~ing's talks with whomev~er he talked so important and deep that nothing may be prematurely divilgedpor perhaps there is nothing to divulge? ae who does not know just what was talked about at these mee:tings may well take wa inteirost in the extilernal signs that are known to -Ill. Firstva6 to the time table. A =onth has already elapsed since the Seo.-C. decided to aiathor4.se U'Thanit to nominate an envoy% to the MY/.E.The candidate for the postl had already been known, two weeks before the Sec.-.C. reasoluti*o~ionamelýi.'' Gunar Jarring,Swedish ambassador to Noscow~who had successful~l.y disdh~rged in -the past a U-9 mission.Certainly MDr. Jarring's name wa4 not medtio±led without the Great Powers having first been asked to stat4 their vievip on this, Generally,, the delicate question is how the Russiatis woi~ld roaot~and their importance lies in the fact that th~ey * are ikiely to place.A&ý many more difficulties than the Western factors. It may be a~sumed tbh.t U Tbant ,in selecting the envoy,was actuated by political considerations ;4rstg~Sweden is neutral;psecondly, Sweden has a ratherl more 1difyring' neutrality than Switzerland from. Moscow'sa point-. of-view;t~ir4r, the .Russiaxis accepted -the accreditation of Mr. Jarring as Axbaoeadox to Noo'cow, and have. known him at close range.; and fourth, U T 1 an:,Otootl~h-s knQwn him as bearer of a UK missiongand U Thant himself is a x&u~tral,'. politi~dil factor of a s~pecific type. It is thus clear why U Thaot sel§,'ted MYr.,Jarringland what was esurprising was only the fact that.6ontra*y to axpectationsg, he did not ask for tu~e concurrence of the Idi- count;`es/con6'ierz~ed 9,especially for Israel's consent to M'~r. Jarring's rectly appbintmeit.ý O~ir F eign Ministry who waited for the appropriate enquiry from U Tha*Vts ,mouthf ossed in silence over the fact that it was not asked ('c ,1j.O ),Fall, ýA'0'3Q'ef~re, the candidate and the nomination were ready in advance,, as early; as,`*-"1ia-Vovember,and in view of what was regarded by UN as an emergency ,ki~u-tioa~and the danger of renewal of war in the K/E ,there were some, OA ýpected that M~r. Jarring would be alarmed to proceed to the regio~ ,Vith4n a few days(from his nomination), -2-

Indeed, Mr. Jarring 'Was immediately relieved of his post in Moscow(for all was ready in advanceX but then got stc inNwYokwer he held talks with U Thant and representatives of countries (he conferred with our Mr. Raphael),and made no haste to go down to the N/B ,but waited until after the Arab Summit meet* at the end of this month (if it meets at all);and in the end sU Thant and Mr. Jarring decided on 'a compromise ';the visit was paid after the conference of the Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo(to prepare the Summit) ,but before the Summit.After his first round in 4 capitals Mr. Jarring goes to BY for further consultations with U Thant ,and theasperhaps at the end of -the month, will return to the N/A. It should be added th'at his first round of visits was defined as 'get- acquainted' visits;this means that Mr. Jarring has not yet begun to tackle the task entrtzated 'to him,*and did not even. intend to do so. The reader will agrcoe with m% that the whole affair resembles the screening of a film at a slackened temp-; the question is:s who is interested in the slackening? '

We will continue to ask questions . Wý.hat is,one to lýearn from * Mr. Jarring's behaviourpas the fact that he did not establish hio Hqrso in any of the capitals concerned (not even in the seat of U Thant's military representatives, Odd Thall),but in Oyprus;and that he chose as the first capital to be visited not Jerusalem,$gg/%4g$/ or Cairosbut Beirut whose government is admittedly not of (any) Weight in the search for or VI' the prevention of a solutionithirdly, that Mr. Jarring Hto come to Jeru-. salem by the shortonatural. rbute of the Latrun roadlbut came via the NANSHON road. It is clear that Mr. Jarring is trying to show that he is acting without bias, And his caution goes to the point where serious- ness ends9 and the reverse of it begins'-all so qso not to be accused that he expressed..*in his behaviour9 an opinionvor 09termined an approach or an attitude,,and should he continue such caution after he has actually begun to discharge his missionsthen. such caution would certainly not accelerate the pace of his work.

Again,, it is already clear that in the discharge of U-s mission, Mr. Jarring will be much less independent than was Count Bernadotte, The late Count B. did not seek guidance from the then Sec.-Gen. Trygve Lee ,and acted Independently. Mr. Jarring is doing the very reversepfor at the outset of uia mission he is receiv:ing ('accepting') guidance from Mitrso)T ýant ,and immediately after the acquaintance visits he is due to have ahother consultation with. U Thant. We have already asked at the time;e Will -Mr. Jarring be the Sec.-C,'s representative, or U T ant's representative? There is no repoly to this question in the wo;4ing of the0 Seo..C., resolution,,but the replyx has already be-an given byfthe facto *z9r.Jarring behaves as though U 2 ant were his'Boss',and at all events is acting in accordance with the"'aec.-Gen.'g guidance, and in closest contact wiyh him. Indeed,. we do not know what ~s MIr. Jarring's view on the whole problem;he certainly has a view seven if it is not a definitive ('final') one.We know enough of U Thant's attitude /closeto Israel not to 'be overjoyed by the/co-operation between the Sec.-Goe, and Mr. Jarrin~g.who behavis as one regarding himself as U Thant's representative.Qf course, this method of contacts and the recurrent return oX the 4jvoy to UN Centre will not expedite the discharge of the missioa,tut,.wifll cause furtherdelays.

The ,conclusion is: U T ant and Mr. Jarring are not anxious for th eript osiledscar~of Mr. Jarring's mnission;on the contrary, a trend of slaclcgning and delaying tactics is obviously in evidence, If aso Pwhy? -3-

- ~To find an answer9 or answers, to this question we must first "remember what is the background to the Sec.-C. resolutiongand why it was passed unanimously. The background: The UK wanted to be rid of the need to deal with an issue as to which they despaired of finding an answer within the framework of'UN ,a solution that would be passed by a sufficient majoritysand would would have chances of being accepted by the parties~and enforced. Thereforepthere was generalpalmost universal9 interest in getting that issue off the UN agenda(at least for the time being~without that proving to be the total failure of UNO. The content: The wording is flexible; I do not at all differ frOm Mr. Eban in the concstrazction he put on the resolution,but we know that our enemies give that wording interpretations of their owns,to whioh we (not would never agreegbecause they are/artificial and arbitrary~but also only partiran ('one-sidr'd') ,as though the British resolution were identical with the Soviet motion ,that failed totally in the Assembly in July. It may also be assumed that U Twant and Ar. Jarring would themselves in- terpret the resolution~and it is difficult for me to be sure that their interpretation would be identical with MrY £ban's interpretation. Has Mr. Jarring statc d, nhis talks in Jerusalem and the three Arab capitals; his view on the meaning of the resolutioa in which he must find his terms of reference? I1have no reply to this question.But it is clear that ,if not on this round of visits9 at all events in forthcoming visits, Mr. Jarring will have to express his view on the matters, and try to get a consensus of the parties in consent to the content of the solution that he must'help' the parties get to agree to it.A. It is already clear that any attempt to advance towards the solution of this preliminary question will be longloomplicated and wearying. What is the ch~ance ('hope') of Mr. Jarring accepting our view on the content of the resolution? We have no hint as to this.Not s&, as to the man who appointed MO. Jarring -the Sec.Gen. U Thant ,as whose personal representative Mr. Jarring is behaving* We well remember U TNant's share in the aggravation of the crisis in May~his preparedness to evacuate UI4F? from Gaza and Sinaitthe moment he was asked to do so~and the grant of the request without (prior) consultation witnh the Sec.-Ce ;U TP~ant's visit to 4'airooand his proposed 'solution' on his returns,namely that the Tiran, straits should remain blocked,but 1Bgypt-Israel MAC shoulid be revived. Knowngtoo, is U Thant's influence on the Afro-Asian bloc,and by the voting of that bloc in the Assembly and the Sec.-C ,it is possible to deduce in what direction U Thant made use of such influencee Kmnowen# too, is his flexibility trivards the Communist bloc's stand (even on the Vietnam war ,where the Sec.-Gen. must certainly be careful not to make one-sided recommendations). Therefore, this time too we would not be surprised if U Thant would ttt endeavour %$$to follow the same course he followed in the paste* something that may well bring about unpleasant surprises aa&e by U Thatnt, even by his EAvoylif he accepts the view of his principal who appointedhime The Egyptian press has published h certain information on the content of the talks the E~nvoy held in Uairo.AI'though that press is official-being wholly under the supervision. of the Egyptian nflers,-it is used not pre- cisely for the disclosing of the tru~th~but for their own propaganda and political tactics;and lies are likely to serve these ends more than words of truth. Thisctime the Cairo papers could report that Israel insists on thedemand for direct negotiations,and does not want mediation~and this is the trath).They add that Jarring was told In Cairo that Egypt would not agree to direct talksgor even to mediation~and that first of all if the matter is to advance at all, Israel must evacuate the areas that wereoccpiedin he 6daywar. Those newspapers al so, reported that ivt ,Jai~ring will return to the N/B and Cairo this very month;and they also predict ,on behalf of their government, that there is no chance for Mr. Jarring's successsand yet,-they add- his mission would not be suspended ('stopped')* . It was added in those papers that it is Egypt's intention that Mr. Jarring's mission be continued~so that the Egyptian army might complete its re-organization to the end of launu.hing a new war on Israel. Did not Nasser say that what was taken, by force~would be taken back by force? Is there clearer language on war deolaration~the resumption of aggression and the intent of mischief?

President Bourguiba contends, that time operates to the detriraenit of the Arabs ,for'the world is constantly getting used to Israel's domi- nation of the areas she ocoupied~and to the blocking of the Canal. The Egyptians (however) #on the contrary, conter4d that they need theo dielay the~better to prepare. themselves for the resi.ýption of their aggression. UT ant and Mr. Jarring *as already said abofl, are also in no haste, 0 and" actually hold up their handling of /Brt affairs, Mr. Thant may possibly be anxious that the difficult pvoblem should not again weigh heavily on the Assembly ,whioh will resume its proceedings after New 1 eartand on the Ssc.-O. ;in other words; so long as Mqr.ýJarring has not termi- nated his. mission with success or Xn fa4ure -Us 'should be relieved of the renewed handling of the pryblýem. But~whateaver the objects of Mr. Thant's delaying 4actiostbe they even different from, those of the Egypt- ians, it is clear that procrastination is 0.esirabl6 to the Egyptians. Is it desirable to us as well? "Was President Bourguiba right when he said that time operates in fpLvour, cf Israel? Possibly yes., But the slow pace in which U Thant and Mr.,, Jarring atýe proceeding is certainly not intended to the end that time shiould operate in our favour,

President Johnson has expressed, a hope for the success of Mr. JarringCin that occasion he d-efine4. Mr. J.'s n~ssion as ONediator', Israel was apprehensive of the possi.ble appointment of a 'mediator?; a course that would have negated our stand as to the nee0 for direct talks0 In effect an Envoy ('.Representative'),not a mediator was appointed. But an. Bnvoyatoo, cannot 'be prevented from trying nis chance in medfat- ion between the parties~if they agree *$hereto.ApparentlyMr. Jarring has not despaired of the prospect of ani advance through further visits to N/1B capitalspwitbhout getting the parties to meet round the same table; in other words-even though not Israel blone~b-6t also lb-gypt, do not want mediation towards a settlement& Now$, if we do not budge from our approach-t'direct talks-no mediation",9'and Nass'er'does not budge from his approachý-"Israel'0 retreat to pte-Nay 5 positions-and no mediation", it is difficult to kniow what else will the Envoy deal with, Logic vejis us thaat Mr. Jarring's mission is -likely to end early in 'P-draw' ,but a uense; 4:, re~lities says that JARRINGITIS is likely to be a protracted disease. . I

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Owmat Jarwimgp M.3.., to about to leave Zesumlen tkody an his say to Xleosia and Cairo after twon ms*Uao with the PS and senior officials of the Mirlstry at vhisk the *tand, of Israel on the 81442a, Eatern asanliot, was sade, clear to Uis. Ina. broadeast talk on 101 Tisrasi the FR AN*e Ubsa repeated the principles of the Owornmet's Polley an to the settlement of the soaflletp smeuly that the details of the sest~lemou esa only The disasused in direst peaas. talks with Arab souatries. Waar Jarring arrived lit Lod from Nicsiaa yeosterder mormin~g at 9.30 and left at once for Jerusalem. At *soon he had an hour's talk with the FU at whisk were also present 0. Wafal, Direotor-Gonoral of the Ministry, and Joseph Tekoahg De.puty 1)lrsetow-4eneralo A fiuwtber meeting with Jaruing will take plaoe this mnorning.

Absolute blackouat has been Imposed on the oovitento of the talks or ta* U.11 lavoy with the Mr. At the same time It appeals that at his meetiog yestsrMy Jserring tried first feelers: to the ends of verifying whether the Ovsrne'inst of Isroel is prepared to speprate between the iLsnes of principle and try to resolve 4itferent questions separatelv, such as dinging work In the Carnal, resasilag of ships stack in It wan

/0 d* at a later Otato th roamptin of moviptien ilk the $A md It io asomebi to *so*. that Israe.l will 0*40" amw attenvto to e.tfase preemmeblt seoronawj lmetw without sashCU8.*mnagregeing Ike slt at the m~ptisting table at im %iebamelvo magatiations an Dettlemsats, of teo."ama sesu1ty. It is beltm"A In 1.zesslam that Urrin~g will holt severil raood* of talks In tits "Vitals of the region until hoerwrstallla.. his *oo4tasions. At all events the lspresel" IS tbSt the Oev"ihsate or

U1gyt MA Jordan az" not Pw"PaMO at tuis stwp# to sjeno at longt" their Matze pelitisal *omuses. Vhese 0ovmenuts ares probabl! aseekig at this at" to boy time; so far as Cairo is **orn*&ue Usea are two Lotrmwining dates Weore she deiles on her .*wes the talks wIvth the beneaeil 3eswetasl of the Sov~iet commlnist Party# LeoftiL 3eMAtvl abe to do* to stilT. i Col'n0"" 9 4?amuary and the Arab Sumi t6 wast In Nabs$ an 17 J~mawp. IAA/Upb

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In the Cabiinet or changes "e the Cabinet stand, on-negotiatione and bordere, then formally he is right.

vat only foseally. Actually neither Mr. Iban nor any other Minister who took part in thses. consultations coutld deny that there were and that 6ontinzouis conmsultations hove 'been holud *a that the advalncement of RAWko'* vialt to the 'T3.3 has made thent even more intenooe, on thke talk. to be held with the President of the U.S.$ andt in the event ofE questions outside of the agedas - which "e all want - arising in these talks but that the t1.3. Goveriment wishes to have exilanations thereon.

?here is no harm irn the Prim. Vinister holding mAnv consultations with his fellow tIralstere before he leaves for the U0Z. The reverse

In the truths it would bare been serious negligence had Mrs IRehkol gem to the U*S.A. without suumng xup In consultations with his Ministers the stand he will take in his talks with the President of the U.3,

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It is also too@ well known that the Ministers jointly with t* ft (*be Is denying) and the Defense Minister (who keeps silent) ar. ttying to @tyutallise a policy and while this in not eseigned to be a final sAM square polloy an to the occupied arean, the Intention is the position that will fint expression In the talks with Prosidout JTohnson, should that question come up for discuzssion. so oft has Oa illusions that in the less official talka in the informal atoosphoei of the lobason raugh In T~exa this subjeet will not come up for

Atioussion. Thore to thus no point In denying a truth which in known AMt obvious.

AL HAIVI3MMAA*,*.At the same tine the President of the U.S. will want to knew what does Israel think for the solution of the problems pending between. ber and the Arab countries failing any expressioto of preparedness ty Arab countries, jointly or separately,, to sit at the negotiating ta'ble with Israel* -Ae muset not at this stage do anything butt point to the. basic stand,, nauely the detailed peace plans based4 an

,#ofe an! agreed boriers will be lisocassed in direct negotiat~ions, Th.

Gove~rmesat of the UJ.S. andi American publia opinion have no doubt taken note of th~s stand made by t~e Chief of the Army General 1Habin. in his recent tour, that when poace comes Iselrs wo-ld be prepared to tielineatt@ border* far avay from~ the oeseo-fire lines as fixed in the six day war. The Prise Vinistery byV Virime of bin authorityl, will oeitainly give fuarther eluoidations on thnt statement in his talks with the Freatidnt of the U&S. S

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Thursday, December 28 1967

EAARETZ frontpage is taken up by three separate such political reportas A fall special Washington report, the form of its ann~ouncement merits special reproduction here) as follows; "Circles In American Administrations Johnson Likely To Ask Rshkol To Abandon Demand For Direct Taflks - If (Such Demand) Prejudices ('Harm&') Jarring Missicn--Eo Cause To Anticipate Comprehensive Pressure Por Concessions At Present Stage-%.

The DAVAR coverage of these affairs is no less full. Bat the paper obviously gives pride or apace to the full report or its pol. cor. on the exchanges yesterday with Dr. Jarring. That report says (mailay)s.

"Dr. Ounar Jarring--had yesterday a further talk with F/IA Ebani, and later left for Cairo. Absolute blackout was imposed on the talk,, and senior officials refused firmly to speak of its content. In view of the communique of the Egyptian Govt. that Cairo is examining the possibility of rescuing- the ships stuck in the Canal., and in view of Dr. Jarring's flight to Cairo (and not to Amman, as he did on his previous visit), it is very possible that U Thant's Envoy talked with the F/M on the possibility of the rescue by Egypt of the ahipe' stuck in the Canal. It is possible$, too, that he carries with hi.m to Egypt the stand of Israel on this issue, As is well known, there is an agreement,, settled through Gen. Bull's mediation, on mutual non-navigation in the Canal, Egypt therefore needs Israel' s consent to introduce into the Canal naval craft for the work of rescue. It is not to be ruled out that 'Egypt has already expressed to Jarring her preparedness to extricate the stuck ships; but it is possible that 'the non-navigation agreement requires Egypt to apply to Israel$ through Gen. Ball, the Cease-fire Controller.-

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Rote No- 5525 10 April 1969

NOTE TO CORRESPON~DENTS

The Secretary-General has noted with surprise some inaccurate and misleading interpretations that have been made of his announcement yesterday that Ambassador Gunnar Jarring vzuld be-remaining in Moscow for the time being. The Secretary-General denies categorically any suggestion that in so doing Ambassador Jarring is giving up, even temporarily, his mission in the Middle East or that his efforts there are being suspended. It may be explained that a stage has been reached in these efforts in which it appears that there is no further move that he might make at the moment which would be helpful and thus it is advisable to take some time to assess the situation and await new develqpnaentsý The Secretary-General and Ambassador Jarring consulted on this and both agreed that Ambassador Jarring could at present most usefully remain in Moscow, although he was entirely willing to stay in Cyprus or come to New York if the Secretary-General would regard such a move more desirable. In resuming for the time being his duties as Swedish Ambassador in Moscow, Ambassador Jarring is following the same course which he took last December, when he returned to Moscow for the Christmas period. The Secretary-General is keeping in constant touch with Ambassador Jarring and informs him daily of events and developments in the Middle East, and particularly on the course of the Four Power talks. Moreover, Ambassador Jarring has made arrangements whereby he and the parties may keep in touch with each other. In this regard, the Secretary-General reiterates his belief that the Four Power talks within the framework of the Security Council Resolution of 22 November 1967 are necessary and vital, are designed to reinforce the Jarring Mission, and do not at all obstruct or weaken it.

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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS

The following announcement was made by a United Nations spokesman today:

The Secretary-General announces that Ambassador Gunnar Jarring, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the Middle East, who hb~s been in New York since 15 September 1969 for the purpose of further consultations with the Secretary-General, the parties and others, is departing today 8 October 1969 for Moscow,, where he will resume for the time being his duties as Sx-edish Ambassador. During his stay in New York, Ambassador Jarring met with the Foreign Ministers of the parties and with the Representatives of other interested Member States. While in Moscow,, Ambassador Jarring will continue to keep closely in touch with developments and intends to resume his active efforts at the appropriate time.

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Note No. 3565 8 October 1969

NOTE TIO CORRESPONDENTS

the following statement was made by a United Nations spokesman today; The Secretary.-General has instructed me to deny formally a statement in a Columbia Broadcasting System news report broadcast at 1 p .m.today which said that Ambassador Gunnar Jarring was abandoning his mission as the Scz'eta~ry- General's Special Representative to the Middle East. There is no truth in this statement. Ambassador Jarring wishes to be associated with this denial. As was explained at the OPI noon briefing today, Ambassador Jarring has not suspended his mission in the past nor is he doing so now. He remains available to the parties and has established effective and expeditious channels of communication with them. This excceptional statement is being made becauise it is felt that this incorrect report could be very damaging to Ambassador Jarring's mission.

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Note No. 3593 16 February 1970

NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS

The following statement was made by a United Nations spokesman todayr:

In view of the increasingly serious deterioration of the siltluation in the Middle East, Ambassador Jarring, at the Secretpry-Getieral' s invitation, will come to Geneva to confer with him- on Wednesday, 18 February. They will discuss the situation in general and the roles of'the Secretary-General. and his Special Representative in seeking to cope with it, in particular.

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27 February 1970

Personal and ConfientIal,

Dear Ambassador Jarring,,

Itwas very. use-ful for me_, as I trust It was for you, to have the opportunity to exchaige views at our two talks In Geneva last week. I write to you; now because there have been certain developments since we last saw each other which It Is very Important for you to know about, and which,, In my view, a soon throw the ball back into_ our court. As you probably know from press reports, I shortened my stay in Burms by three days., arriving back here on Tuesday night Instead of on Friday. I found my mother much improved,. almost well, in fact,. and I had good visits and talks with her. In view of reports I was receiving from U.N. flead~uarters about the Middle East situat ion in general and the Four Power talks In particular,. and about the Swiss and Austrian air explosions, I thought it best to give up the beach vacation part of my trip and return here. What has transpired here since my return has ftuly confirmed the correctness of the move.

mis 1;xceeency Mr. Gunnar Jarring M4ieitry of Foreign Affairs Stockholm 16 On Wednesday and Thursday of this week I had separate discussions with each of the Four Powrer Representatives., in which I sought their individual assessments of -the prospects of the Four -Power talks with particular reference to the possibility of achieving agreement on anything which might serve as guide lines for you on any aspects of the Middle E1ast situation. There was no one - not even Lord Caradon, who throughout the talks has 'leaned to optimism - who saw much basis for hope of constructive results. It seems clear enough that there will not be any formal or agreed pronouncement of failure, but that the process will drag on and the effort will probably ultimately wither

I have stressed to each of the Four that it would be a calamity if, at the time it was becoming all Itoo apparent that the Four Power talks would prove barren., no other U.N. effort would be exerted. There- fore,, I have explained to them that I felt obliged to begin to give serious thought to the question of reactivation of your mission and especially to them problem of finding a basis on which it could be realistically resumed. I have quite deliberately avoided spelling out any details in my 'talks with the Four Powers pending. a further opportunity for en exchange of views with you. in my talks with them I have made it clear., of course, that any actiorn'ýrelating to the resumption of your effort would be -entirely on ny initiative and unrelated to the Four Power talks which,, indeed,, could continue to be carried on'simultaneously at the discretion ýof the Four.. The reaction of Three of the Phur to My general idea was favourable. Ambassador Malik had no limmediate reaction. On the afternoon of Priday, Fbbraary 27th, Ambassador Yost came to report to me on the results of the day's meeting of the Four. As feared, his report was -not at all encouraging and seems only to confirm the conviction that the talks will be fruitless and will give you no help. F

I have concluded, therefore,, that., having given advance notice to the Fbur of my general intentiox4 it is now time to take a first step toward a. new initiative. That step would be to ask you to cane to New York for further consultations with me.* I would hope that your visit here could begin as early as the 10th of March,, although I realize that it will probably be the 5th or 6th of March before you receive this letter -via the Stockholm pouch. This step, of course,. would require nothing more than another routine announcement by me since this would be a continuation of our Geneva consultations which were themselves,, in a sense, a reactivation of your milssion. That is to say, your coming here -soon would not require any public explanation designed to protect the sensibilities of the Four. In our consultations I wdUldlike to explore with you whether there are some new approaches that could be made to the parties, alternative procedures and the timing of stepsa. I have an idea or two which need not be elaborated here, as I san sure you will have. In view of the fact tha t I have -conveyed my intentions to the Four we can take it for granted that there will soon be leaks about them and resultant queries from the press. That winl not matter very much and we will deal 'with the situation appropriately if and when it arises. Please let me have your reactions as soon as possible and when you would find it convenient to come to New York.

Sincerely yours,

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['Editorial: ."A Link in a Chain"]

'[Excerpts] There is talk again that Dr Gunnar Jarring may be asked to resume his mission in connection with the Palestine quostion, As usual, this talk emanated from certain big powers and from UN Secretary General IfThant in his capacity as implomenter of the

I'DrJarring has bneome a curtai~n behind which the big powers hide to cover up their failure to achieve any progress in connection with the Palestine question.

Hence, the talk about a resumption of Dr Jarring's mission is aimed not only at paving the way for a return to the deadly vacuum but also at forming a new link in the chain of plains which are being implemented "in installments" against the Palestine cause, the Palestinian people, and primarily against the occupied terrorists,_

8 Mar Evening Press

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[Evening press review]

S(Text] M4AARIV says the UN Secretary General and the big-four representatives may ~4succeed in convincing Dr Jarring that the renewal of his mission, though it does (nothave much of a chance of succeeding, constitutes a calming element. However, MAAIIIV adds, there is a danger that a last-minute attempt may be made to substantially change Jarring's letter of authority. Israel should practice utmost vigilance regarding such danger and should clearly explain that it will not cooperate with (anyattempt to introduce backdoor amendments which are likely to weaken its political and defense position,

YEDIOT AHARONOT asks why the Soviet Union changed its attitude concerning the U.S. explanatory talks. The answer is, the paper adds, is that as long as the Americans retreated, the Soviet Union continued to press for further consessions. But ehen it realized that the Americans have stooped, it reconsidered its tactics and lowered its price.

9 Mar Morning Papers

Jerusalem Domestic Service in Hebrew 0500 GMT 9 Mar 70 M

(From the morning press review]

(Text) Most papers discuss the renewed and increased activity of the UN Secretary General in Middle East affairs and the possibility of the resumption of the Jarring mission.

LAMERHAV says- In Israel's view the Jarring mission means bringing both parties to the negotiating table. on this basis Israel will not object to resumption of the mission, but if it transpires that the four powers intend to provide Jarring with new directives regarding the essence of the settlement, Israel will have to object to continuation of the mission.

HARIRETZ says: Jarring's approach during his year of activity in the region conformed with the Israeli Interpretation of the Security Council resolution. So far there has been no sign that he will change this approanch, The paper believes it is difficult to assume that U Thant is deluding himself on this subject. Hence, the paper adds, there must be some truth In the version that the UN Secretary General 7not intend to make Dr Jarring open a second stage in his mission but will rather make use of his presence in New York to put pressure on the four ambassadors. UN! SOURCES REPORT JARRING MISSION RESUMP`ION

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[Text] Informed sources at the United Nations 1sJ1- ight told our rrsondent Yigal Lossin toe'IiU Thant wai- -soon announce thij resumption of~ assador Jarringvsmiso Our correspondent le'arned that this subject was di~scussed In talks last nigh~t b-77e the UN1Secretary General and Israeli Ambassador Yosef Tekoah,

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Jarring, his Special Representative to the Middle East, will be returning to his Headquarters at the United Nations on

Tuesday, 10 March. He is returning at the request of the

Secretary-General. While at Headquarters, Ambassador Jarring will resume his consultations with the Secretary-General, the

representatives of the parties and others concerned, as on previous occasions. The length of his stay here is undetermined at this point and will depend upon circumstances. Any further

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Note No. 3596 7 MA~rch 1970

NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS

The ffollowing statement was made by a United Nations spokesman today:

The Secretary-~General announces that Ambassador Gunnar V. jarring, his Special Represenctative to the Middle East, will be returning to his Headqaarters at the United. Nations on Tuesday, 10 March. H~e is returning at the req~uest off the Secretaly-General. W.~hile at Headquarters, Ambassador Jarring vill reruznto his consultations with the Secretary-~General, the representcgti7es off the parties anid others concerned, as on previou.s occasions. The leig-th of his stay hele is undetermined at this point and will depend upon circumstances. Any further activities in connexion with his mission will be decided by Ambassador Jarring in the light of his consultations here.

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(Textl Algiers,, 21 March (HSINHUA)--The Algiers office pf the Palestine Nationail LiýýTino~mnA FATAH) in a staVfite issued helre ye-stlertiay reiera.es t.at J ~I~e stýhiesian7people are firmly determined to carry on the arMed struggle andJ reject any "political solution." ~

The statement said that acceptance by'the Palestinian revoluti.on of such "political, solutions" would mban capitulation because "these solutions, in fact, disregard the right of the Palestinian people to return to their homeland and live in their motherland."~

g(IThe statement strongly denounced the activities of theU.N. 'ls~ecial envoy"Ja8rfig h which are nothing but a mean~s o a~ppease ýte ýangerýorte rab peopl'eand check the revolutibnary ti~de which is beginning to influence the Arab re~'lity.

The vigorous development of the armed revolutionary movement of the Paibstinian people oil the occupied land, the statement said, would dire atly contribute to the 'failure of Jarring's activities and of the "peaceful splution"o scheme,

The statement'sternly deeclared: "AL FATAH" rejects "political' solution" of any for. In the same way, it rejects any sclution hatched by the United Nations, because vthe United Nations has long engaged In a plot against the Palestinian revolution i// and always seeks to protect the Israeli aggressors. if* j The statement pointed out that various "peace" projects put forward by certain countries not only cannot assure peace in the Middle teast but, on the, contrary, ' I will'reinforce the imperialist-Zionist bases of aggression. At the same time, these solutions will lull the consciousness of the masses and hamper the development of their revolution.

"~At theb critical 'moments in history, we Palestinian people must Idistinguish those who help and support us from those who hinder us from seeking freedom. the statement; said. 4 I The statement concluded with the slogan:, "M~ake revotution, till final victory."x UNITED NATIONS Press Services Office of Public Informat ion United Nations, N.Y. (FOR USE OF INFORMA.TION MEDIA - NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD)

Note No. 3599 26 March 1970

NOTE TOCO MESPONDENTS

The following announcement was made by a United Nations spokesman today:

The Secretary-General announces that his Spec iaCl Representative to the Middle East,, Ambassador Gunnar V. Jarring, will be departing United Nations Headquarters on Thursday, 26 March, to return to Moscow. The'Secretary- General and Ambassador Jarring, in the course of a discussion on Wednesday, 25 March, decided that the consultations for which Ambassador Jarring came to Headquarters a fortnight ago had gone as far as possible at this time, thus enabling Ambassador Jarring to rejoin his family in Moscow for the Easter period. Ambassador Jarring has advised the Secretary-General. that the consultations which he has had during his current visit have been useful. It is the intention of Ambassador Jarring to return to United Nations Headquarters to undertake further activities in pursuance of his mandate under Security Council resolution 2~42 within a few weeks,, or sooner, if developments should warrant it.

* *** 26 March 1970 SG. for your information from Ramses:

COMMENT BY MR. TEKOAR ON MR. JARRING'IS DEPARTURE:

"It was not unexpected in view of the intransigient and bellicose attitude of' the Arab Governments fully supported by the Soviet Union. It was the Arab Governments who opposed Mr. Jarring's efforts." (courtesy of Darius Jabvala)

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~T(--t I Israel's UN Ambassador Yosef To'koah said todlay the fact that the deputy chief del efatos of the four pay-es failed to dvraw up a joint omeniianioun on theirý djoi-5ions, i,- not s-ufficient; Jootification for merile]uslooý,r ibcot tho future of Aldassador Jarring'sa mission. Tokoah stresocd once n-cthai1t' arel firmly insjzt5 that Jairjri n) s niss-ion should not be connected wi th the four-! ower talks. (I srael aI s maei.certa tmiiwtda t oneret to Jarring' s mission I' (if he. accepts directivcs for, his activity fj.om the foltr powers.

In an interviow broadcast over the Ismaoli Defen!re Porcec, india', Tekoah said, in rep] y to a quemstion at out now peace in tiativozý which am e expected at.- the United Nasions., that the ceniter of diplomatieý act~ivity and initerest has now moved lto the mission of U. S. Assistant deere4 ary of St~ate Joseph 'discj. It seems, li:aid, Weate Sie- rtr to tihe UnitedI States, talks between the m\Urit'od State..3 and tie Soviet Unmion will be resumcd.

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AMBASSADORE JARR]ING RETTJRNING TO NEW YORK

The Secretary-Greneral announces that Ambassador Gunnar Jarring, his Special Representative to the Midd2-e East, will be returning to New York shortly for new consultations.~ The Secretaryý-General telephoned Ambassador Jarring at noon on Thursday, 30 July, at his home in Viken, Sweden., where he has been on home leave from his Swedish Government post as Ambassador to the USSR. During this conversa- tiony it was agreed that it would be useful for Ambassador Jarring to come to his New York headquarters, especially at this time., for consultations with the Secretary-General and others on the current situation and on possible next steps, in the light of developments. Ambassador Jarring; will be arriving in New York on the evening of Sunday, 2 August, on flight SK 919, arriving at 19410 hours (local time). The length of Ambassador Jarring's stay in New York and his course of action in the immediate future will be detexrined during his talks here,

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Note by the Secretary-General on the Jarring Mission for the information of the Security Council

I have been informed by the Government of the United States that the peace proposal initiated by that Government has been accepted by the Governments of Israel, Jordan and the United Arab Republic. Subsequently, Ambassador Gunnar V. Jarring, my Special Representative to the Middle East, has been given confirmation of these acceptances by the.Permanent Representatives to the United Nations of those three Governments. In accordance with that proposal and in the light of these acceptances, .Ambassador Jarring has addressed to me on 7 August the following letter:

"The United Arab Republic, Jordan and Israel advise me that they agree:

(A) that having accepted and indicated their willingness to carry out resolution 242 in all its parts, they will designate representatives to discussions to be held under my auspices, according to such procedure and at such places and times as I may recommend, taking into account as appropriate each side's preference as to method of procedure and previous experience between the parties.

(B) that the purpose of the aforementioned discussions is to reach agreement on the establishment of a just and lasting peace between them based on (1) mutual acknowledgement by the United Arab Republic, Jordan and Israel of each other's sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence, and (2) Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in the 1967 conflict, both in accordance with resolution 242.

(C) that, to facilitate my task of promoting agreement as set forth in resolution 242, the parties will strictly observe, effective July 1* at least until October 1, the ceasefire resolutions of the Security Council."

* Foot-note by the Secretary-General: This date is now obsolete. The new effective date of the cease-fire is "2200 hours GM1T 7 August until at least 22C0 hours GMT 5 November".

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Ambassador Jarring and I are of the opinion that there now is a reasonable basis on -which to renew immediately his contacts with the parties with a view toward initiating discussions under his auspices on the issues. It may be said, therefore, that the Jarring Mission is now re-activated. In fact, Ambassador Jarring is already intensively at work in this new stage of his peace effort. I may add by way of explanation that the Jarring Mission, since its inception in 1967, has never been suspended or inoperative, although at times, due to unavoidable circumstances, it has been relatively inactive. This marks, in my view, an important step forward in the search for peace in the Middle East. It is a beginning, a welcome first step. It is already clear, however, that the road ahead is long, arduous and uncertain. But if only there is a will for peace,, all obstacles can be surmounted and peace will be achieved. I extend to Ambassador Jarring my very best wishes for his success in meeting this new challenge. He may rely on my unfailing support and hie certainly merits the support of all Governments and peoples in the world W~ho believe in peace. East, acquaintances say; hoat as a geopolitician hut as a scholar deeply concerned with the tragic histories of- the Arabs andd Jews,.,' His ahsolute discretion and unquestionedt neutrality have woh him the high confidence of both sides- sinqe. he began his part-time mediation mis- sioni in' Novemiber, 1967. Pri- vately, both Israeli and Arab diplomats praise him as a meticulous, bright, straight- forward ~diplomat." But his 'diplomnati'c style is- -passive, and hie 'often cIomes-' ..-the Uniited Na- under criticism for not'tk- tions, that 'Dr.' Jarring 'ha~d ing more, initiative to break, -given him no- more; than a ,the diplomatic stalemate in, curt "No co~mment". toa phratheMiddle ses of East.somediomt<- In~the clich6' question.- ' ,'4''r - So legendary is -Mr. Jar- Dr. Jarring has served as lit-' f-tiendt suiggesth'ides strong- ring's penchant for secrecy tie more than a mailman. ly felt enio'tiins. He is said that Mr. Bunche retorted: making the rounds from capi- t edel ruldb h "Oh, no, you must -be mis- tal to capital. t edel ruldb ..quoting Gunnar. He would A passion.for anon2ymit'y Some knowledgeable dip- trials of both Arabs and Is- never have said that much." lomats sL~ggest that Dr. Jar- raelis. He is described as a IAlmost .everything About ring now intends to play a man with an over-size con- the 62-year-old Swedish dip- who entertains mainly at more positive role, framing science, a gloomy, Swedish- lomat, who serves as the small, -select dinners often proposals of. his. own. His .Lutheran sensitivity to guilt. attonded_ by important Rus- past hesitancy, they say, re-'* The sad thing, it is said, is United Nations mediator for sians. the Middle East, fits that flected his -view,' that. time'"ý'ti~at'if lhg faila in his mission, .In a small circle, he will was not ripe for activism' be- ,,.no oite *111 be more gloomily tight-lipped mold. He general- plungeý into lividiy, intel~ligent, ly avoids the press, indeed fore, whereas iti''iq& -areofht failure than and somewhat academic dis- His detached mannieI-,',Ylp&ý' ("~D J4r.' i' himself. will not allow his office even cussions. Acquaintances de- to disclose the schedule of his scribe him ps warm and* appointmen, ts-With Israeli and friendly in such 'personal 'Arab diplomats. His off Iice in -contacts. 'Room 3855 at'~the United Na-- 'His lifelong interests have tions headquarters has no been languages and the his-' niameplate or. title' on the- tory -of Central Asia, fields door.- ' in' whichilhe is 'a leading ex-, ,Just to See Christmas Tree pert. He- 'speaks a dozen languages 'fluently -among Ghostlike, 'he 'has slipped- themn, several 'Turkish 'lan- unannounced many -times guages, Scandanavian Ian-- into Cair'o,>Tel 'Aviv, Amman, guages, KRussian, English, 'Beirut and.New York on his French;i Persian, Arabic ~and mediating 'inssion. : Often hie, Hinidi. has avoided' eyen the embas- According to one' story, he sies - of Sweden 'to -preserve proposed to his wife, the for- secrecy. "But there- i's a'story- mer -Agnes Chalier, ~also that on onme lonely December somi-ething of 'a' linguist, in 'day he' went around to' the Ruissian. :-Swedish ,Ehtbassy' in Cairo When 'asked to con- 'ffrni' this, -Dr. Jarring's' re- -just, to look at- the Christmas-- ply 'was "no comment."' His. tree 'there.- t daughter, Eve, now 21, is ý'I have to admire' Dr. Jar- also a language -ring for , one s'pectacuilar student." 'achievement,"t said a Middle Touired Asia on 'Camel Edste&n diplqmat who knows In' the rate 'nineteen twen- hiin'>welhý "-'He~p'aid no less- ties, he spent a year' travel- rthant'55 -visits to Middle East. ing on' horse and camel in scapitals by my, count, 'which' Central Asia -'pursuing his' ýmeans 5,5 potential press con- particular linguistic specialty jferences at the airports. Yet- -'-thie Uighut' language,- which hteie is not a single quotable is spoken by' the -Turkic jtýquote from- the -man since he- peoples whbo -have settldd-'x ý.began- this task. I stand- in in Sinkiang' and 'Khiakd~tanit, ;'(we of-him."- 'As a student hie wrote itt1_ -DK r. 'Jarring, a sturdy six- dles in Turkish, earning small Ifpehas a-high, broad fore- fees and' the nickname, T'T#: ihead'blue'eyes and receding Lu ,cky Turk. In' 1933, h4 6eý,- 'ackbl hair. His~ thin, mouth gan an 'academic career as.- toften curls with- qniiet'imuse- lecturer in Turkic languages ment. rHe wa'~bor -oin O'ct. at the University 'of' Lund4' i I -12, 1997;-1n Buritfby,,Sweden,,, where he received his -do& It 'torate. j~He is the author: of what *-'h'selieved to befr.thep- only 'Uighur '-English diction'ary, Sweden, he' later chang I d'the and' is so. eminent in this' surnamte to- .5arring, (pro*- field that bie was elected' last 'nouincedcYAH-rint).' year to the Swedish Academy -- His -passioni for-:anonymnityt ,of Letters, History and 'Anti- *suitsn744tY6n'lr his diplomaicif-, ?'ui~ties.Y. mission< b'ut his personahlity ->It was 'expertise in Turkish -On' his ~numerous tr-ips to~ languages -that led ~him into *the,Middle East, he has done the Swedish foreign service, little'- sight-seeing;, evidently -'first, 'a's 'an -attach6 and in- out 6o' fear-- of ~seemfing t6' telligence'- officer' in Axkikra show ' omne par-tiality. 'In in! 1940. "He- has since risen Moscow, where be has served' to: the -top, 'serving 'as- Am- *since 1962 as Ambassador1 ' assmdor to the United States* 'Dr. XTarring is 'knowni as a as '-well as' to the Soviet map 'who rarely:. goes to Union.' 'diplomatic receptions ' and - He -approaches the Middle U N IT ED N AT 1ON S Press Services Office of Pablic LInformation TUhited Wations, N.Y,

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TB'REI.M.,,TOF U'NTCA: Or, ~ f of the United Nations %Corre-spondents, Association., I am gl'ad to we-Lcwe yo to ftience Room 4-, where we usually have press conferences with; the So~g Wve consider ourselves very lucky,, as United Nations correpWet, tot~ avs boen chosen to get Ithe f irst public statement ycu will ever ha" made in two and a half years as the Secretary-General's Special -Representative to the Middle East, and we are -very grateful to you for affording us this honour. I understand that, after you make your statement, you will answer a few questions, and I am told by the Office of Public Information that, as far as the OPI is concerned, everything you say is for immediate release as soon as we leave this room.

Am~bassador JARRING: Thank you, Mr. President, for these kind words. It is true that it is my first official statement for alm.,ost the last three years. I wish I were able to see the Press more frequently, but I think you understand my reasons for not doing it in any other way. I can reply to a few questions afterwards,, but of course I did not- come down in order to give a press conference. I -would like to stress that from the beginning; but I am open to questions, Now, I would like to read the following to you:

"I have pleasure in announcing that the Governments of Israel, Jordan and the United Arab Republic have each appointed representatives for the discussions to be held. under my auspices for the purpose of reaching agreement on the establisbmnent of a just and lasting pec nteMiddle East,, and that these

discussions will begin on 25 August 1970 at New York. The parties will be

(more) -2 -Press Release k04163 25 August 1970 represented in the initial stage by their Permanent.Representatives. It continues to be my hope that at a liater stage the discussions can be held at the Foreign Minister' s level, I feel sure that the parties will enter the discussions with the firm intention of finding a solution. I hope that with good will and understanding they will in time reach agreement on a just and lasting peace,"'

QUESTfION: Mr. Ambassador, inasmuch as some valuable time has been 'Lost because of the cease-fire discuissionsil would it be in the interest of your mission to have the cease-fire eytended beyond 90 days?

AmbasadorJARRING: Well. of course, I think we should all be happy if the cease fire can be prolonged, but I would be even more happy if we had found a solution before the end of the cease fire,

QUESTI1ON: Mr. Ambassador, you mentioned today the question of representat ion and the start of the tal'ks The Rogers formula, which all the three parties agreed upon,, envisages your decision on the procedure. Have you yet decided on Ithe procedure or will we now be starting discussion on the procedures to be followed for a just and last-ing peace?

Ambassador JARRING: The procedure .. that is something which is coming. It is impossible to say anything aobout that today, because that will be following by itself when we are starting the discussion.

aUSýN Are you going to see all t~he three Ambassadors., one after another, or all together, and who is going to represent Jordan since the Jordanian Representative is bac k in Amman now?

Ambassador JARRING: Well., I am going to see the representatives one by one. I know quite well that the Permanent Representative of Jordan has temporarily left and is back in Anman, but the Jordanian Ambassador in Washington is available. -3 - Press Release 16E./63 25 August 1970

QUDSTION: Are you planning to make any proposals on your own initiative or~ call it ideas, for discussion on the basis of subostance?

Ambassador JARRINBG: A gain, it is a question I do not think I can give you. any zeply, We have to play it to see Twhich way we can find in the future.

0U7R'ST7fN: Mr. Ambr~ssador, I would prefer to ask you- if you could give us some idea abcoat guidelin;-_s that -might be used in tryiJng- to reach this just and las-,ting peace. Could~ you vi-ve uz, guide-lines that migh-t be. used?

.TJRTG Well: o-t~t i prroW em of this kiJnd, -I do notthQq~ e~ -~~mk~ ~ think ~ 1 I ehav -, howv you_ proceed, think you havaý to 'Le(,- -vour u-.i_t~iri,4i T tvkbink it is thle best method.

,TUTSTTO71: Mfr. PAmbassadur, are you planning to continue this mission in New York', let's say beyond two or threa months, or is it a definite' site Dr do you think it is a possibility you mi~ht go somewhere else or go to the capitals again in the near future?

Amfbassador JAff1RTITG: I am not ulanning. I'm just hoping that everything wgill go forward with speed. it is my hope. I am not planning too much when it comes to such questions.

QUTESTION: When the. Foreign M4inisters arrive here for the General Assembly, would you be seeing them or wou,,ld you continue with the Permanent Representa- tives?

Ambassador JARRING: You know already that Israel has appointed its Foreign Minister as the delegate and the Permanent, Representative as alternate. As for the others, I know that their Foreign Ministercs will be here and, of course. I will be seeing all of them. You know also that, when the Foreign Minister arrives here, he suporcedes the Permanent Representative automatically.

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QUEfSTION: Mr. Jarring, assuming that the parties were negotiating with the utmost good will, what would you consider the minimum amount of' time it takes to reach a conclusive agreement?

Ambassador JARRING: I could not give you a reply to this question. It is impossible.

QUESTION: Mr. Amfbassador, do you expect a brief' delay after tomorrow's first r'ound of talks or will you expect them to continue through the rest of this week?

Ambassador JARRING: I think we will start tomorrow and I hope we will be continuing everyday now without any delay. At least, we are not looking f'or delays, I can tell you that.

QUESTION: M&r. Ambassador, you said in your statement that the talks will take place in New 'York. Does that mean that they would not necessarily take place in the United Nations., that they can take place somewhere outside? Could the negotiations take place outside the United Nations building, perhaps in some hotel?

Ambassador JARRING: Well, we're aiming at the United Nations building. I will keep to my office upstairs on the 38th floor.

QUEOSTION: Mr. Ambassador, what is your assessment of the means of. monitoring the cease fire and might the United Nations be called upon to play a larger role?

Ambassador JARRING: No assessment on that. First of all, it is difficult for me with assessments, I could not give you any reply on that.

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QUFESTION: Mr.. Ambassador, what contacts) if any, will you be maintaining with the Big Four during these talks that you. are going to conduct?

Ambassador JARRING: I will keep in touch with the members of the Security Council, of course, in normal ways; and the Big Four form a very important part of the Security Council.

QUESTION: Mrh. Ambassador, at this point, do you regard your role basically as that of a miediator?

Ambassador JARRING: Well, I ama not a mediator, according to the mandate of the resolution. My mandate says that I have to promote agreement; it does not speak of mediation.

QUESTION: Do you feel free to advance your own ideas in these talks -which are now going to be held?

Ambassador JARRING: There again, I prefer not to enter into a discussion. My mandate is to promote agreement, and that is what I will have to keep to.

gjaSTION: M1r. Arnbassador, do you think it is necessary to have an agenda or just to talk around?

Ambassador JARRING: Again, I believe the questions are getting so difficult now that I feel that I might get into a full press conference; so I think I 'will stop here, if you don't mnind.

QUESTION. W~hat time of day do you start tomor~row.

Ambassador JARRING: I don't know, yet. We have a little left to decide today.

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"For U Thant and/or Bunche from Jarring. SECRET- Mohammed Riad who is here with the Ali Sabri-delegation paid. me a visit today. We had. a long conversation about the present M~iddle East situation* Mvohamed wanted to brief me beforehand on coming conversation with Mahinou~d Riad.. The main topic was the January fifth report, Mohamed felt that the Israelis would announce their decision to resume talks just a few days befbre the deadline for *my report. The question was then what line to be followed in the Security Council. The UAR knew quite well that USA was against repetition of the General Assembly debate in the Security Council and would prefer just to have Israel resume talks with me which could then be silently noted by the Council. The lIAR line would

be settled onlyt after Riads visit to London January 3 - 5 and to Paris 6-8 with return to Cairo go If Israel announced resumption of talks before JangarY 5 much would speak for no debate in the Security Council immediately, after presentation of my report. Best solution would perhaps be an additional report to the Securi- ty Council late January informing of the progress of the talks and if Israel had indicated serious willingness reach solution. This seems to be French preference communicated to Egyptians.* France would however also insist on guidelines for me to be presented during debate in Council."

Cabinet 22 Dec.1970

TO: THE SECRETARY- GENERAL

For your inf'ormation. 22 December 1970

Following message to be transmitted to Amibassador Jarring in Moscow from Dr. Ralph Thanche

Reference your suggestion of reminider to Israelis.

Have discussed suggestion with Berendseen and we have some doubts about advisability of a "reminder' since Eban' s letter to you and almost daily official Israeli pronouncements recently indicate that. no decision on resumption has yet been taken. If you consider it desirable., however,, Berendeen will carI?$ out Your instruc-tions.

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Note No. 3654 7 January 1971

NOTE TO CORREFSPONDENTS

The following announcement was made by a United Nations spokesman today:

Ambassador Gunnar Jarring, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General to the Middle East, has accepted the invitation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Israel., as conveyed in the latter's message of 30 December 1970. It is Ambassador Jarring's intention to arrive in Israel on the morning of Friday, 8 January, and to return to New York not later than the evening of Sunday, 10 January. Ambassador Jarring will be accompanied by Mr. Ian Berendsen, Principal Political Adviser of the United Nations Middle East Mission.

***** PERMANENT 15 EAST 70TH STREET REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK, N. Y. 10021 TO THE UNITED NATIONS TRAFALGAR 9.3611

13 January 1971

Excellency,

On instructions of my Government I have the honour to refer to your report on the activities of the Special Representative to the Middle East (S/10070).

The report is being carefully studied by the Government of Israel, which will be wishing shortly to transmit to you some comments for the purpose of correcting or completing the record or clarifying it. Accordingly, at the present juncture my Government wishes to reserve its position on that report.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

4osef Tek~oah Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations

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[Text] Israel's ambassador to France, Asher Ben-Natan, talked with French Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann this morning. The secretary general of the French Foreign Ministry, flerve Alphand, was present.

our correspondent Yaron London has learned from Israeli sources that at the meeting our ambassador asked France to use its influence to insure the success of the Jarring talks. Israeli sources stressed that the meeting today was a continuation of Foreign Minister Abba Ebants talk yesterday with the French ambassador to Israel.

Our correspondent adds that the French probably asked Israel to reply to the plan for a Mddle East settlement proposed by Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmud Riyad when he visited Paris. Riyad managed to persuade those he talked to in France that Egypt genuinely desires peace and his visit was a considerable diplomatic success. Ambassador Rabin

Jerusalem in Arabic to the Arab World 2200 GMT 14lJan 71 M

(Text] Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yitshaq Rabin has stated that the Arab vistates' refusal to hold direct talks with Israel and the Soviet intervention in the Middle East area Jeopardize thee possibility of establishing peace in the area.

-k V. 15 Jan 71 H 3 ISRAEL

Rabin, speaking in'San Diego last' night, said the Arab states' refusal to negotiate directly with Israel has made it necessary to hold conracts through Dr Jarring. He said he does not remember an incident in history in which peace has been achieved in such a twisted maniner. Rabin also spo'tle abouit the serious repercussionis from the EgYptians' violation of the cease-fire agree'ment and said it is difficult to negotiate with a country that violates agreements as soon as they are signed.

Forces Radio Comment

Tel Aviv Israeli Armed Forces Radio in Hebrew 15r40 GMT 1)4Jan 71M

(Haggai Eshed commentary]

[Text] The fate of the Jarring mission now depends mainly on Jarring himself. The Eg~yptians hTUV-ecM1:ý'ngdtV 'alt'houghi indirectly, and now the emissary and his mission face a Cecisive test.

What has actually happened? Immediately after resuming his mission, Jarring was invited to Israel for a quic.c visit. HeImet at marathon-talls with all political levels iný T.-rael and left the country with written and formulated proposals on low to promolte the peace mission he is charged with The scope and form of Israeli contacts is the direct opposite of the delaying and circtumventing tactics that Ls-ypt had accused Israel of employing Jarring himself, when he left here, expressed !,is satisfaction and defined the tal~s and the Israeli proposals as useful and constructive.

Cairo, however, has not even waited for the sake of politeness [words indistinct] with an official report that it rejects the proposals, It has publicly announced a counterproposal that includes all the elements of a dictate, not only toward Isroael but also toward Jarring and the United States, Cairo states that not Jarring, tut alone Israel and the Arab countries through negotiations under Jarring's auspic-_s, but the Security Council itself should determino the plan for implementation,*a's tr *jy cal-it-ofReslutonNo 2~42, Hot only is Jarring thus removed from the main ['untion ~that resolution and the U.S, peace plan (flfit~rasfe~d himwith but the Egy)ptians ai-so C want to dictate to him that within I month he must report on the implementation uf C the plan, although he will have no part in preparing it. [words indistinct] mý,;~ tim~e to make his own suggestions about it because the Egyptians also are dictating t-, the Security Council. They are dictating the length of time of its debates and res ,lutilon,, zaying these must end not later than 5 February, that is, within 3 wee..s of the date of publication of the Egyptian dictate. To this the Egyptians add the proposal cf establishing a UN force that will insure what they call peace after Israel withý,raws from all the territories.

Wel'i this Egyptian dictate leaves nothing either for negotiations or tal's witl- or under Jarring.~~ia andý revealing nature of tine E~yt~iY~~date-tatIsrael prefers to wait and leave the right to comment an,, the obligation to react to envoy Jarring himself, to thoseý who appointed him to his n'ission-- that is, Secretary General U Thant--and to those who initiated his mission--that is, the U.S. Government. Israeli procrastination is not passive. There are intensive diplomatic contacts with Western countries, with members of the Security Council mainly, to prevent the Se'.curity-Council from meeting as the Ezyptians demand, This is the tightening of the diplomatic cord between Israel and Egy'pt now taking place behind the scenes. At present, Israel prefers to avoid entering into a dispute and into official announcements on these issues, It is waiting for public reaction by the other parties to which, no less than Israel, the Egyptian dictate is directed.

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Excerpts from President Pomp idou s press conference of 21 January

On the Middle East: "Being by nature an optimist, I try never to bring bad luck to peace and consequently I dare not say that there is still hope in the Jarring negotiations. However,, I notice that they C-the negotiations]7 have begun,, that on both sides there is a response and that consequently one may hope that a step has been made. Since the beginning, France has taken a position and she has never changed it, and if some believe sometimes that they notice changes, it is because, out of passion perhaps or inattention,, they did not listeni at the startfor we have always maintained,,-on the same level, the right of the State of Israel to exist within sure and recognized boundaries and the obligation for Israel of withdrawing from all territories occupied fol-lowing the six-day war. This position remains the same. It would amount to turning one's back on any chance for peace not to give priority to an agreement between States and consequently to an agreement which includes at least the acceptance of Israel,, naturally, of the U.A.R,, naturally,, and of Jordan. As far as the problem of the Palestinian people is concerned, which I had occasion to mention perhaps before other people, I say simply that it will be settled, that it must be settled through ~free consultation of the populations when the time comes,* And I think that if peace were to be achieved, it is what would happen; it is at least what King Hussein of Jordan himself told me."

Asked about the French position on the Italian proposal to discuss in the United Nations the suppression of the death penalty, President Pompidou replied:

"Wre shall see. I already had the opportunity to say that this problem is a particular source of anguish in France for the President of the Republic but things cannot be dealt with so simply. In any case, we shall see." ZY921 5 PARIS 338 21.1.7! ,ISZZZGNTMlMMMN

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APPEAL BY U THANT FOR THE PROLONGATION OF THE CEASE-FIRE ON THE BUEZ CANAL A Struggle for the Gaining of Time by our Correspondent

New York, 2 February

United Nations Secretary-General U Thant presented to the members of' the Security Council on Tuesday, three days before the critical cut-off date of 5 February,, a short; report on the course of the Jarring conversations up to that date. The document had been expected since the previous weekend, not because of the progress that had been attained since the resumption of the bilateral talks concerned,, of which there is little positive to be said, but it was clear for days that the potential mediators in the Middle East conflict had to "do something" in order to clear the way for the parties, who are frozen in their positions, for a new prolongation of the cease-fire. Consultations since 5 January Since the original idea of a renewed mobilization of the Security Council had had to be abandoned because the reigning circumstances had appeared prob- lematical or even "counter-productive", U Thant undertook., as was expected, as the person who had directly conferred the mandate on Gunnar Jarring., to direct an appeal to reason. In his report of today's date he summarizes briefly the course of the bilateral talks which had been resumed on the 5th of January with the acoredited representatives of Israel, the United Arab Republic and Jordan, and likewise, as is officiall1y learned for the first time on this occasion, with the representative of Lebanon. It can be clearly seen that the "discussions" so far have been restricted almost exclusively to the exchange of written memoranda containing the views of the different Governments. In the last passage of the report containing his conclusions, the Secretary- General writes: "While recognizing that the resumed discussions are still-at an early stage and that much further clarificat ion is required,, I find grounds for cautious optimism in the fact that the parties have resumed the talks through Ambassador - 2-

Jarring in a serious manner and that there has been some progress in the definition of their positions. Furthermore, the parties, who have already indicated their willingness to carry out resolution 2412 (1967),, are now describing in greater detail their view of their obligations under that resolution. I take this opportunity to appeal to the parties to pursue their role in the discussions in a constructive manner, to co-operate with Ambassador Jarring with a view to the carrying out of resolution 242 (1967) and., in this very difficult and crucial stage of the discussions, to .Withhold fire, to exercise military-restraint, and to maintain the quiet which has prevailed in the area since August 1970."

A new aide-mdmoire of Cairo :,As every word of this appeal has had to be carefully weighed and tested for the possible psychological effects on the addressees., it is already clear that U Thant and Jarring in the last few days must have been busy for hours with the drafting of the text. The publication of the report,, which was originally planned for Monday, encountered a further delay after Ambassador El-Zayyat had handed over to the Swedish diplomat a further document stating the position of Cairo. The Egyptians, who have not at any stage concerned themselves with Jarring's wish for "quiet diplomacy"., transmitted the aide-m~moire today to the American Ambassador Yost, who is the Security Council President for February, for publication as an official document. This is another step, instead of the aimed at diplomatic exchange of opinion, in the propaganda battle ,carried out with public declarations. In its contents, the new Egyptian paper contains nothing which enables one to conclude that they are ready for a real dialogue. In essence, the paper repeats the long-known contradiction between the Egyptians' apparently unconditional readiness to carry out the resolution of 22 November 1967 as an indivisible "package" and the stubborn refusal of Israel to carry out the obligation imposed upon it to withdraw from all the Arab territories occupied by it during the June war. Israel alone is said. to be blocking the Jarring mission in that it seeks from its own "11position of strength" to enforce its own conditions. In carrying out in the occupied territories acts of repression, expulsion and coflective punishment amongst the resident population, and in establishing new settlements for its own nationals, Israel is said to follow a conscious policy of "dearabizing" -3- and of the "fait accompli with a view to consolidating its. occupation"'. -The conditions for-peace in the Israeli notes handed over to Jarring are said to have been prepared only for the deception of world public opinion. -Beginning with its characterization of Israeli conduct as "aggression"' and a "threat to world peace", the Egyptian note leads on once more to the long-held Egyptian position that the Security Council should be seized of the matter. In accordance with the responsibilities conferred upon it through the United Nations Charter, the Security Council is stated-to be obliged to take the necessary measures to make possible the fulfillment of Jarn's mandate, to attend the withdrawal of Israeli troops-from all occupied territories,, and to take realistic steps for the guarantee of peace; that Cairo accepts the future safeguarding of the former boundary lines when they have been reestablished not from a peace treaty contracted with Israel, but from a peace force of the United Nations which would be established with the co-operation of the great powers, can be seen quite clearly from the document. W'here does one stand after the two documents published today? The Egyptian memorandum gives little cause for hope that Jarring can make progress in the foreseeable future, but it contains no reference to the 5th of February and therefore leaves the question of the ending or prolongation of the cease-fire open. U Thant's "cautious optimism" is criticized by the parties to the conflict even though for different reasons. The Israelis find the conclusion that the discussions have been "serious" in the light of the Egyptian conduct as a euph~kism, while the Arabs contest violently Israel's "readiness to implement resolution 24i2". However, the Secretary-General was obviously concerned to take into account the sensitivity existing on both sides and to leave the largest possible room for manoeuvring for elastic solutions. This must also be the reason for the fact that he associated for the observance of the cease-fire on the Suez Canal neither the date of the 5th of February nor a.concrete period of the prolongation. Attention is now turned again to Cairo and upon its representative in New York, El-Zayyat, who today at mid-day asked for a further interview with the present President of the Security Council, Ambassador Yost. In the coming weekend, one can conjecture a whole range of possibilities extending from a formal. prolongation of the cease-fire through-a tacit and in practice continuing armistice to the resumption of fire on the Suez Canal. . I I I-

Affirmative reply of Eban to U Thant

Jerusalem, 2 February. Reuters

Israeli Foreign Minister Eban confirmed on Tuesday evening the decision off his Government to prolong the cease-fire in the Middle East conflict and to continue the peace discussions under the auspcies of United Nations Special Representative Jarring. Eban insisted that Israel had every time favoured a new cease-fire agreement. He could only conclude goodwill lay in reciprocity and that its prolongation depended only on the condition that there should be good faith on the other side and that the other party to the discussion should be 2ady to take into consideration all possibilities for a peaceful solution. Ajppell U Tha'nts-, ffiii die -Ver1liugerung der Waiffenruhe am Suezkana] Kampf umn Zcitgewinn Postulat der Einschaltung des' Sicherhejisrates a Auf Grund der ibm durcb die Charta. der Ve Von unserem Korrespondenten einigten Nationen ijbertragenen Verantwortur sei der Rat verpflichtet, die erforderlichen M~al R. HI. New York, 2. Februar nabmen zu ergreifen, urn Jarring die Erfifilur UNO-Genieralsekretdr U Thant. hat am Diens- seines Mandats zu ermbgiichen, den Abzug d6 tag, drei Tage vor dem kritischen Stichtag des israeiischen Truppen aus alien besetzten Gebiete zu erreichen und wirksame Vorkehrungen Zt 5. Februar, den Mitgiiedern des Sicberheitsrates Garantierung des Friedens zu treffen. DaB 1(air eiaen kurzen Bericht fiber den bisherigen Verlauf die klinftige Sicebenng der wieder hergestellte der Jarring-Gesprdche zugesteilt. Das Dokument friiheren Grenzlinien nicbt von eilnem m-it Israi :war seit dem ietzten Wochenende erwartet worden ausgehandelten Friedensvertrag, sondern von einc tinter Mitwirkung der Groi~mdchte zu bildendle - nicht wegen der, seit dem Wiederbeginn der Friedenstruppe der UNO erwartet, geht aus der bilateralen Klontakte erzielten Fortscbritte, fiber Dokument deutlich bervor. die sich wenig Positives sagen 10lt. Aber es war Wo steht man nach den beiden beute vet seit Tagen offensiclitlich, dal3 die potentieilen iiffentiichten Dokumenten? Das agyptische Me Vermittler im Mittel ostkonflikt > muf~ten, umn den in ihreri Positionen fest- dal3 Jatring in absehbarer Zeit weiter kommei ki~nnte; aber es enthiilt auch keine Erw~dhnunl gefabrenen Parteien den Weg zu einer erneuten des 5. Februar und liil3t damit die Frage naci Verliingerung der Feuerpause am Suezkanal zu Beendigung oder Veritingerung der Fetierpausi ebnen. offen. U Thants (vorsichtiger Optimismus>> wirn von- den Konfliktsparteien, wean audi aus ver Die Konsultationen seit dem 5. Januar. schiedenen Grtinden, kritisiert: die Israeli emp finden die Feststellung, dlaB cernsthaftz diskutier Nacbdem die anfdngiich erwogene Idea einer werde, angesichts der 'dgyptischen Haltung ah erneuten Mobilisierung, des Sicherheitsrates als Euphemnismus, die Araber bestreiten Israeis oBe. unter den herrschenden Umst~inden problematisch reitschaft zur Durchfi~hrung der Resolution 242x und vielleicht sogar > falienge- aufs heftigste. Aber der Generaisekcretiir wai lassen worden. war, iiel3 sich U Thant nun als offensichtlich bestrebt, der auf beiden Seiten be. direkter Auftraggeber Gunnar Jarrings erwartungs- stehenden Empfindlichkeit Rechnung zu tragen gemil3 mit einemn ersi~niich an die Konfliktspar- und mdglichst weiten Spiefraum ftir elastische teien gerichteten Appall zur Vernun~ft vernebmen. ýLdungen zu lassen. Hier diirfte auch der Grund Er resiimiei-t in seinemn heutigen Bericht kur ' den" daffir liegen, daB er semnen Ruf zur Wabrung Verlauf der am 5. Januar, wieder aulgenommenen der Waffenruhe am Suezkanal weder mit dern bitateralen Gespriicbe mit den bier akkreditiertan Datum des 5. Februar noch mit einer konkreten Botschaftern Israeis, der VAR und Jordaniens Veri'dngerungsfrist verkniipfte. Die Blicke richten sowie - wvie man bei dieser Geleggenheit erstmais sich. nun wieder nach Kairo - und auf -semnen offiziel] arf'ihfrt - mit dem Vertreter Libanons, hiesigen Vertreter ei-Zayat, der heute nachImittag wobei allerdings deutlich erkeanbar wird, daB eine weitere Unterredung mit demn Sicherbeitsrats- sich die ((Diskussion)) bisher fast ausschliel~lichb pr~sidenten, Botschafter Yost, verlangte.,FUr das auf den Austausch schriftlichar Memoranden mit kommende Wocheneade macht man sich auf den Auffassungen der verschiadenen Regierungen einen Fleber von Mbglichkeiten gefaf~t. Er reicht beschriinkt hat.. von einer formeilen -Verldngerung des <> fiber eine stiilscbweigend und auf. Zusehen Berichts schreibt der. Ge'neraisekrettr : ((Q'bschon ;aufrechterhattene Waffenruhe bis, zur Wieder- i~ch mir bewult bin, dal3 sich die, wipederbegon- qrbffnuipg des. Fetiers am Suezkanal. ne .nel Disk~ussionen noch irn Anfan'gsstadIum be- finden und da3 zahireiche'weitere Klarste,110ngen ku'sage Ebans an VI Thant erforderlich sind, scheint mir dlock dei- Ujmlt~nd, Jerusalem, 2. Febr. (Reuter). Der is raelische daB3 die Parteien die durch Botichafter Jarring Auflenminister' Eban bdkrilftigte& am Dienstag vermittelten Gespr~cbhe in Ikonstruk~ti~erq. Geist abend dlen Besebiul3 seiner Regierijag, die Waf- (in. a serious manner) wieder aufganiormmefi aben fe~nrube, im Nabostkonfiikt zu ver1dngern. und die und daB -gewisse Fortscbritta in der Definition Friedensgespriicbe tinter der Leitung., qe UNO- ihrer Positione In zu verzeicbnaA' sind,'eine'n 'vor- Delegierten Jarring weiterzufiihren. Ebqýi, betonte, sichtige,? .t sflzurehergr P ar- ,bsyre1. ba.be em neue4 .Waff~.stiiistaný4s4b1nmien teien, die 'beri~t~sA,ibr'e-iereiitsdiaft' zur Durih-- jederzeit befoirxxortet.:Voraussetzung se! ledi~lich, flibrung der Resolution._24',) ezeug., .~e)n- ;dap *der -aute Willa auf.Gegenseitigkeit> ,rPU~i s'pen. n~un Vdt10, jhil e und da83 autch der V~ihaindlungspax4tnet ý'ýe ducdise Resoluo auferlegt'en Verpfli-chtun- alle Mibglichkeiten fUr eine Friedensldsiirigi# gen. Ich benutze die Gdeiege'nbeit, uril' die' Pat ItaIien Betracht zu ziehen, aufzufordern, sich w~eiterhin 'in konst'ruktiver Weise an. den Diskussionen, zu beteilijn mit Botschafter Jarring -im' Intercsse e aer ..Verwirk- lia6hung der Resolution 242, zusammenzuarbeiten Und in dieser auf3erorden~tlich .schwie 'rigan .und entchedenenPhase der Diskussionen auf Feind- seiigkeiten zu verzicbten, militliris -he Selbstbe- schtliinkung- kWUbeh un'd .die setAgit i97it der: Region herrsahende'Rul'iufictuiiaIjc,

Neucs eAid&-mne' oilre)) tair'o's.i. Wie bebutsamn jedes Wort dieses Appells abge- wogen und auf die miigiichen psycboiolgiscben Auswirkungen bei den Adressaten geprfift worcien. sein diirfte, geht schon daraus, hervor, daI3 sich' U Thant und Jarring in den letzten Tagen stundon- lang mit der' Redlaktion des Textes bescb'~ftigten Die urspriingiicb f~r den Montag geplante Ver: 6ffentlichung erfuhr eine weitere Verzdgerun4 nacbdem Botscbafter el-Zayat gestern dam scbwe- dischen Diplomaten eine weitere Steilungnabme Kairos i~iberreicht hatte. Die Aegvnter. dip. ,q.il, id in dieser auaerordentli6h scirgnI.d itscheid enden Phase der Diskussion~en auf FPeind- -ligkeiten zu ve'rzichten, rnilit 'rýis6 'he ýSelbst1e-* tii~nkung. ,ýu otibe Vnd tile se-6t-tii:, 9 :r j&gIon herrs&, 6.Ptie auiýhtfueh~,ý'*'

Wie behutsam jedes Wort dieses Appells aýbg-, ogen und auf die rn6glichen psychologischen:; uswirkungen bei den Adressaten gepriift worcien In dilrfte, geht schon daraus hervor, daB sich Thanit und Jarring in, den letzten Tagen stunden- ng mit der Redaktion des Textes beschiiftigten. 'je urspridinglich fUr den Montag geplante Ver- 'fentlichung erfuhr eine weitere Verzdgerung, achdeni Botschafter el-Zayat gestern dem schwe.P- ischen Diplomaten eine weitere Stellungnahmne airos iiberreicht hatte. Die Aegypter, die -skhb ach wie Yor nicht, urn Jarring§ Wunsch nach '3tiller.Diplomatie>> kiimmern, unterbreiteten -das ide-mdmoire. heute auch de~m im Februar als r~sident des Sicherheitsrates amt 'ierenden ame-, kanischen Botschafter Yost zur Ver~ffentlichu'ng Is offi~zi~efles Dokument. Damit nimmi,; anstelle es ,angestrebten diplomatischen Meinungsaus- .usches, die mit liffentlichen Erk1iirungen geftihfrte ropagandaschlacht ihren Fortga~ng. Auch inhaitlich enthdlt die neue Egyptische tellungnahme. nichts, wvas auf zunehmende Be- eitschaft zu. einemn wirklichen. Dialog scbliel~en .e~e. Sie wiederholt im wesentlichen die Hingst iekannte Gegentiberstellung zwischen der eige- en, angeblidh bedinnsl sn Bereitschat, die lýesolution voin 22. November 1967 als nicht auf- 5'ýbares ( zu akzeptieren, und der hart- iackigen Weigerung Israels, die ihm auferlegte J'erpflichtung zur Rdumung aller im Junikrieg )esetzten arabischen Gebjete zu befolgen. Israel Lilein blockiere die Jarrirng-Mission, indemn es ver- ;uche, aus einer cPosition der StdrkeD seine eige- ien Bedingungen durchzusetzen. In dem es in den )esetzten Gebieten mit Repression, Austreibungen aind Kollektivstrafen gegen die ansiissige Bevulke- -umg vorgehe und neue Siedlungen ffir seine eige- aen Staatsangehbrigen errichte, verfolge es eine iDew~ulte. Politik der cEntarabisierung>) und des fait accomnpli zur Konsolidierung der Besetzung. Die 'Friedensbeteuerungen in den Jarring tiber- reichten israelischen Noten seien lediglich zur T'auschung der Welt6ffentlichkeit bestimmnt. Unvereinbare Standpunkte Aus der wortreichen Anprangerung der Hal- tung Israels als ((Aggression>) und . leitet die dgyptische Note er- neut tins liangs zum Cetertim censeo gewordene.

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* t SN1.0 AL ANDI CONFIDENTIAL FOR THE REV. DR.e EUGENE CARSON BLAi~E, I WISH TO THANK YOU POST WARMLY FOR YOUR LETTER OF 3 Mr. RUARYO, V$ICK REACHED KE ONLY IN THE E'VENING OF 6 FEBRUARY0 IN WHICH * YOU SET OUT YOUR IDAS AS TO ACTION SY

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ASSIST IN THIS VERY CRUIA AND IMPORTANT PROBLEM AND YOUR * CONCLUSION THAT YOU SHOULD "AKE POSITIVE EFFORTS TO CONTACT VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES Of THE PALESTINIANS, PARA WITHiJ YOUR OWN LONG EXPERIENCE OF EXTREM4ELY DELICATE AND CONTROVERSIAL MATTERS * SUCH AS THE CRRENTI RIDDLE EASTERN SItUATION, I AN SURE YOU

WILL U#4DERSTAUD MY PO4STXON 19 THIS MATTER, IT 1$ AS FOLLOWS, * I AM AT THE PRESENT TIME ENSAOED I0 INTESIVE EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE, TH1ROUGH TALKS UNDER MY AUSPICES, A SETTLEMNFT Of THE OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS AMONG THE OOVEfl$V4TS CONCERNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH *SECURITY COUNCIL ýRESOLUTIODN 242 OF 22 OVEHEER, 196,7* 1 FEEL THAT AT lTH PRESENT T1ime i MUST QIVE *o MXIWIW4 flUORIY TO THIS EFFORT UNTIL IT HAS SHOWN REAL RESULTS AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT Bt COMPLIGATED AT THIS TIME BY OTHER INITIATIVES ON MY PART. FOR THIS REASO0o I AN SURE YOU z

WILL UNDERSTAND WHY t HAVE NOT ASSOCIATED MYSELF WITH ANY iIONe GOVERNMENTAL EFFORTS TO ASSIST IN FINDING A SOLUTION OF MIDDLE *EASTERY~ PROBLEMS, ALTHOUGH4 I WOULD BE I'VE FIRST TO RECOGNIZE HOW VALUABLE SUCH EFFORTS CAN BE* I AM OF COURSE VERY CONSCIOUS OF' THE IMPR.flANE Of' rTH PALESTINI.A* * P7/41# PROBLEMN AND AN GIVING CONSTA#T TNOUO0HT TO I?* PARA* 1 00 OF QOURST VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR HAVINS WRITTEN TO ME IN A * FRANK AW OPEN WAY ABOT YOUR OWN FSELINGS AND POSSIBLE IfNITIATIVELS IN THIS PATTERa GU#WAR JARRING + *COIL $5824202 1967t+ 150, ROUTE DE FERNEY 1211 GENEVA 20 0 TELEPHONE: (022)333400 TELEX: 23423 01K CH *to;no CABLE: QIKOUMENE GENEVA Aft W 4h.- WYORLD COU"NCIL OF CH"URCHES GENERAL SECRETARIAT

GENERAL SECRETARY: REV. Dr. EUGENE C. BLAKE ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY: PASTOR JENS J. THOMSEN ASSISTANT TO THE GENERAL SECRETARY: REV. CLtMENT BARBEY

ECB/HPC 3rd February 1971

The Hon. U Thant, Secret ary General, QL United Nations, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.

jb j49t Dear Mr. Secretary General,

I think it proper to enclose for your information a copy of a letter Which I have today addressed. to Ambassador Jarring.

You well know our concern for the problems he is dealing with, more particularly because of the involvement of our member churches *in the area.

The copy is solely for your information but if you feel that you have any personal advice to give me I would be most grateful.

Honorary President: Rev. Dr. Willem A. Visser 't Hooft. Presidents: H. H. Patriarch German, Bishop D. Dr. Hanns Lilje, Rev. Dr. Ernest A. Payne, Rev. Dr. John C. Smith, Rt. Rev. Alphaeus H. Zulu. Central Committee: Chairman: Dr. M. M. Thomas. Vice-Chairmen: H.E. Metropolitan Meliton ot Chalcedon, Miss Pauline M. Webb. General Secretary: Rev. Dr. Eugene C. Blake. Associate General Secretaries: Rev. Alan A. Brash, Rev. Victor E. W. Hayward, Mr. Leopoldo J. Niilus, Dr. Nikos A. Nissiotis, Rev. Philip A. Potter. ECB/HPC ECB/HPC3rdFebruary 1971

H.E. Ambassador Gunnar Jarringr, United Nations, New Yorkg, N.Y. U,S*A'o

Dear Ambassador Jarring,

An unofficial approach was made last September to the World Council of Churches by Al Fatah, and again this week we were indirectly approached by their representative who feels that the situation in the Middle East may indeed worsen if something supportive of negotiations between the governments is notý attemptedo

According to the Al Fatah spokesman there seems to exist an opportunity for the World Council of Churches to take reasonable initiative in this regard which might serve to alleviate some of the present tensions. At this moment those representatives of the liberation movements who are prepared to discuss peace may themselves be subjected to internal pressures or new objective situations which may impede such conversations.

You are'of course aware of our concerns for the establishment of a just peace in this area of the world, as it has been repeatedly expressed in several public declarations, We are tentatively considering pursuing the matter as follows.

Two representatives from the World Council of Churches who are respected by the various parties involved in the conflict would be sent, one to Israel, another to the Arab areas for discussions with Al Fatah and governments of Jordan and Lebanon,#to determine what, if any action could be pursued by the World Council of Churches which would serve to lessen current tensions and contribute to a final, peaceful settlement. As we are especially eager not to interfere in any way with the important negotiations taking place under your leadership, we feel that it is important to keep you informed of this opportunity which has presented itself.

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Our choices seem to be inaction, which I know our constitu- ency would deplore or to pursue the above mentioned initiatives in order to ensure that the Palestinians through their liberation movements are adequately and reasonably represented in the consultations you are currently seeking.

Given this situation,. I come to you for whatever advice and counsel you may be able to provide. As the matter is of some urgency,, may I respectfully request an early reply?

Sincerely yours,

Eugene C. Blake

Copy to: The Hon. U Thant v4 y

1.5 February 1971

COMMENTS By SECRETARY-GENERAL

On coming in to the building., the Secretary-General was asked if he had anything to say iii regarding the Middle East or the Jarring Mission. He said he had not, other than to reiterate his statement through a spokesman on Friday that his Special Representative was acting fully within his mandate. On leaving the building., the Secretary-General was asked about his appointment this morning with Mr. El-Zayyat of the United Arab Republic. tAt 12:30 p~m. for approximately half an hour). The Secretary-General said'~ "He presented the United Arab Republic reaction to me orally". The correspondent asked if he meant a reaction "to the initiative by Jarring last Monday". The Secretary-General "said "yes". U Thant was asked if he felt that things were now moving. He said he had no comment* and thought the correspondent would understand why he could not make any comment at this time. Asked about the reaction of Israel (to the "Jarring initiative")., the Secretary-General said he had no official information from Israel yet. He only had what he had heard on the radio today. (This was given out to correspondents at about 1:30 p-m. About 15 correspondents were around.)

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Date: FROM: DEI: 23 February Gunnar Jarring 1971 / CR. 13 (11-64) I The Quaker peace efforts in the Middle East, which have come under attack by

some Israelis and some Arabs but are supported by others, are aimed at encouraging

the serious examination of a number of alternative operational steps toward peace,

not at trying to advance any particular peace plan. Moreover, these Quaker activities

are entirely private and have no backing, direct or indirect, from any government,

governmental agency or officials.

As chairman of the International Quaker Middle East Peace Research team that

has been exploring a variety of options for Middle East peace for the past three

years, I wish to correct false reports of our activites as published in Beirut and

London.

Professor Roger Fisher, of the Harvard Law School, and Professor Gidon Gottl~ieb,

of the New York University Law School, both distinguished international lawyers with considerable experience in the Middle East, were in recent months drawn into

the Quaker work as expert consultants for the specific purpose of developing a

series of draft documents which might be illustrative of the kinds of practical

steps that could be taken to bring about a peace. Neither is a Quaker. Neither

attempts to speak in any way for Quaker organizations, nor-onrbehalf of any

government.

Professor Fisher and Professor Gottlieb were not involved in any way in the

writing of Search for Peace in the Middle East, the paperback report developed over

the period since early 1968 by a group of British, American and Canadian Quakers.

That report outlines the views of its authors and has had the backing of several

Friends organizations in the three countries. It is essentially an appeal for the

acceptance of the state of Israel by the Arabs and for withdrawal by the Israelis

from Arab territories occupied since June 5, 1967. Our view is that, basically,

Uftiited Nations Resolution 242, adopted unanimously by the Security Council on

November 22, 1967, is the only set of broad guidelines within which a viable peace

can be achieved, and we have sought to explore with the counsel of international

law specialists a number of specific operational moves which might be made by each -2-

side to secure implementation of that resolution.

Reports indicating that Professor Fisher is trying to advance a plan for a

common political framework for Israel and Palestine and that such a plan has the backing of high American officials are false. Some kind of confederation idea has been suggested from time to time, in a variety of forms, by some Israelis and by

some Palestinians. Professor Gottlieb, not Professor Fisher, developed the

theoretical position paper showing how such a scheme might function, if it

should be attempted. This idea does not have the sponsorship of our Quaker

Peace Research group nor of either Professor Gottlieb or Professor Fisher. So

far as we know, it is not being proposed by any official in any government. It

is only one of many speculative ideas being examined.

Moreover, inasmuch as the Jarring Mission is now deeply engaged in the most serious negotiations looking toward a Middle East settlement, the Quaker

group has for a number of weeks refrained from putting forward any draft

documents of any kind. The real news about the Middle East has to do with the

serious efforts of responsible government officials and United Nations representatives

in Cairo, Jerusalem and at the United Nations, not in distorted rumours about

theoretical draft papers privately circulated some time ago as a means of stimulating

discussion of alternative steps that might or might not be undertaken.

(signed) Landrumn R. Balling

Chairman4

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An official spokesman for the United Arab Republic issued in Cairo on Sunday, February 28th, 1971, the following statement:

The-.United Arab Republic considers that the Israeli reply submitted to Ambassador Jarring on Friday, February 26th, 1971, the text of which was revealed today (February

28th) to Ambassador Mohamed H. El-Zayyat, to be a total and explicit rejection of the commitment to withdrawal requested by Ambassador Gunnar Jarring (by his note verbale of February

8th, 1971). By this official document, Israel reveals to the whole United Nations its insistence on maintaining territorial occupation, its policy of expansion and its rejection of the Security Council resolution 2~42 of November 22nd, 1967. This Israeli instransigence closea the doors to all peaceful attempts. For the United Arab Republic, the liberation of the occupied territory is undebatable and non-negotiable. 2 March 1971.

Following is being stated by Israeli Press officer to "friendlyr? correspondents. It cannot be attributed to Israeli sources. kTikix "It is understood" etc is the sourcing. "?The Israeli statement ruling out the old Armistace Lines does not rule out the old Mandate lines."1 Israeli Press officer argues it cannot be said therefore that the Israeli reply is negative. She says that while Israel "has not ac cepted M~r. Jarring's sugg~ested formulations, it has not refused them," Mr. Jarring's ideas "are one of a thousmnd alternatives that the Israeli reply did not renounce." Beavan -I

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CR. 13 (11-64) ýN, VITH' rIDEAS-T -77 BY MAURICE CUIND I CAIRO (UPI) -- DOCUMENTS MA DE AVAILABLE TO UN ITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL K USDYSHOWED THAT U.N. IIEDIATOR GUNNAR V. JARRING SOUGHT A COMMITMENT FROM ISRAEL TO WITHDRAW FROM THE WHOLE OF THE SINAI PENINSULA IN RETURN FOR AN EGYPTIAN UNDERTAKING To "ENTER INTO A SPEACE AGREEMENT" WITH ISRAEL, ýEGYPT AGREED, BUT ADDED THY. PROVISO THAT THE ISRAELIS ALSO PULL OUT OF THE GAZA STRIP WHICH WAS ADMINISTERED BY CAIRO BEFORE THE. JUNE 1967 MIDDLE EAST WAR THE DOCUtENTS REVEALED, ISRAEL ACCEPTED THE PRINCIPLE OF WITHDRAWAL BUT ONLY TO "SECURE RECOGNIZED AND AGREED BOUNDARIES TO BE ESTABLISHED IN THE MEACE AhREEVE:NT.0 IT ADDED THE: RESERVATION THAT IT OW'ILL NOT WITHiDRAW TO THE PRlE-JUNE 4j, 1,967 LINES." THE WAR BEGAN JUNE 5, THE DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY UPI FROM AUTHORITATIVE DIPLOMATIC SOURCES, WERE TH~ COMPLETE TEXTS OF THE JAR-RING PROPOSALS PRESENTED TO EGYPT AND ISRAEL FEB. 8 AND THE EGYPTIAN AND ISRAELI REPLIES TO THEM, EGYPT TOOK THE ISRAELI RESERVATION ON WITHDRAWAL AS A REJECTION OF THE JARRING PROPOSAL AND REFUSED TO AGREE TO A FORMAL EXTENSION OF THE CEASE-FIRE IN- THE SUEZ CANAL ZONEi FOLLOWING ARE THE TEXTS OF THE JARRING PROPOSAL AND EGYPTvS RE PL Y JARRINGFS LETTER OF FEB. 93 I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING WITH A MIXTURE OF-RESTRAINED OPTIMISM AND GROWING CONCERN THE RESUMED DISCUSSION UNDER MY AUSPICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ARRIVING AT A FEACEFUL SETTLE rENT OF THE MIDDLE EAST QUESTION, MY RESTRAINED OPTIMISM ARISES FROM THE FACT THAT IN MY VIEW THE PARTIES ARE SERIOUSLY DEFINING THEIR POSITIONS AND WISH TO MOVE FORWARD TO A PERMANENT PEACEo MY GROWING CON4CERN IF THAT EACH SIDE UNYIELDINGLY INSISTS THAT THE OTHER MAKE CERTAIN COMMITMENTS BEFORE BE ING READY TO PROCEED TO THE STAGE OF FORMULATING THE PROVISION4S TO BE INCLUDED IN FINAL PEACE AGREE[IENT, THERE IS--AS I SEE IT--S4RIOUS RISK TH4AT WE SHALL FIND OURSELVES IN THFE" SAME DEADLOCK AS EXISTED DURING THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF MY MISSION, I THEREFORE, FEEL THAT I SHOULD AT THIS STAGE MAKE CLEAR MY VIEW§ ON WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE NECE.SSARY STE PS TO BE TAKEN ON WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE NECESSARY SIEPS TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A PEACEFUL AND ACCEPTED SETTLEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF (U.N.) SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION P.42/67--WHICH THE PARTIES HAVE AGREED TO CARRY OUT IN ALL ITS PARTS, I HAVE COME TO TH4E CONCLUSION THAT THE ONLY POSSIBILITY TO BREAK THE IMMINENT DEADLOCK ARISING FROM THE DIFFERING VIEWS (OF) ISRAEL AND THE UNITED ARAB P.EPUBLIC AS TO THE: PRIORITY TO BE GIVEN TO COMMITMENTS AND UNDERTAKINGS--WHICH SEEMS TO ME TO BE THE REAL CAUSE FOR THE PRESENT IlqVIOBILITY--IS FOR ME TO SEEK FROM EACH SIDE THE PARALLEL. AND SIMUILTANEOUS COMMrITMENTS WHICH SEEM TO BE INEVITABLE PREPREQUISITIES OF Ali EVENTUAL PEACE SETThEIVENT BETWEEEN THEM* IT SHOULD THEREAFTER BE POSSIBLE TO PROCEED AT ONCE TO FORMULATE THE PROVISIONS AND TERMS OF -A PEACE AGREEM.,ENT NOT ONLY FOR THOSE TOPICS COVERED BY THE COMMITYMENTS BUT WITH EQUAL PRIORITY FOR OTHER TOPICS AND IN ..PARTICULAR THE REFUGEE QUESTION, SPECIFICALLY I WISH TO REQUEST THE GOVERNtMENTS OF ISRAEL AND THE U,A.R. TO MAKE TO ME AT THIS STAGE THE FOLLOWING PRIOR COMMITMENT,; l~lMtLTANE0LUSLY AND ON CON.1DIT16ON4 THAT TEOTHER PARTY MAKES ITS COMMITMEýNTS AND S'UBJE-CT TO THE EVENTUAL SATISFACTORY DETERMINATION OF ALL 6 THER ASPECTS OF A PEACE SETTLEMENT-- INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR A JUST SETTLEMETNT OF THE REFUGEE PROBLEM.9 ISRAEL WOULD GIVE A COMMITMENT TO WITHDRAW ITS FORCES FROM OCCUPIED U,AR, TERRITORY TO THE FORFER INTERNATIONAL B3OUNDARY BETWEEN EGYPT AND THE BRITISH MANDATE OF PALESTINE ON THE LNDERSTANDING THAT SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE FOR$ A, ESTABLISHING DEMILITARIZED ZONES, Bo PRACTICAL SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS IN THE SHARN ELSHEIKH AREA FOR GUARANTIEEING FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION THROUGH THE STRAITS OF TIRAN AND, o C, FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION THROUGH THE SUrt CANAL, THE UNI1TED ARAB REPUBLIC WOULD GIVE A COMMITMENT TO ENTER INTO A PEACE AGREEPFENT WITH ISRAEL AND TO MAKE E2XPrLlCIT THEREIN TO ISRAEL--ON A RE CIPROCAL BASIS--UNDERTAKINGS AND -ACKNOWLJEDGE MENTS COVERING THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A* TERMINATION OF ALL CLAIMS OR STATES OrFBELLIGERENCY, Be RESPECT FOR AND ACI{NOtWLEDGEWENT OF EACH OTHERSO INDEPENDENCE* C RESPECT FOR AND ACKNOWJLEDGE VE1NT OF EACH OTHER'S RIGHT TO LIVE IN PEEACE WITNIN SECURE AND RECOGNIZED BOUNDARIES, DRESPONSIB3ILITY TO DO ALL IN THEIR POWER TO ENSURE THAT ACTS OF BELLIGERENCY OR HOSTILITY DO NOT ORIGINATE FROM, OR ARE NOT COMMITTED FROM WITHIN THE REESPECTIVE TERRITORIES AGAINST THE POPULATION CA-mgZNs OR PROm RTY OF THE OTHER PARTY AND rE, NON-INTERFEPXNCE lN EACH OTHERS' DOM~STIC, AFFAIRS. 114 MAKING THE A BOVE- tNTIONE D SUGGESTION I 'AM CONSCIOUS THAT I All REQUESTING BOTH SIDES TO MAKE SERIOUS COMMITMENTS BUT ANM CONVINCED- THAT, THE PRESENT SITUATION REQUIRESMC, To TAKE. _1111S STEP,!: '(END JARRING TgEXT) ~P EGYPT 3-9 NX 1 a ST ADD EGYPT CAIRO (511B) XXX THIS STEP TEXT OF THE UARp REPLY SUBMITTED TO 3AR'RING FEB,, 15: * THE liAR HAS UWFORMED YOUR EXCELLENCY THAT IT ACCEPTS TO CARRY OUT ON A RECRIPROCAL. BASIS ALL ITS OBLIGATIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 24211967 WITH A VIEW TO ACHIEVING A Ft CFU SETL 11. ITHMDLE LA Sý ON Tr SAME BASIS ISRAEL fliOULD CARRY OUT ALL ITS ODLIGATIC#1S CONTINXED IN THIS Rd'OLUTION, REFERRING TO YOQUR AIDE EL iR OF S FEBRUARY 1971I, THE liAR WOULD GIVE A CON UTNE NT COVE drIC THE FOLLOW NrG: 1. TERMINATION OF ALL, CLYM OR51 STATE-S OF BELLIGERENCY, 2. RESPECT FOR AND AC3`khfI TI2GMNT OF EACH OTHERS SOVEREIGNTY TE RRITORIAL INIEGRITY AND POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE, 3, RESPEtT FOR AND ACKNOWLEDGEMtENT OF EACH OTHER'S RIGHT TO LIVE IN PEACE WITHIN SECURE AND RECOGNIZED BOUNDARIES, 4, RESPONSIBILITY TO DO All IN THEIR POWER TO ENSURE THAT ACTS OF BELLIGERENCY OR HOSTILITY DO INOT ORIGINATE FROM OR ARE COMMITTED FROM WITHIN TH4E RESPECTIVE TERRITORIES AbAINST THE POPULATION CITIZTNIS OR PRlOiERTY OF THE OTHER PARTY AND, 5, NON-InTEPFERENCE IN EACH OTHER'S DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE UAR WOULD ALSO GIVE A COMMIT*-ENT THAT: 6.IT ENSURES THTE FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN THE SUEZ CANAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ISSS CONSTANTINOPLE CONVENTION, 7, IT ENSURES THE FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN THE STRAITS OF TIRAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, 8, IT ACCEPTS THE STATIONING OF A UNITED NATIONS PEACE KEEPING FORCE IN SHAIRM EL SHEIRM AND 9, TO GUARANTEE THE PEAC-i'UL SETTLEM)ENT AND THE TERRITORIAL INVIOLABILITY OF EVERY STATE' IN THE AREA., THE HAR WOULD ACCEPT: A, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMILITARIZED ZONES ASTRIDE THE BORDERS IN EQUAL DISTANCES.V B, THE ESTABLISHMENT Or A UNITEr-D NATIONS PEACEKEEPING FORCE7 IN WHICH THlE FOUR PIERMANENT NIENBE.RS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL WOULD PARTICIPATE, (THE U.oS %VIET UNION BRITAIN, AND FRANCE.) ISRAEL SHOULD& LIKEJIlSE9 GIVE A C6NMXTMNT TO IMPLEMENT ALL THE: PROVISIONS 0f THE SZCRITY COLINCIL'S RESOLUTION 242 OF 196s7. ISRAEL SHOULD GIVE A COW'ITNENT COVERING THE FOLLOWING: J, WITHDRAWAL OF ITS ARMED FORCES FROM SINAI AND THE.GAZA S TR IP. 2, ACHIEVEMENT OF A JUST SE TTLEMENT FOR TH(PLSIAN REFUGEES" PROBLEM IN ACCORDAN4CE WITH UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTIONS, ý3, TERMINATION OF ALL CLAIMS OR STATES OF BELLIGERENCY, 4. RESPECT FOR AND ACKNOWLEDGEPENT Or EACH OTHER'S SOVEREIGNTY TERRITORIAL INITEGRITY AN4D POLITI CAL INDEPENDENCE, 5, RESPE&T fori' AND ACKNOWLEDGT.EMENT OF EACH OTHER'S RIGHT TO LIVE IN PEACE WITHIN SECURE AND REC)CN1ZED BOLINDARITES. 6. RESPONSIBILITY TO DO ALL IN THEIR POWER TO ENSURE THAT A STATE OF BELLIGC-RENCY OR HOSTIL41ITY DO NOT ORIGINATE FROM OR ARE COMMITTED FROM WI1THIN THE RESPETIE TRIOES AGAINST THE POPULATION CIT7IZEAS' O*R PROPERTY Or. TI-ME OTHER PARTY AND 7, NON-INTERFERENCE IN EACH.OTHER'S DOMESTIC AFFAIRS AND g, TO GUARANTEE THE PEACEFUL SETTLEMETNT AND THE TERRITORIAL INVIOLABILITY OF EVERY STATE IN TH:E AREA, ISRAEL WOULD ACCEPT: A, THE ESTABLISHM"ENT OF DEMILITARIZE-D ZONE-S ASTRIDE 'TyE BORDERS IN EQUAL DISTANCES, B, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF'A UNITED NATIONS PEACE, KEEPING FORCE IN WHICH THE FOUR PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL WOULD PARTICIPATE. WHEN4 ISRAEL GIVES THESE COMMITMENTS THE liAR WILL BE READY TO ENTER INTO A PEACE AGREEMENT WITH I§RAEL CONTAINING ALL THE *AFOREMEFNTIONED OBLIGATIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 242o * ~THE liAR CONSIDERS THAT JUST AND LASTING PEACE CANNOT BE REALIZED WITHOUT THE FULL AND SCRUPULOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONl 242 OF 1967 AND THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE ISRAELI ARMED FORCES FROM ALL THE TERRITORIES OCCUPIED 'SINCE THE FIFTH OF JUNE (END)

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a COMMENTS BY ISRAELI REPRESEN'TATIVE 12 March 1971.

Mr. Tekoah answered questions in the Secretariat Lobby after meeting with

Mr. Jarring this morning.

He said he had met with Mr. Jarring following the Specieal Representative's meeting with Mvr. El-Zayyat yesterday. lie said Mr. Jarring had informed Mr.

El-Zayyat of the reiterated Israeli invitation for Egypt to enter "into detaileC,, and concrete negotiations on a peace agreement,, without prior conditions".

Asked what was the UAEP a reaction, he said he had said all he could say.

Asked when Mr. Eban was coming to United States, he said he could not remember the actual dates. He was on his way to Mexico. Asked if Mr. Eban would see Mr. Jarring, Mr. Tekoah said he was arranging a lunch for next week.

Asked when, he said he thought it wcbuld(' be on the 18th. Asked if the S-.G would attend, he said "no -- no". Asked if the lunch would just be himself,

Mr. Jarring and Mr. Eban, he smiled and said "it will be a small lunch". -el'o25 March 1971

Ambassador Jarring, Special Representative of the Secretary- General to the Middle East, will be leaving New York today to return, for a brief period, to Moscow, where he will attend to his duties as Swedish Ambassador and pass the Easter period with his family. Ambassador Jarring intends to return to New York in the latter half of April, but will be prepared to return earlier at short notice if developments should warrant it. U N I TED N ATIO N S Press Section Office of Public Information United Nations, N.Y.

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Note No. 3662 25 March 1971

NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS

Ambassador Jarring,, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the Middle East, is leaving New York on 25 March to return, for a brief period, to Moscow., where he will attend to his duties as Swedish Ambassador and pass the Easter period with his family. Ambassador Jarring intends to return to New York in the latter half of April, but will be prepared to return earlier at short notice if developments should warrant it. .CPAKISTA.N INNEW DLITE PAKSTA GOERNMENT SAID TODAY IT WAS RESTORING ORDER INEAS~T PAKISTAN AND TlHAT LIFE.WAS RETURNING TO NORMAL IN DACCA. THE PRESS TRUST OF INDIA (P71) PUBLISHED A CONFLICTING Rl'PO}PT TliAT THE REBEL FO-RCES OF EAST PAKISTANI POLITICAL LEADER SHEIKH MUJIBUIR RAHMAN 14AD RE-OCCUPIED THE CITY~. THPKSA OENENT CLAIM CAME FROM RADIO PAKISTAN AND THE PAKISTANI EMýýIASSY IN WASHINGTON. THE REBEL CLAIMS CAME FROM THE CLANDESTINE FREE BENGAL RADIO ANID REPORTS FILTERING ACýOS's ThiL B(uRDJE"

'THPI R~PHT OLOWI:)AN '1RLI BR$,,ADCAST B3Y BELLATIýA)L A10NIIRED" ""IN N~ HT'H PAKIS'tM4ýýTJ iRMY 'NAVY AN(7) A.-U P RCE HAD KILLED AT LEAST 30670O0 EAST PAKISTANIS'IN MrH PAST 48' HOURSo THERE VAS NO,4WAY TO CHECK THE REPORTS. ALL INDIA RADIO SAID 5,000 TO 77000 PERSONS HADBEN KILLED IN DACCA ALONE, THE PTI SAID IN NEW DELHI ITS REPORT OF SUCCESS FOR RAI{MAN'S "~LIBERATION ARMY" CAME FROM CONTACTS ACROSS THE BORDER, WHO HAVE USUALLY BEEN RELIABLE. IT SAID THE REPORTS WERE RECEIVED IN GAUHATI, THE CAPITAL OF ASSAMV STATE WHICH BORDERS EAST PAKISTAN. FREE BENGAL RADIO R~e-PORTED EARLIER TODAY THAT HEAVY FIGHTING BROKE OUT IN DACCA AGAIN TODAY AND THAT THE ""FREEDOM FIGHTERS" HAD RECAPTURED DACCA RADIO STATION. THIS REPORT SAID SOME BATTLES WERE STILL GOING ON IN THE STREETS BUT THAT LIBERATION FORCES WERE KEEPING THEIR HOLD ANID THAT MJOST PAKISTANI TROOPS HAVE RETREATED TO THE CANTONMENT AREA. FREE, BENGCAL RADIOS IN ANOTHER BROADCAST SAID LIBERATION ARMY FORCES WERE FIGHTING FOP. CONTROL OF DACCA AIRPORT AND CANTONMENTS AFTER WINNING OVER CIVILIAN AREAS.: THET ANNOUNCEM"ENT SAID THE PAKISTAN AIR FORCE DROPPED PARATROOCPS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE CONFLICT TODAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN CONTROL OF' SEVERAL CITIES NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS* IT SAID MOST OF THE--iPARATROOPERS WERE LIQUIDATED BECAUSE THEY COULD GO INTO ALL NORMAL COMM"UNICATIONIS WITH EAST PAKISTAN WERE CUT OFF AND THE CNLY REPIORTS FROM THE SCEENE CAME EITHER'FROM BROADCASTS FROM BOTH SIDES VIONTITORED IN INDIAl OR'FROM PERSONS CROSSING THE BORDER INTO IND IA. HOWEVER THE PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT SAID IT WAS RESTORING OpDER IN EAST PAKISTAN. 2S;- - G.t2u I p

IPI- U (MIDEAST) PA'RIS--EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAHMOUD RIAD MET HERE FOR TWO HO-U-RS TODAY WITH U.N. MEDIATOR GUNNAR JARRING* AN EGYPTIAN SPOKESMAN SeAIDEl AFTERWARD JARRING HAD GIVEN UP HIS PEACE MISSION UNTIL ISRAEL REFSPONDS TO HIS LATEST PEACE PROPOSAL. JARINGHIMSELF REFUSED TO COMMENT ON THE SESSION EXCEPT TO SAY HE WAS RETURNTING TO HIS M0SCOW POST AS SWEDISH AMBASSADOR. THERE WERE REPORTS WHEN JARRING LEFT NEW YORK HE WOULD RETURN TO U.N. HEADQUARTERS AFTER SPE'NDING EASTER,'WITH HIS FAMILY. 4MR. JARRING INFORMED MR. RIAD THAT HE HAS QUIT NEW YORK BECAUSE HE CONSIDERED THE SITUATION WAS IN IMPASSE, GIVEN THAT ISRAEL HAS NOT REPLIED To HIS 'MEMORANDUM CF FEB. 8'1 1971ý " THE EGYPTIAN SPOKESM~AN S-A ID . IN THE MEMORANDUM JARRING PROPOSED THAT ISRAEL WITHDRAW FROM OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES IN RETURN FOR AN, EGYPTIAN COMMITMENT TO A PEACE AGREEMENT.. THE EGYPTIAN OFFICIAL SAID JARRING PROMISED TO RETURN TO NEW YORK WHEN" ISRAEL DID REýPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLt I" WHEF-ISRAEL DID RPFLY. rpp

1. 4~rfl 1971

My dear Ambassador, I vas very glad to receive your letter at 31 March and the account off your meeting with Foreign Minister Hiadk Vilas you yourself may, nothing particularly new was said at this meeting, it seems to me that it was useful and constructive nonetheless. I am lad. to know that you will be able to follow it up in Moscow when Foreign Minister fliad is there in-April. With beat wishes,, Yours- sincerely,

U Thent

Ambassador Gunnar Jarring ,C/o Ministry off Foreign Affairs stocidioim 16, Sweden' Mr. Jarring's5 Departure

Israel's Position

On.26 March the Israeli Mission gave k out the following statement attributable to Mr. Tekoah: "It was expected, and it is natural, that

Ambassador Jarring should spend the forthcoming holidays with his family. I hope that the time u~ntil his return will be used by Cairo to reflect on the situation, and that when Ambassador Jarring comes back the talks on the peace agreement will enter a stage of constructtkre, detailed discussion, on all subjects without preconditions. The parties have made their basic positions known. It is clear that there can be no di~fat by Cairo to

Israel on the terms of the agreement. The only way to pursue the discusiion is by free negotiations. ~When Cairo agrees to a proceed in this manner the talks will be able to progress toward peace."

Today, 26 March, the Israeli Mission said *: "As far as we are concerned

the ball kin Cairo's5 court. We have agreed to discuss everything, Ri including secure and recognized boundaries."

UAR's NafePosition

Yesterday, 25 March, the UAR Mission let it be known that Mr. El-Zayyat would now go to Paris for discussions with Egyptian diplomats regarding the Middle East and will then go to Cairo. A statement was issued x yesterday attributable to Mr. El-Zayyat,, as follows: "Israel intends to occupy and annex part of Egypt and is blocking the road to peace. With peaceful opportunities thus eliminated I have nothing more to do here and I am leaving for Cairo for a period of time. Doctor Jarring* told me today that after the lapse of nearlyx~ifo one and a half months he is still waiting for Israel to reply to his note of 8 Feb. I am assured that if he should get a positive reply to that note he would certainly come back to resume his miss ion."~

Keith Beavan WFPrr

cc: Secretaryqoeneral- Mr. Berendsen

6 April 1971

P~ear Gunner,

Tekoab came in to see the Secretary-General on Monday, 5 April. His main concern was new reports about Impending trials of some 40 Jews in Zraq, two on charges of es-pionage and the others on charges of trying to escape the country. In addition,, of course, he probed, ,without success,, for information about your meeting with Riad in Paris and repeated the usual complaints about actions taken by you "without consultation", For your intonmation,, U Thant'ls travel plans this month are as follows: he goes to Costa Viceaend Nicaragua on the 13th, returning on the 15th, and to Geneva on'the 24th,, returning on the 29th.

I hopeý you are having a pleasant Faster period. Please convey my greetings to your wife and daughter. futh. Joint me in wa&m r Iegards,,

Sincerely yours,

Ralph Z. Dutnche

His Excellency 1r.' Gunnar jarring- c/o Mitnistry of Foreign Affairs Stockholm 164 Sweden