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Print Name of Person Submit Image Signature of Person Submit UNITED NATIONS XT ^*~~rzr*^ ». Distr. SECURITY W&Rii COUNCIL W^^W i July 1965 ORIGINAL; ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 1 JULY 1965 FROM THE PERMAHEHT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

I have the honour, upon instructions from my Government, to recall the shooting incident in Jerusalem on Jl May 1965- My letter of 1 June 1965 (s/6j597) described the shooting by Jordanian army posts at civilians and civilian buildings across the border in Israel territory, resulting in the killing of two civilians and the wounding of four others -- five of the six casualties being women. At an emergency meeting of the Israel-Jordan Mixed. Armistice Commission on 28 June, the Israel complaint was fully upheld. The Commission found that rifle and machine-gun fire had been directed towards Israel from four Jordan military positions located on the Old City Wall, and that this fire resulted in the killing and wounding of the six civilians listed in my abovementioned Note, and also in damage to property. The MAC noted that "the perpetrators of the shooting were regular Jordanian military personnel on official duty"j decided that the shooting was a gross violation of the General Armistice Agreement; condemned Jordan for the shooting; and called upon the Jordanian authorities to take all necessary steps to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents in the future, and to ensure that disciplined military personnel were deployed along the armistice Demarcation line so as to prevent similar acts in the future. (A copy of the MAC decision is attached to this letter.) In the light of this decision, the letter dated 4 June 1965 from the Permanent Representative of Jordan concerning .this incident (s/6415), makes strange reading. The Jordanian representative replied to my letter of 1 June 1965 in a tone of almost hysterical abuse. His communication was crammed with such language as "misrepresentations and false allegations", "shameful distortion of truth", "a usual manner by which the Israeli representative tries to cover up the criminal deeds committed by his Government", "criminal provocation", "lacks the honesty and

65-16402 S/6U92 English Page 2 decency of normal communications addressed to the President of the Security Council", "absurd and untruthful", "attempt to hide the truth and gain undeserved sympathy", "flagrant and outrageous violation", "vicious Israel designs", "misreported", "lies", and so forth. • The Jordanian.letter also set out what it termed "the true facts of the ' '• " ' • incident". However, these "true facts" did-not'convince the Mixed Armistice Commission when it considered the Jordanian complaint at its emergency meeting on 22 June. In particular, the MAG did not endorse the paragraphs in a Jordanian draft resolution which alleged that there had been firing from the Israel side, that there had been an exchange of fire,.: that Israelis had crossed into the no-man's-land, or that Israelis had set fire to dry grass in the no-man's-land. In other -words, the MAC did not uphold any Jordanian allegation imputing to Israel any blame or responsibility for the incident. Another aspect of the Jordanian letter of ^ June is worth noting. Without waiting for the investigation even of Jordan's own complaint, the letter claimed that the Jordanian story was confirmed by United Nations Observers. It states: "The United Nations Observers found Israelis fired shots on the walls of Jerusalem and on Jordanian army defense posts", and in the next paragraph adds: "All these facts are substantiated by independent witnesses among whom is Mr. Kampmann, a United Nations Observer,- who was in the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem and recorded exactly -what had happened and the time it happened." The actual report made by the UMO in question, Major J. Kampmann, to the Chairman of the MAC, on the day of the shooting (and attached to the official investigation report),, reads as follows: . • "Subject: Shooting incident in Jerusalem area. On 31 May 1965 at 1^25 It, while sitting in my jeep outside Lamascus gate facing southwest, I heard- a burst of heavy KG from the area between the old city wall and Notre Dame, in front of me. Shortly after there was another burst- from the same area and at the same time I saw smoke i'rom a grass fire in front of Notre Dame. Approximately 5 minutes later I heard another burst and, shortly after, a single shot. Then I drove via Kandelbaum Gate to Government House. When I passed in 'the vicinity of the Corner of St. Paul's road and Baldwin-Street I saw a crowd.of people and police surrounding a girl lying on the pavement. I proceeded to Govern rut House. Left 10 minates later- to go back to the Old City. When I was near the spot where I had seen the girl lying I found the street so crowded with people and cars that I turned and drove to Mandelbaum Gate along another street. On my way I heard and saw the ambulance with sirens and full speed heading vest along the Tel Aviv road. The shooting was reported by Motorola." English Page 5

It is clear, therefore, that Major Kampmann did not at all substantiate the Jordanian version. He heard shooting, but did not allege that it came from the Israel side - nor did any other United Nations Observers. The Jordanian letter falsely attributes such evidence to them. In explaining his voting, the United Nations Chairman expressly stated that there was no conclusive evidence to support the allegations of Israel firing or of an exchange of fire. Incidentally, this is not the only recent case of the Permanent Representative of Jordan presenting United Nations evidence or findings in a misleading manner. Another example is contained in the letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan'to the President of the Security Council on 16 June 1965 (Document S/6W-6). That letter purports to transmit to the Security Council the decision taken by the Mixed Armistice Commission on the Israel action on 27 May, against the base in Jordan from which sabotage raids had been carried out into Israel territory. (These raids are detailed in the Israel letters of 1 March and 2J May, documents S/6208 and 8/6387.) In "transmitting" the MAC decision, the Jordanian letter conveniently omits one key paragraph, which reads;

"Notes that this action was taken after a series of demolition activities took place against civilians in Israel and their property." Another portion of the same MAC decision is falsified in the Jordanian letter of 16 June, which asserts that, "The Mixed Armistice Commission (contrary to the allegations appearing in the Israeli letter dated 27 May 1965 (8/6387)),found that there was no evidence that Jordan had any part in sabotage operations against Ramat Hakovesh." (My underlining) The relevant portion of the MAC decision of 27 May actually notes that - "Concerning the abovementioned demolition activities in Israel, the Chairman of this MAC declared in one instance, 'Ramat Hakovesh', that there was no evidence that the Jordanian authorities had any part in such sabotage operation." (My underlining") The reason for substituting "Jordan" for "Jordanian authorities" becomes clear when one refers to the actual decision taken by the MAC regarding the Ramat Hakovesh incident. That decision established that the perpetrators of the outrage had entered Israel from Jordan and returned to Jordan, and that "this act is a flagrant violation by Jordan of article IV (3) of the General Armistice Agreement," The Commission further stated that it "views with grave concern the recurrence of S/6U92 • English Page it-

incidents of this nature which disturb normal life in Israel and constitute a threat to peace and tranquillity"-. While., therefore, there was a decision against Jordan, it was not alleged even by Israel that the "Jordanian authorities" as such had any part in the sabotage operation;. ,In the form in which this paragraph is "transmitted" to the Security Council, in the letter frora the Permanent Representative of Jordan, the. wording is altered so that it is made to appear as if "Jordan" was not involved in the incident, which is the opposite of the MAC decision. - . It is permissible for either party to put forward its version of a£ incident,- which may cr may not "be borne-out afterwards by United nations investigation, or upheld by the decision of the-Mixed Armistice. Commission. It is not, however, permissible to misrepresent the text of MAC decisions, or the evidence of United Nations Military Observers. This is particularly inappropriate when the offender is actxially a member of the Security Council. I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated to the members of the Security Council, as a Council document.

(Signed) Michael COMAY Permanent Representative 8/61*92 English Page 5

KTK - ISRAEL MAC DECISION ON ISEAEL COMPLAINT Ho.

The HJK - I me, having considered Israel Complaint No. L.i(85j, the United Nations investigation report on the complaint, and the discussion thereon, Finds that 1. On 31 May 1965 at or about lij-25 hrs, fire was directed toward Israel from Jordan military positions located on the Old City Wall at the following MRS. A. 1716U - 13193 B. 17155 - 13137 c. 171^9 - 13176 D. 171A9 - 13175 2. The fire from Jordan lasted for about 15 or 20 minutes. 3* The Jordan fire came from rifles and machine-gun. U. This fire resulted in the killing of A. Yaffa Benjamin, a fourteen year old girl who was on a balcony of a dwelling house at Musrara (approx. MR 171^-5-132055). B. Pjiries Assus, a twenty-nine year old man who was working in a workshop at the ground floor level of the Notre Dame de France Convent at approx. MR 17150-13195. 5- This fire resulted also in the wounding of four women A. Allegria Ben-Aroch,. a thirty-five year old Israeli housewife on the balcony of her flat in a dwelling house at Musrara (approx. MR 171^5-132055). B. Caroline Delassus, a nineteen year old volunteer aide of the Sisters of Charity, on the roof of the Convent St. Vincent de Paul (approx, MR 171425-131700). C. Georgette Buhr, a sixty-two year old volunteer aide of the Sisters of Charity on the roof of the Convent St. Vincent de Paul (approx. MR 171^25-131700). D. Yacheved Zefania, a seventy-five year old housewife, at her flat at Fast Hotel (approx. MR 171^3-13173). English Page 6

HJK - Israel MAC decision on Israel Complaint 'No. L.435 (continued)

6. Fire was directed from Jordanian military positions at other civilians, without causing casualties, as follows: Seven workers standing in the Vicinity of a building at Musrara at approx. MR 17l64l-13£010. ?. As a further result of the Jordan firing damage was caused to A. The house located at approx. MR 171641-132010. B. Two vehicles parked near a house at approx. MR 17l64l- 132010. C. A flat in a dwelling house at Musrara, approx. MR 171445-132055. D. A flat (No. 36) located at Past Hotel approx. MR 17143-13173. E. A flat (No, 42) located at Fast Hotel approx. MR 171425-131745. F. A wall on the roof of the Convent St. Vincent de Paul at approx. MR 1714S5-131700. 8. Before the shooting started an uniformed, hatless, Jordanian soldier was observed clearing brush on top of the position at approximate MR 17164-13193. 9. Shortly before l4jO an Israeli tourist guide in Israel was advised not to go with a gr^up of children who were with him into Notre Dame de France. N£te£ that Jordan fire hit civilian targets, but no inspection was made on the opposite Israeli military positions during the one-sided investigation made by the UNMO's in Israel on this incident. Notes further that the perpetrators of the shooting were regular Jordan military personnel on official duty. Decides that this shooting from Jordan is a gross violation of the General Armistice Agreement. Ikgrtts the loss of life> injuries and damage caused by this shooting. Jordan for this shooting, resulting in the aforementioned loss of life, injuries and damage. Calls_ upon the Jordan authorities A. To take all necessary steps to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents in the future. E. To ensure that disciplined military personnel are deployed along the ADL so as to prevent similar acts in the future. UN/TED NATIONS GENERAL

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LETTER DATED 7 JULY 1965 FROM THE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. OF JORDAN ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

I have the honour, upon instructions from my Government,, to bring to your attention, once again, the misrepresentations and distortions appearing in the letter of the Israeli representative of 1 July 1965, document S/6^92. On 22 June, the Mixed Armistice Commission held a meeting regarding the incident that took place in Jerusalem on Jl May 1965. The Israeli representative in reporting to the Security Council on this meeting did not fail to follow his characteristic ways of resorting to half truths and distortions to serve his aims. He willingly overlooked that the Mixed Armistice Commission found that at iteO hours, 31 May 1965, fire was observed burning in dry grass in no-man's land. This fire was lit near the Demarcation Lines of the Israeli side and below a Jordanian position. It should be clear that this decision by MAC did not white-wash the Israeli authorities from sparking the fire. The Mixed Armistice Commission found also that bullets had been fired from a position north east (Israeli Sector) of the observation post (Jordanian). The MAC found the marks of six bullet strikes on the sand bags and stone on the north side of the (Jordanian) observation post. The MAC refused the contention that there was no firing frcm the Israeli side. On the contrary it confirmed that the shooting started at 1^22 hours by the Israeli military forces at Jordanian positions and territory as explained in Jordan's letter of h June 1965, document S/6^15. The Jordanian forces will continue to uphold their duty of defending Jordanian citizens and property whenever they are endangered by Israeli fire. In another paragraph the Israeli representative quotes from Jordan's letter of h June on the shooting at the walls of Jerusalem and Jordanian army defence posts. There is no need, once again, to repeat that this fact was proved by the above-mentioned decision of MAC. What the Israeli representative quotes from

65-16671 S/6508 English Page 2

Mr. Kampmann's note could not "by all dramatic Israeli scheming challenge the fact appearing in Jordan's letter of h June 19^5 that Mr. Kampmann "was in the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem and recorded exactly what had happened and the time it happened". On page J of the said Israeli letter the Israeli representative attempted to attribute to the MAC a decision, regarding the Ramat Hakovesh incident,, that was never taken. The investigation that was carried out under the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, did not substantiate the Israeli claim that persons crossing the Armistice line from Jordan had to do with operations against Ramat Hakovesh. The Israeli authorities lost all track of any such presumed persons 300 metres and 700 metres within their own held territory. The investigation by the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization was dropped at this point, and the decision of the MAC appearing in Jordan's letter of l6. June 19^5 (S/6UU6) stands correct. What raises our indignation most is the permanent distortions by >. *• the Israeli representative in conveying to the Security Council false and incomplete conclusions allegedly made by the MAC., i.e. the decision of the MAC regarding the Ramat Hakovesh incident. The 'Israeli representative falsely and inaccurately quoted that decision by saying "that decision establishes that the perpetrators of the outrage had entered Israel from Jordan". Wo such meaning can be logically concluded by any reasonable stretch of the imagination from the decision of the MAC which stated that there was no evidence that Jordan had any part in sabotage operations against Ramat Hakovesh. I should be grateful if Your Excellency would see that this letter is distributed to the members of the Security Council as an official document. Please accept, etc.

(Signed) Waleed M. SADI Counsellor Charge d'Affaires a.i. UNITED NATIONS Distr. SECURITC C /~ I I n i T Yw GENERAL COUNCIL ___ "^ • ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 1 MAY 1966 FRCM THE BEHKANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN . ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

On instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to the attention of the Security Council still another flagrant violation of the Aimistice Agreement, At. approximately midnight on 29/30 of April 1966, Israeli regular armed forces crossed the Armistice Demarcation Line into the Hebron district, .They launched an unprovoked vicious attack on the village of Rafat, three kilometres inside Jordan, and blew up nineteen houses. The dwellers, all of vhom are peaceful farmers, managed to escape; Before withdrawal, the Israeli soldiers opened their artillery fire on the police station causing substantial damage and injuring two Jordanian soldiers. At approximately the same time, another unit of the Israeli regular armed forces penetrated four kilometres inte Jordan territory, crossing the Jordan River 8»J3. attacking unarmed farmers' houses and the Sheikh Hussein police station. The information available at this stage indicates that at least eight were killed, several seriously injured and four houses blown up. This naked aggression on Jordan territory and people was admitted by the sfil authorities, who tried to justify it as an act of reprisal for alleged Activities directed against them from Jordan. This unfounded allegation was Dejected by the Mixed Armistice Commission which has already examined one of these charges and found no evidence to substantiate it. Therefore, In complete ii-SYBgard of the General Armistice Agreement, and in defiance of the United Nations, the Israelite authority launched their unprovoked attacks, in the dark, murdering farmers and destroying property. We have "brought to the attention of the Security Council and reported on occasions to the Mixed Armistice Commission, other Israeli violations or the Gen.era.1 Arm Is Kin«. Agreement. The renewal of these acts of aggression by

66-12011 /, t, S/7275 English Page 2 the Regular aimed forces of the Israeli authorities, carried but in the dark on innocent civilians, and especially the recent one in which eight civilians -were killed, four other civilians wounded, two soldiers wounded, and twenty-three houses blown up, constitute grave violations of the General Amistice Agreement and of the Charter of the United Nations and threaten peace and security, My Government has lodged a strong protest with the Mixed Armistice Commission and aeked for an urgent meeting to consider these acts of lawlessness. We reserve our right to request a meeting of the Security Council to adopt adequate measures which will ensure the cessation of these Israeli acts of aggression. I shall "be grateful if this matter is circulated to all members of the Security Council. Pleace accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Signed) Muhammad H. EL-FARKA Ambassador Penaanent Representative UN/TED NATIONS Distr. SECURITY GENERAL S/7277 COUNCIL 3 May 1966 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 2 MAY 1966 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

I have the honour, on instructions from my Government, to refer to certain recent occurrences in the Israel-Jordan border area.

In January 19^5} an Arab terrorist and sabotage group known as El-Fatah commenced organized armed incursions into Israel territory from the territory of neighbouring Arab States. In a letter to the President of the Security Council, dated 1 March 19&5 (document S/6208), I drew attention to several of these raids and acts of sabotage. I pointed out that under the armistice agreement,, the Government of Jordan had to accept full responsibility for such actions carried out from its territory, and was obliged to take stringent measures to stop them. On 28 May 1965, I again wrote to the President of the Security Council (document 8/6387) and reported that these gross violations of the Israel-Jordan Armistice Agreement were continuing. A series of fresh acts of demolition and sabotage had taken place, injuring Israel civilians and destroying dwelling houses and other property. The letter quoted a statement made by the Chairman of the Mixed Armistice Commission on l6 March, in which he confirmed the Israel allegations and added:

"it appears that these acts were planned and executed by a group, and were not the spontaneous acts of a single individual. It appears also from the evidence that the perpetrators of these acts escaped to the armistice demarcation line with the intention of crossing into Jordan."

The Chairman requested the Jordanian authorities to locate and apprehend the persons concerned and added:

"I regret the occurrence of such an incident which disturbs normal life in Israel and poses a threat thereto, and express the hope that there will be no recurrence of such incidents in the future."

66-12079 s/7277 English Page 2

: I Despite this explicit language., and public warnings by the Israel Government, through its Prime-Minister, Foreign Minister and Chief-of-Staff, the incidents had continued. My letter of 28 May concludes: / "The Government of Israel, in discharge of its responsibility for the defense of the population and territory of Israel, and the security of its borders, cannot acquiesce in the continuation with impunity of these organized and murderous attacks. It regards the Government of Jordan as responsible for putting an end to them immediately."

Further letters from me to the President of the Security Council on k June 1965 (document S/6^1^) and 19 November 1965 (document 8/6956), referred to additional cases of dynamiting in Israel villages by saboteur groups infiltrating from across the border. Since January 1965 there have been a total of forty-three such terrorist attacks across the frontiers against civilian targets in the Israel border areas. Of this number thirty-three have been from Jordan territory. A sketch map is attached, showing the localities of these raids. The number of Israel casualties caused by them has been twenty-seven, including women and children. A large number of homes and installations have been demolished or damaged, mostly in agricultural villages in the border region. It is worthy of note that, largely as a result of more stringent preventive measures taken by the Jordanian authorities, no El-Fatah operations were carried out across the Jordan border for a period of over five months from 8 November 1965. Recently, however, these measures have been relaxed and have ceased to be effective. During the month of April 1966, there was a recrudescence of El-Fatah activity. Five raids were carried out, including the following three from Jordan: On 11 April, the water installation of the village of'Ein Yahav at Wadi Arava, in the South, was damaged by explosives, and an abortive attempt made to blow up a culvert on the nearby highway to Eilat. On 25 April, in the village of Beit Yosef, near the Jordan River in the Beit She'an area, three dwelling houses were blown up at night. One of the farmers and his wife were seriously injured. Two more demolition charges were set off next to the sheep pen and the water pump. s/7277 Engli sh Page 3

On 28 April, an army truck struck a mine placed on the road between Arad and Massada, in the Lead Sea area. This road is regularly used by hundreds of civilians on excursions to the historic site of Massadaj and on this occasion two civilian buses were travelling immediately behind the truck, one of them filled with children. At the emergency meeting of the Mixed Armistice Commission on 20 April, called to consider the Ein Yahav incident, the Israel delegate conveyed a warning to the Jordanian delegate in these terms: "I want to stress that my authorities are gravely concerned by this new outbreak of sabotage perpetrated by persons coming from Jordan. We hope that this incident does not signify the beginning of a new wave of terrorism in Israel launched from Jordan territory. We urgently request the Jordan authorities to take immediate measures to have this kind of activity stopped in good time." This warning went unheeded. The subsequent incidents at Beit Yosef on 25 April and the Arad-Massada road on 28 April confirmed the impression from other sources that no serious measures were being taken internally by the Jordanian authorities to prevent incursions from their territory. This was the immediate background to the Israel action on the night of 29/30 April. It was directed at two villages on the Jordan side of the border known to be directly implicated in the recent El-Fatah raids - acting as a base of operations for the saboteurs, and providing them with support and refuge. The occupants of the houses demolished by the Israel units were first evacuated to avoid injury to them. In a. number of these El-Fatah raids from Jordan territory, the Mixed Armistice Commission has not formally held the Jordan Government responsible under the Armistice Agreement. The reason usually given for this lack of a clear-cut decision has been that, owing to the nature of the terrain or the weather, the footprints of the perpetrators could not be traced from the border to the scene of the incident and back again to the border. The Chairman of the MAC has in such cases tended to hold that the evidence was "inconclusive" regarding Jordanian complicity. But whatever the technical difficulty may be in establishing the line of tracks in certain of the cases, the over-all pattern emerges beyond any reasonable doubt. Among the factors that must be taken into account are the following: s/7277 English Page U

(a) In each case the United Nations investigation has confirmed that the outrage did in fact occur at the time and place alleged in the Israel complaint. (b) The raids follow fairly standard procedures. They are usually carried out by a squad of three armed men who have crossed the border under cover of darkness and have returned before dawn. Demolition charges of a uniform type, with time fuses, are attached to village dwelling houses, water installations and other civilian targets, or different roadways are mined in the same fashion. The techniques and equipment used make clear that these men have been specially trained for such exploits, and operate under central direction. (c') The El-Fatah organization publishes in the Arab Press "communiques" about its exploits. Although boastful and exaggerated, these stories are reasonably accurate about times and places. (d) Detailed information about the membership, activities and bases of the group have been obtained by interrogating captured saboteurs. This information, as well as that gathered from other sources, has been transmitted to the Jordan authorities, to facilitate the necessary internal security measures within Jordan. The Israel Government deeply regrets the necessity for taking the action it has. It particularly regrets any casualties on either side, despite maximum precautions. Yet, when all appeals and warnings fail, the Israel Government is obliged to take appropriate steps to protect the security of its citizens and its borders. My Government continues to hope that the Government and people of Jordan will understand the grave danger to peace and security involved in the continuance of the sabotage raids, and that the authorities will take firm action to prevent them. The Jordan Government has an inescapable responsibility to do so, under the terms of the Armistice Agreement. I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as a Security Council document. Please accept, etc.

i (Signed) Michael COMAY Permanent Representative

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LETTER DATED k MAY 1966 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

I have the honour} upon instructions from my Government, to draw your attention once again to the wilful and gross misrepresentations and distortions contained in the letter of the Israeli Representative, of 2 May 1966 (document 8/7277). I have, Excellency, said "once again" advisedly because Jordan has referred before to most of the allegations contained in the Israeli letter and has rebutted and refuted every one of them with clarity and authority. I would like to refer once more to the so-called "background" of the Israeli military aggression against Jordan. First, the Israeli Representative referred to his letter of 1 March 1965 (document S/6208) which in turn referred to certain incidents that occurred in Israel in January and February of 1965? allegedly perpetrated by persons crossing the Armistice Demarcation Line from Jordan, and in which the Israeli Government stated that Jordan must accept full responsibility for the raid incidents. I wish first to refer to our reply to the said letter of Israel, contained in document S/6220, dated 8 March 19^5; in which Jordan had categorically and emphatically denied any knowledge or responsibility for the acts complained of and had pointed out that there was no conclusive evidence to establish that the alleged perpetrators had crossed from and to Jordan. In fact, the Chairman of the Mixed Armistice Commission did not call for an emergency meeting (regarding the January and February incidents, 1965)

"because there was no evidence that the Jordanian authorities had any part in the sabotage operations".

Secondly, the Israeli letter referred to their letter of 28 May 1965 (document 8/6387) in which it was alleged that a certain statement attributed to the Chairman of the Mixed Armistice Commission, regarding the incident of k March 1965? had

66-12365 S/7280 English Page 2 confirmed the Israeli allegations. The statement of the said Chairman which supposedly confirmed the Israeli accusations begins "with: "it appears that these acts were planned... "by a group.... It appears also... that the perpetrators... escaped to the Armistice Demarcation Line with the intention of crossing into Jordan." The Israeli Representative, however , failed to report that the Chairman of the Mixed Armistice Commission held an emergency meeting, Wo. 362, on 16 March 1965, an<^ stated that: "there was no evidence to condemn Jordan".

In regard to the incident of 2 March 1965.? "^ne Chairman of the Mixed Armistice Commission did not call for an emergency meeting because: "there was no evidence that the Jordan authorities had any part in this sabotage operation". As to the incident of 16 May 19^5 .» also referred to in the Israeli letter of 28 May 1965, no emergency meeting was held because: "there was no evidence that Jordan has relation in this incident. The United Nations investigating team did not find either incoming or outgoing tracks crossing the Armistice Demarcation Line from or into Jordan". The same applies to the incident of 25 May 19^5 (also referred to in the Israeli letter of 28 May 1965) and in which an emergency meeting, No. 366, was held by the Mixed Armistice Commission on 2 June 1965, to discuss the Israeli complaint. The Israeli resolution was voted upon as amended and the paragraphs relating to the so-called responsibility of Jordan for the incident were not adopted because, as the Chairman of the Mixed Armistice Commission declared after the voting,

"there was no evidence that 'Jordan authorities had any part in this sabotage operation" .

In spite of the aforementioned findings of- the Mixed Armistice Commission, we find the said letter of Israel of 28 May, containing a statement by the Israeli Chief -of -Staff, which .reads as follows:

"We continue to hold every Arab State responsible for the activities of such elements from that State, whether the Government concerned wants these acts or not. Every State is obliged to bear the responsibility for acts perpetrated from it, across its borders." S/7280 English. Page 3

Then the Israeli Representative in his letter of 2 May 19&6, refers to his letter of h- June 1965 (document S/6kl.h) which deals with an incident that occurred on 1 June 1965, and in regard to -which, no emergency meeting of the Mixed Armistice Commission was held to discuss the Israeli complaint because,

"there was no evidence that the perpetrators had entered into Israeli controlled territory, or came out of Jordan". In the fifth paragraph on page 3 of "the Israeli letter (2 May 1966) reference is made to the decline and increase of El-Fatah operations. Again I emphatically reiterate that the Jordan Government has no knowledge of or responsibility for the activities of El-Fatah. The aforementioned conclusive findings of the Mixed Armistice Commission lend clear support to this statement and apply to the alleged incidents of 11, 25, and 28 April 1966. The Israeli Representative concedes in the fifth paragraph on page 3 of his letter, that the Mixed Armistice Commission has not formally held the Jordan Government responsible under the Armistice Agreement. It is clear, therefore, that in spite of all the foregoing findings of the competent United Nations machinery in the area, the Israeli Government wilfully and deliberately caused its regular armed forces to perpetrate a calculated vicious military aggression on the night of 29/30 April 1966, against the innocent civilian people in Jordan, murdering at least eight civilians and injuring several others, together with the complete destruction of twenty-three houses. In our letter of 28 May 1965 (document S/6390).> "we have drawn to Your Excellency's attention the unprovoked Israeli military aggression against the village of Al-Manshiyat in Jordan, where two houses were blown up and two Jordanian farmers and two children were murdered and seven civilians were •wounded. At the same time, another calculated military aggression was executed by Israel against the Jordanian town of Jenin where a factory was demolished. A third military aggression was perpetrated by Israel at the same time against the Jordanian town of Qulgilya where two fuel stations were blown up. An emergency meeting of the Mixed Armistice Commission was held on 27 May 19^5, an<^ Israel w&s condemned for the said military aggression. Her acts were held to constitute a flagrant violation of article III; paragraph 2, of the General Armistice Agreement and were viewed with grave concern. Moreover, the Mixed Armistice Commission called upon S/?28o English . Page h

Israel to desist from such hostile acts against Jordan in the future! However, in spite of all the condemnations by the competent United Nations organ, the Israelis perpetrated their military actions against Jordanian territory on the night of 29/30 April last. I would like, at this stage, to refer to my letter to you, Mr. President, of 3 May 1966, in which I have requested that a complete report on the . investigations of the last Israeli grave violations of the Armistice Agreement be requested of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for circulation to all members of the Security Council. It would be appreciated if this letter is circulated as an official document of the Security Council. Please accept, etc.

(Signed) Kuhamnad H. EL-FARRA Ambassador Permanent Representative UNITED NATIONS SECURITY

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LETTER DATED 5 MAY 1966 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

I have the honour to refer to the I06jrd meeting of the Security Council on 3 September 1963> in connexion with the Palestine Question, in which the representative of Morocco stated that it would "be useful for the Security Council if the Secretary-General were to instruct the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine to prepare a report describing in detail how far the Armistice Agreements were being applied along the demarcation lines and in all the demilitarized zones, and how far the Armistice had been observed by the parties concerned. At that meeting Your Excellency stated: "I have listened carefully to the request just made by the Representative of Morocco. If my understanding is correct, he proposes a report on the actual status, and state of observance by the parties concerned, of the Armistice Agreements. I take note with satisfaction that it is an entirely factual, and not political, report that is sought. I will, of course, on the assumption that there is no objection by this Council, ask the Chief of Staff of URTSO to have such a report prepared and submitted to me for transmission by me to this Council. In view of the fact that General Bull and his colleagues have much daily work to do, and that the preparation of such a report is a time-consuming work, I wpuld not wish to promise submission of the report to the Council in less than two months." In view of the repeated grave violations of the General Armistice Agreement by Israel, it would be appreciated, Excellency, if the report, which I understand has been prepared, is circulated as soon as possible, as an official document of the Security Council. It would be appreciated if this letter is circulated as an official document of the Security Council. Please accept, etc. (Signed) Muhammad H, EL-EftRRA Ambassador Permanent Representative 66-12664 UN/TED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL SECURITY S/7285 COUNCIL 6 May 1966 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 6 MAY 1966 FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSED TO THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN

I have the honour to reply to your letter to me of 5 May 1966 in which you ask for the circulation to the Security Council of the Report on the Implementation of the General Armistice Agreements which had been called for by the Representative of Morocco at the 1063>rd meeting of the Security Council on 3 September 1965, and which I had undertaken to have prepared. May I first summarize what I had to say to you about this report in our talk at noon on 6 May following receipt of your letter. I pointed out then that the completion of the report had taken far longer than had been anticipated by the Chief of Staff of UNTSO and by myself at the time of the request for it. This was due in part to a lack of full appreciation at the time of what would actually be involved in meeting the request of the Representative of Morocco. Moreover, the professional staff available to the Chief of Staff is very limited and first priority on their time has had to be given to current work over an assignment of this kind. I further informed you that a draft report in the form of a summary covering the period from the beginning of the Armistice Agreements in 19^-9 through July 1964 has been prepared and submitted to me by the Chief of Staff. However, as I explained to you, although this summary report is well done, I consider it undesirable to circulate it for the reason that as a summary it cculd not cover all complaints and therefore would be open to'objections from both sides for the omission of particular cases. The alternative to a summary report, having in mind the stipulation of the Representative of Morocco that the report "must be based exclusively upon facts and should not be of a political character", would be to prepare a compilation consisting of (a) all the thousands of complaints that have been submitted by all of the parties to the Armistice Agreements over the years; (b) the reports of all of the investigations of complaints by the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Observers, which are voluminous and often

66-12693 , . . I' • • s/7285 English Page 2 include many photographs, sketches and maps; and (c) all of the decisions of the four Mixed Armistice Commissions, -which run into many hundreds. The size and bulk of such a compilation would be huge, totalling many thousands of pages and, to my mind, would be unreadable and could serve no useful purpose. Quite apart from other considerations, the expense of circulating such a compilation as a Security Council document obviously would be great. In the course of our talk, having in mind the commitment originally made to the Council, I agreed to have prepared for circulation to the Council a report which would be a modified and reduced compilation consisting of the following: (1) A concise statement of the essential facts of each complaint that has been made; (2) A concise statement of any action that has been taken on the complaints, such as investigations, by United Nations Observers; (3) A summary of positions taken by the Chairmen of the Mixed Armistice Commissions where such positions have been formally stated; and (4) The results or conclusions reached by the MACS when they have taken action. Each complaint should, to the extent possible, be limited to approximately one page. To give you some idea of the magnitude of even this limited type of compilation, I may point out that for the Hashemite Jordan Kingdom-Israel Mixed Armistice Commission alone there were, as of 17 July 196^, 679 Israel complaints and ^,^69 Jordanian complaints outstanding on the agenda of the Commission. In the circumstances, I am sure that you will readily understand my inability at present to be very precise about a completion deadline for this report. I may only assure you that we will proceed with its preparation to the best of our ability and resources. Since your letter to which this is a reply has been circulated at your request as a document of the Security Council, I am similarly having this letter circulated. Please accept, etc.

(Signed) U THAKT Secretary-General UN/TED NATIONS _____ TV] a-*-™ .f ^^^ L"1"^^. v. -U J- O U J. • C C /^ I I D I T V d^A^^^k GENERAL o h L U K I I Y w-H^^R-1 COUNCIL W§3^ "^1966 ^^^^ ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 11 MAY 19^6 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

I have the honour, on instructions from my Government, to draw your attention, and that of the members of the Security Council, to a gross violation of the Israel-Jordan General Armistice Agreement by the armed forces of Jordan. Two days ago, on 9 May 1966, the Jordanian authorities were formally notified through the Mixed Armistice Commission of the intention of the Israel authorities to repair a sector of the border patrol track to the north of Eeersheba, in the vicinity of the Arab village of Khirbet Beit Mirsim. The track in this area runs approximately two to three hundred metres on the Israel side of the armistice demarcation line. Such notification is a matter of accepted routine in these cases, and is meant to avoid misunderstandings which might give rise to incidents. No question was raised on the Jordan side about the proposed work. Yesterday morning, 10 May, in broad daylight, a work party from the Israel Army Engineer Corps started working along the track with a bulldozer and a grader. At l6lO hours in the afternoon, when the work was in progress at a spot opposite the village of Khirbet Beit Mirsim and approximately 250 metres away frcm the border, heavy fire was suddenly and without warning opened on the work party by Jordanian forces, frcm the direction of the village and the area adjacent to it. The weapons used included machine-guns and 8l mm mortars. Shortly before this, two truck-loads of Jordanian soldiers (approximately platoon strength) had been seen to arrive and enter the village. The work party was pinned down and several of its members were hit. Fire was returned by the Israel covering party located further to the rear, in an unsuccessful attempt to extricate the work party, and particularly the wounded. United Nations representatives were immediately contacted, and through them a cease-fire was arranged which took effect at 1715 hours. Ten minutes later, at 1725 hours, fire was renewed frcm the Jordanian positions. Three more attempts by

66-13218 /... s/7289 English Page 2 the United Nations representatives to procure a cease-fire, at l8l5 hours, 1900 hours and. 1950 hours respectively, were violated by the Jordanian troops. The efforts to rescue the party were frustrated by the Jordanian fire, and an Israel officer concerned with the attempt to retrieve the wounded was killed by Jordanian fire. Firing from the Jordanian side only ceased at 2135 hours, when the Israel party was at last evacuated under cover of darkness. Iy then, the wounded had been lying exposed and without aid for over five hours. The Israel casualties were two killed and three wounded, two of them seriously. A complaint has been lodged with the Mixed Armistice Commission, and an emergency meeting of the Commission requested. I am instructed by my Government to put on record its strongest protest at this brutal attack by Jordanian armed forces upon persons peacefully engaged on work within Israel territory, after due advance notification to Jordan through the proper United Nations channels. The circumstances indicate that this was a deliberate and provocative attack, which gravely threatens peace and security on the Israel-Jordan border. I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as a Security Council document. Please accept, etc.,

(SignecQ Michael COMAY Permanent Representative UNITED NATIONS Distr. SECURITY GENERAL S/T291 COUNCIL 12 May 1966 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 12 MAY 1966 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

Further to my letter to you of yesterday's date (3/7289) concerning the attack by the armed forces of Jordan on an Israel work party repairing a track in the vicinity of the village of Khirbet Beit Mirsim, I have the honour to transmit the following additional information. The United Nations investigation was carried out yesterday at the scene of the incident. At 1^00 hours today the work on the track, interrupted by the Jordanian attack^ was resumed in the presence of United Nations military observers stationed on both sides of the armistice demarcation line, on the proposal of the Chairman of the M.A.C. Due notice of the resumption was given beforehand to the Jordanian authorities through the Mixed Armistice Commission. The repair work on this sector of the track was completed at 1600 hours today without further incident or ' Jordanian interference. The Mixed Armistice Commission has not yet considered the Israel complaint regarding the murderous and unprovoked Jordanian attack on the Israel work party last Tuesday, 10 May. I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as a Security Council document. Please accept, etc.

(Signed) Michael COMAY Permanent Representative

66-1336? UN-/TED NAT/ONS _ Distr. SECURITY Jf/V>£SS^ GEHERAL

COUNCIL m^iiSW 20 May 1966 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 19 MAY 1$66 PROM TEE EEBMftJSBBT BEPEESEWATIVE OF JORDAN ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDED? OF THE SECURITY COOTJIL

I have the honour to refer to iny letter dated 2 May 1966, document S/7275; addressed to Your Excellency, regarding the unprovoked and vicious attacks by Israel on the village of Rafat and Sheikh Hussein area on the night of 29/30 April 1966. I have now been officially informed that the Mixed Armistice Commission had at an emergency meeting on 16 May 1966, condemned Israel for the said premeditated acts of aggression which were held to be in violation of articles 2 and 3 of the Armistice Agreement, It would be appreciated if the full text of the decision of the Mixed Armistice Commission regarding the incidents of 29/30 April 1966, be circulated as an official document of the Security Council. I wish also to seize this opportunity to inform you that on 15 May 1966, an Israeli military unit manoeuvering close to the Jordanian village of Badrass directed its automatic fire on the said village, causing injury to three children, who were nine-ten years of age, two of them critically. A similar provocation and act of aggression took place on 1 March 1966 in the same area, causing injuries to a number of children who were in their school building. The Israeli authorities at that time expressed their regret to the Mixed Armistice Commission, and promised to put a halt to such violations and injuries to innocent children. The incident of 15 May 1966, however, proves that the Israelis have no intention to abstain from such provocations and violations. I shall be grateful if this letter is circulated as an official document of the Security Council. Please accept, etc.

(Signed) Muhammad H. EL-FARM Ambassador Permanent Representative

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LETTER DATED 25 MAY 1966 FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL ADDRESSED TO THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's letter of 19 May 1966, which has been circulated as document S/73H- In that letter you expressed the desire to have circulated as an official document of the Security Council the full text of the decision of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan-Israel Mixed Armistice Commission of l6 May 1966. Investigation of relevant practice would appear to indicate that decisions of the Mixed Armistice Commission have not been published in separate Security Council documents, since the Mixed Armistice Commission, as an organ established by the General Armistice Agreement between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Israel, is not a subsidiary of any organ of the United Nations. Its decisions are published at the appropriate place and time, in accordance with its normal practice. A certain number of decisions of the Mixed Armistice Commission in the region has, however, in the past appeared in Security Council documents, either incorporated in or annexed to letters of the Permanent Representatives of one of the States party to this or a similar Agreement. I may refer, for instance, to documents S/k26Q, S/VT76, 3/5*105, S/6klk, 3/61*46 and S/6^92. In order to be able to comply with the desire expressed in your aforementioned letter, I may suggest that you transmit to me the text of the decision of the Mixed Armistice Commission, which can then be circulated either as an addendum to your letter of 19 May or as an annex to a new accompanying letter you might wish to address to the President. Since your letter to which this is a reply has been circulated at your request as a document of the Security Council, I am similarly having this letter circulated. Accept, Mr. Ambassador, etc.

(Signed) J.G. de EEUS President of the Security Council

66-1^62 UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL SECURITY S/7367 COUNCIL 20 June 1966 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 20 JUNE 1966 FRCM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

I have the honour, upon instructions from my Government, to refer to the Badrass incident cited in my letter of 19 May 1966, and to request that the text of the resolution adopted by the Mixed Armistice Commission on this incident,* together with the text of this letter., be circulated as official documents of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Signed) Muhammad H. EL-FARRA Ambassador Permanent Representative

Enclosed with the letter.

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HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN-ISRAEL MIXED ARMISTICE COMMISSION Resolution adopted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan- Israel Mixed Armistice Commission at its emergency meeting No. kjk on 9 June 1966, dealing with Jordan complaint No. M-256

Jerusalem, 10 June 1966

The HKJ-I MAC, having discussed Jordan complaint No. M-25&, the investigation reports and the discussion thereon, Finds that: 1. During the midday hours of 15 May 1966 a "bullet or bullets were fired by unknown persons at the vicinity of the ADL. It was impossible to locate the exact location from which this shot or these shots came. 2. This or these bullets resulted in the wounding seriously of two Jordanian children while being in their schoolyard in Budrus village. Notes that, after it was found in the past that in some instances bullets of Israeli troops manoeuvring in Israel crossed the ADL, the Israel delegation had assured the MAC and the Jordan side to the effect that proper measures will be taken to prevent the recurrence of such incidents. Nevertheless, this incident took place after those assurances. Decides that the straying or crossing of the bullets across the ADL into Jordan constitutes a breach of the G.A.A. Expresses its sympathy with the wounded children and their families. Calls upon: The Israeli authorities to take the most appropriate measures to prevent the crossing of such firing made by the manoeuvring forces into Jordan. UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL OKKJIHftL:

LETTER DATED 29 JUNE 1966 FROM THiH PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY ADDRESSED TO THE. PEIKAKEHT REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency1s letter No. PAL-10/301 dated. 1 June 1966 (S/T53^) concerning periodical coamurdeaticms to the members of the Security Council of decisions of the Israel-Jordan Mixed .Armistice Commission.. Pending a determination by the Security Council as a whole on the cpssfc'Sion of having the decisions circulated as official documents of the Council ft£ Of reinstituting the previous informal procedure - and a determination "by the Council would seem necessary in view of the lapse of time which has occurred since it was discontinued - it has "beer, arranged, in consultation with the Secretary- General, that copies of the relevant texts should be made available on an informal basis to the representatives, at the United nations, of the parties directly concerned, for their information, immediately they are received in the Secretariat. I should note that the texts received by the Secretariat do not have the status of certified true copies and that therefore copies supplied by the Secretariat could have no greater status. Since Your Excellency's letter to which this is a reply has been circulated at Your Excellency's request as a document of the Security Council, I am similarly having this letter circulated. Please accept, etc.

(Signed) F.H. CORNER President of the Security Council UPI-15 (JORDAN) JERUSALEM—SUSTAINED BURSTS OF MACHINEGUN FIRE WERE HEARD TODAY IN THE JORDANIAN SECTOR OF JERUSALEM, INDICATING THAT FULL SCALE RIOTS MAY HAVE BROKEN OUT AGAINST KING HUSSEIN. RITOING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE BORDER AREAS OF JORDAN SINCE THE ISRAELI JET AND TANK ATTACK ON THE HEBRON SECTOR NOV. 13. AND THERE HAVE BEEN OPEN APPEALS BY DAMASCUS RADIO FOR AN UPRISING AGAINST THE YOUNG MONARCH. UPI CORRESPONDENT LEE GOODDMAN REPORTED FROM THE ISRAELI SIDE OF THE WALLED CITY TODAY HE HEARD HEAVY SUSTAINED BURSTS OF MACHINEGUNS AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE LIGHT CANNON FIRE. THE GUNFIRE APPEARED TO BE FROM ARAB LEGION SOLDIERS OPENING FIRE ON DEMONSTRATORS AGAINST KING HUSSEIN. 11/25—TD919AES

UPI-16 (MIDEAST) BEIRUT—JORDAN PREPARED FOR A NEW A NT I GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATIONS FOLLOWING A DECLARATION OF "OPEN REBELLION" BY THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO) AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF KING HUSSEIN. IN A COMMUNIQUE BROADCAST OVER CAIRO RADIO YESTERDAY, THE MILITANT PLO ORDERED ALL JORDANIAN MINISTERS TO QUIT THEIR POSTS BY NOON SATURDAY. MEANWHILE REPORTS FROM ISRAEL SAID SYRIA WAS REINFORCING ITS TROOPS ALONG THE TENSE FRONTIER WITH ISRAEL, THE REPORTS SAID "SIZEABLE* REINFORCEMENTS ARMED WITH HEAVY WEAPONS HAD MOVED UP TO THE BORDER POINTS. JORDANIAN SOURCES IN AMMAN SAID FURTHER DISTURBANCES WERE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE PLO BROADCAST. THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC CONGINUED ITS PROPAGANDA BLASTS AGAINST KING HUSSEIN. THE INFLUENTIAL CAIRO NEWSPAPER AL AHRAM PUBLISHED A LETTER FROM THE ACTING CHIEF OF THE ARAB UNIFIED COMMAN, GEN. ABDUL MONEUM RIAD, ACCUSING JORDAN OF IGNORING COMMAND ORDERS FOR ITS OWN PROTECTION AGAINST ISRAEL ATTACK. UAR PRESIDENT NASSER, MEANWHILE, OPENED A GENERAL ATTACK ON ARAB ROYALISTS, INCLUDING HUSSEIN AND THE SHAH OF IRAN. NASSER ASSAILED JORDAN FOR ITS FAILURE TO ARM ITS CITIZENS NEAR THE BORDER WITH ISRAEL. TO THE DEFENSE OF HUSSEIN CAME SAUDI ARABIA'S KING FAISAL WHO OFFERED 20,000 TROOPS—GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED. NASSER, IN AN HOUR-LONG SPEECH AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION IN CAIRO, ALSO ACCUSED KING FAISAL, THE SHAH OF IRAN AND PRESIDENT HABIB BOURGUIBA OF TUNISIA FOR "WAGING WAR ON ARAB REVOLUTIONARY FORCES" AND APPEASING ISRAEL. 11/25—TD923AES

UPI-17 . (U.N.) UNITED NATIONS—AN AFRICAN RESOLUTION STRONGLY CENSURING ISRAEL'S RETALIATORY ATTACK ON JORDAN NOV. 13 HEADED FOR EXPECTED APPROVAL IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL TODAY. THE 15-MEMBER COUNCIL WAS EXPECTED TO GIVE ITS UNANIMOUS APPROVAL (AT 11 A.M.) TO THE RESOLUTION BY NIGERIA AND MALI WHICH ALSO CARRIED A WARNING THAT ANY FURTHER ISRAELI REVENGE-SEEKING RAIDS WOULD BRING STERNER U.N. ACTION. IN A THANKSGIVING WORKING DAY SESSION THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE ADOPTED BY A 72-0 VOTE A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR SUSPENSION OF NUCLEAR TESTS "IN ALL ENVIRONMENTS." FRANCE AND 47 OTHER MEMBERS DID NOT VOTE, THE RESOLUTION CALLED ON THE DISARMA- MENT COMMITTEE TO DRAFT A TREATY FORBIDDING UNDERGROUND TESTS "WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY," THE 1963 ATOMIC TEST BAN TREATY BARS EXPLOSIONS IN THE ATMOSPHERE,. OUTER SPACE AND UNDER WATER. 11/25—TD926AES

UPI-18 (CHINA) TOKYO^-PEKING TODAY DENOUNCED CANADIAN PROPOSALS ON THE SEATING OF COMMUNIST CHINA IN THE UNITED NATIONS AND SAID ANY PLAN TO CREATE "TWO CHINAS" WAS DOOMED. THE OFFICIAL REACTION ON THE COMMUNIST REGIME TO THE CURRENT U.N. DEBATE APPEARED TODAY IN A PEKING PEOPLE'S DAILY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE SIGNED BY "COMMENTATOR," USUALLY A HIGH COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICIAL AND POSSIBLY EVEN MAO TSE-TUNG HIMSELF. THE ARTICLE ATTACKED PROPOSALS MADE WEDNESDAY BY CANADIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER PAUL MARTIN THAT CALLED FOR GIVING BOTH RED CHINA AND THE NATIONALIST CHINA SEATS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BUT AWARDING TAIWAN'S SEAT IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO PEKING, NATIONALIST CHINA, MEANWHKLE, SAID IT WAS "STRONGLY OPPOSED" TO MARTIN'S PLAN, "OUR GOVERNMENT WILL FIGHT TO THE VERY END TO PRESERVE OUR NATION'S LEGITIMATE POSITION IN THE UNITED NATIONS," ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER SAMPSON SHEN SAID. 11/25—TD929AES UP I-20 ADD JORDAN, JERUSALEM CUPI-15) THE MILITANT PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION DECLARED AN"OPEN REBELLION" THURSDAY AGAINST THE KING AND ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATIONS HAD BEEN EXPECTED AT ANY MOMENT. THE PLO CONTENDS THAT HUSSEIN WAS TOO SOFT IN HIS DEALINGS WITH ISRAEL AND HAS DEMANDED HE ARM RESIDENTS OF THE BORDER VILLAGES SO THE COULD STRIKE BACK* . . . THE FIRING BEGAN ABOUT NOON WHEN WORSHIPPERS WERE LEAVING THE MOSQUES,* GOODMAN REPORTED FROM THE BORDER. HE SAID INDICATIONS WERE THE CLERGY HAD EXHORTED THE FAITHFUL TO DEMONSTRATE AGAINST THE 31- YEAR-OLD KING. 11/25— TD936AES KEW YORK TIMES, Thursday, 17 November 1966

and London will not remain mere words, "and called for "prac- tical action." Despite all the calls for ac- tion, no delegate could be found tonight who expected any stronger measure than censure of Israel, with a warning of possible "further measures" if Tftant^toda.v gave nn casualty there were new attacks. That tactic was used in Janu- figures, since inw.^tiguion is ary, 1956, and in March. 1962, still going on. J I I after Israeli reprisal raids on It said that at least 17 tanks' Syria. The nature of the "fur- and 80 armored half-track per- ther measures" never was spec-| sonnel carriers had taken part ified, but the phrase was pre-j in the raid. sumed to refer to economic' At least 125 houses, one clinic sanctions under Chapter VII of! and a school were totally de- the Charter. ! stroyed, as well as three mili- No delegates appeared tonightj U.N. Action to Bar Further tary jeeps, 17 military trucks to believe that Chapter VII' and a civilian bus, at the town might be mentioned this time, Reprisals Is Urged by U.S.. of Es Samu, about 19 miles either, although Arab delega- northeast of Beersheba. In the tions would like to think it Britain, France and Soviet village of Jimba, about five might be. miles southeast of As Samu, 15 Thant Gives Report stone huts were totally de- stroyed and seven others dam- Mr. Thant read his prelimin-. By SAM POPE BREWER aged. ary report from the area to thej Special to The New York Times Mr. Thant said that he was Council before it began its de-j UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., awaiting a full report from Maj. bate. It said that the attack 1 Nov. 16—The four major powers Gen. Odd Bull, chief of staff of! Ibegan at 6:46 A.M., local time. the United Nations Truce I Sunday, with firing across the in the United Nations vigor- 'armistic line by Israeli armored ously condemned Israol today Supervision Organization in the area, as soon as investigations cars at a police post at Rumj in the Security Council for her are complete. el Madfa's on the armistice line; reprisal raid last Sunday in All speakers rejected the con- Associated Pres? about four miles southeast of Jordan. [ tention of Michael S. Comay of Es Samu and near Jimba. The United States, Britain' Israel that the attack had been STRONG WORDS AIMED AT ISRAEL: Arthur J. Gold- The attack ended at 10:10 France and the Soviet Union] necessary for self-protection. berg, the chief U.S. delegate to the U.N., condemns Israel A.M. when members of the Is- They stressed the fact that this for raid in Jordan. At the left is Secretary General Thant. raeli-Jordanian Mixed Armis- .each calle.d for strong and ef- was a premeditated attack by tice Commission who had been fective' Security Council action strong government forces with j trying to arrange a cease-fire torp'iisve-hi'su'ch. incidents, which heavy weapons, as distinguished operation by the armed forces."Ithe hope that "t!i<> I'.n received word from Jordan that Such a situation cannot be'tions we have heard '>om the the Israeli force had withdrawn all'.'said ?w,ere entirely inexcus- from raids by little groups of 3 able. individuals. !tolerated, he said. He expressed'representatives of Wa.-hington and firing had ended. i>;;Lor(i Caradon of Britain said- Arthur J. Gold-beTg'^cliief' ;itB|itj;a^ieprisal raid could not United States $tffiiCpnc|Sned: even if Jordan had that only - nine days;/ :Wfen • Responsible for past inci- last •Security:' dfehts/Jiiit that this was not the case. - - :- -.'--•'..• : •on Israeli-Arab tensions "the "It has done nothing to en- Government of Israel carried hance the security of Israeli lout "a raid into Jordan, the citizens or the reputation of ! nature of which and whose con- Israel," he added. ; .- ,- sequences in -human lives and This council must not J now -in destruction far surpass the fail to take speedy and positive £nd constructive action to pre- cumulative' total of the various vent further deterioration in •uiacts. of ..terrorism conducted the situation in the whole area/' ^against the frontiers of Israel." Lord Caradon concluded. | Preliminary Report Given ' Statement, lor France Mr: Goldberg summed up the For:, France, Roger Seydoux atmosphere of the Council when said' in a brief statement to he said that although earlier in- the Council that .his Govern- ment "condemns unequivocally cidents -were "deplorable," as the military action planned and he had .already said, "this da: executed by-the Israeli author- liberate governmental -.decision ities;" must be judged as :the con- What is hard to understand, he declared, is that the attack scious act of responsible leaders "of a necessarily blind nature" of a member state and there- was directed "at a country that fore- on', an entirely different respects its obligations," while the Israeli accusations were di- level from the earlier-incidents ; which we continue to deplore:" rected elsewere (at Syria.) | A preliminary United Nations The Soviet Union's represen- |,tive, Nikolai T. .Fedorenko, s.Tji, r,eport ^ead toi the S< ""'' =.ted the attack to "ex- ImjH-forces -in Tel Aviv" that -"'I'were backed by imperial- s. He,called it "a sen- Is' that was not., a- sponx ifrtilHiaction by X vVA.<**/. * NEW YOHK TIMES, Friday, 18 November

IgjBn^T' -ms^asiStteiSaiSSS**'-""^ , *T "• ^" ilience on MiddfTlastPlf 'The; condemnation of Israel in the Security Council for her punitive raid on Jordan does not resolve the tension in the. Middle East.r. . The -Israelis were inexcusably rash to mount a heavy military; attack in Jordan to answer acts of terrorism for which the Jordanian Government was apparently not .responsible. There is a qualitative ^difference rbetween civilian terrorist raids, such as emanated from Jordan, and a governmental invasion ;su;ch as IsratekSarried out. However, the -Israeli expedition was clearly meant not so much as retaliation as a general warning, with Syria especially in mind. It was from Syria that ter- rorists; planted the mine which killed four Israelis last month. In that case', a Russian veto in the Security "Council prevented even a mild rebuke to Syria. This time a strong rebuke to Israel, which will doubtless now be made official in a Council resolution, is being made possible 'only because the Soviet Union is happy . to side with an Arab nation against the Israelis. The United Nations is showing its weakness, not its strength, no matter how strongly or justifiably Israel ..iS;Cpnd.emned:i',:The moral effect will be significant,. but much more significant if Syria previousl. ,y fo- r encouraging ter- •*5

all issues like it, should :be kept " within the framework of the United Nations, but a different mechanism is required. In the case of Indo- china and Laos 'in 1954, a conference of the great powers with the nations, directly : involved in the con- flicts worked out a temporary peace. In the case of the Middle East, a similar conference of the United : States, the Soviet .Union, Britain, France, Israel and the Arab countries — under sponsorship of the United Nations and perhaps also meeting in Geneva — might find at least a modus vivendi , if not a permanent -settlement. The situation in the Middle East is the most dan- gerous since the Suez crisis in 1956. No nation con- cerned wants war. None has mobilized for it. There is therefore time to prepare and to call a .Geneva-type .conference. • The way things are going now there is a ;;steady,'4etenc?ration. Some 'fresh NEW YORK TIMES, Friday, 25 November 1966 ll^iBlKKfab- fef3p**,!?;j«f , "' ~~ ' ' and. fiifi&nftirators, ; But young Pi moving in behind the soTaieVs1; kept the i^oad unusable for al- 'most an hour longer. Troops opened sporadi least once as they chai ^Jordan River across the stree,t onstrators from the " 'from Herod's Gate into the Olt} there were no casualties i.City stoned policemen most'of Arab Refugees March From ent. yesterday morning. Policemen Two American reporters en- and Bedouin troops, usingr.wick- Camps to Ramallah in Plea tering the town on foot were er shields, charged them Repeat- edly and forced them to retreat , for Arms to Fight Israel surrounded by young men from into the school. the refugee camp, some smiling The students were brought to some scowling, who said in the gate of the school and forced limited English: "Shukairy is to leave in small groups. As THEY CALL FOR SHUKAIRY good man. Nas'ser is good man. they scattered, policemen and Hussein is bad man." Mr. Shu- soldiers took turns throwing kairy broadcasts, from Cairo stones at them. The soldiers, who come from the east side Leadership by 'Liberation and his organization is sup- of the Jordan River, were harsh- ported by President Gamal Ab- er than the local policemen, Army' Chief Asked—King's del Nasser of the United Arab: who are themselves Palestini- Republic. King, Hussein has! ans. Troops Quell Outburst -sought to avoid "premature conr Fears for Tourism •flict" with Israel. Officials expressed anxiety ;i Residents of Ramallah esti- that the spreading violence By THOMAS F. BRAD5f ^ would discourage tourism to the Special to The New TTork Times.". '•'•' Holy Land. ; mated that at the height of the" : RAMALLAH, Jordan,'' 'N( demonstration 5,000 to 6,000 The United States Consulate 24—Violence' flared today" in refugees were massed in the here was under guard by a Ramallah, eight miles north of streets. The two nearby refugee squad of 16 Jordanian soldiers. The towns of Nablus, north Jerusalem. It reflected tension camps house more than 20,000 people. Ramallah residents said of Ramallah, and Hebron, south over dissatisfaction among also that several hundred of Jerusalem beyond Bethlehem, Palestinian Arabs in Jordan demonstrators had been ar- were still isolated today by with what they consider King rested. army cordons. Their electricity Hussein's moderation toward Tomorrow, the Moslem sab- is cut off. Policemen at a post beyond Israel. < bath, presents a major threat in the view of Palestinians here, Ramallah warned reporters they <*-#£. yi'olent;demonstrations began because the Shukairy organiza- could not go north on the road dp^t"; S^Mlvf^ Palestinian refugees j tion has issued a radio call for to Nablus without the risk that .^rainXtflra'^Jnite'd Nations camps prayers in mosques throughout refugees in the hills would roll 1 : the Arab world for the "martyrs boulders at their car and even Mfbn/?'.Ihe -v butskirts of town fire on it. ^marched into the center of Ram- of the Jordanian Army and peo- ple" of the Es Samu attack. The police said that the army! allah, shouting for arms and The United Nations has said would not permit anyone to en- for the leadership of Ahmad that 18 Jordanians were killed ter Nablus anyway. Shukairy, head of the "Pales- in the raid. They said there were reports of continued fighting between tine Liberation Organization," Radio Urges Demonstrations soldiers and residents of Nablus, which is virtually outlawed in The Palestine Liberation Or- who have been in a state of un-j this country. ganization's radio station in rest since Monday. An uncon-1 cooperation with his;:b,ittein?HJ The Palestinian Arabs, half Cairo also called for "demon- firmed report said that the army wing Arab antagonists in Syria strations" in Jordan after mid- of whom come from what is now commander in Nablus had been and the United A rib Republic. day prayers. relieved because he would not Israel, bitterly hate the Israelis, The Coptic Patriarch in Alex- order his men to fire on people. Draft Agreed Upon whom they call usurpers. This andria, Kyrollos VI, issued in- Mr. Shukairy's radio station. Special to The r\eiv York Times hatred was mobilized into vio- structions to all Coptic churches to which people here listen with UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., lence by an Israeli attack on in the United Arab Republic to attention, said it wa.s issuing Nov. 24 — The Security Coun- conduct similar prayers. Kyrol- Communique No.s. 1 and 2, as if ril took under study today a the Jordanian town of Es Samu los, leader of the ancient Chris- there were a state of war. draft of a resolution that stops Nov. 13. The Israelis said they tian church of Egypt, called on The first called on the Jor- the Coptic Archbishop of Jeru- .. °of a direct threat of made the raid because the vil- danian Army tojoi n the i r carried out lage had been used as a base salem to hold prayers for the pie''s rebellion and deal a crush- further£ raidS aes l Arab martyrs in the Church ing blow to Hussein and Tall. for incursions. Tt is tn QT,r,,w,,Q,q of the Holy Sepulcher here. Wasfi al-Tall is King Hussein's tomorrow he Be Road Covered With Stones Jerusalem itself was quiet Premier. rause of extreme tinn n 7h The demonstrators covered after yesterday's clashes be- The second statement urged MWoUe Eas the United States tween policemen and students. Jordanian Cabinet Ministers to had hoped for a vote today. the highway into Ramallah with Shops reopened all over town, resign by Saturday "to avoid heavy stones—of the kind used But some members said they One reason for the quiet, accord- complicity with Hussein and needed time to consult their for construction—to prevent ing to knowledgeable observers,; Tall." governments. troop carriers and police cars was that the police had ar- j The city councils of Jerusalem rested about 300 potential lead- and Nablus have adopted peti- The draft "emphasizes toi from following them. ers of demonstrations. i tions urging the King to re- Israel that actions of military! The main road north from reprisal cannot be tolerated All schools are closed until} move the ban on training and thaa t i,f ev a . Jerusalem was thus blocked Monday to prevent any repeti- arming of commandos and sab- Secur tv r™,n^ ,i h • until nearly midday, ,By]ll,A.Mi;: tion of demonstrations in Jeru- oteurs to attack Israel and to colder f?,rthpi the •;spidiers=vb£; Kij^||!||cjiri|! ' . Even girls demonstrated cooperate with Mr. Shukairy " ' " yesterday, standing on the post and his organization, "who uve stops as envisaged in to insure against office steps in school uniforms should have free access to our 1 and chanting ""Arar b Palestine " people." -- - ie repetition of such acts. ' Wa result of ta The police moved them on by * A petition was adopted in t J^L^ u^ 'i spanking them with night Nablus before fighting broke out. J, ,lv?,. consultations among sticks. One young woman who Jerusalem notables adopted the „"."?_.. m?m,oers during the stood her ground was pushed 'same petition. In effectsit der, after o£ efforts publlclv - down the street by two police- manded complete revef:Sal:-*oS y Presented, men after ljfir__slassmat'es had Htjsse'in's moderation towardisW been accepted ui' principle fled. "a .;• A';? 'raei and called for olpse;militaryj Boys at the government:high, r,„.„.,, —..*-_.,.,.» school on the westLsid,ei8fe;£tjeJ ,..-.:•-.' • BOSTON (JJJOIE, Sunday, 2? November 1966

a Arab Disunity Points Threat to Peace By DARIUS S. JHABVALA King Hussein and Saudi Arabian monarch Faisal. where cold war politics is far from dead; Russia and Globe U-N. Bureau The two monarchists agree with demands for Arab the West have their chosen proteges, and keep them, unity. But they oppose any move by Nasser to extend armed in the name of "preserving the balance." UNITED NATIONS — While world attention is his influence in the name of Pan-Islam. focused on Viet Nam, Red China and East-West rela- What is of more concern is that the Arab states, tions, a short fuse is smoldering away in the Middle The test of strength between the two groups has committed to "drive Israel to the sea," will soon East. been taking place in Yemen and more recently in turn their gunsights towards Tel Aviv and launch a Events taking place in the North African arc Syria and over Israel. determined effort toward that end. along the Mediterranean and in the Arabian penin- The U.N. is aware of the potential consequences. sula seem to be moving the dozen Arab countries Since 1962, Nasser has sought to corrode the But it is helpless to stem the disastrous trend as long toward an explosion. influence of the monarchist by keeping at bay Imam as the membership, particularly the major powers, Officials in Washington, Moscow and in other Badr who is seeking to return to Yemen after his is not anxious to do more than place a lid on the capitals of the world are attuned to this inexorable ouster by the republican regime of El-Sallal. explosion only after it occurs. movement towards catastrophe. But neither the ma- But while more than 40,000 Egyptian-v.trcroiss? jor powers nor the United Nations seems to be shore up the republican regime, Badr, aiaed^By^tgps^ capable of reversing the trend. sein and Faisal, has been able to stagej=^°s|aMbj¥$ ' More' recently Jordan and Saudi Arabia, were , The potential threat to world peace is not a new planning to. strike another blow at Nasser's prestige. phenomenon in this region. A quick reading of his- They were actively supporting a coup against the tory of the past two decades will clearly reveal that Syrian regime of Youssouf Zaiyem. the Arab world'has had more coups and counter However, the plans of the monarchist were coups, more incidents of violent, outbreaks between foiled by Israel's attack against Syria in October. states and a potential for a lot more of the same Hussein and Faisal, blasted by Radio Cairo as "Arab than any other region of the world. 'traitors,"'closed'ranks with other Arabs to oppose Israel/ .' ' ' In past years ideological 'and practical, difrer- The cliffererices have been reopened again after ennces between various Arab • national groups have Israel's reprisal attacks against Jordan. Last Monday, been' the cause of violence, governmental upsets and Wasfi Al-Tall, premier of Jordan, pointed out that continued/instability, •.'•/• •Israel's attack revealed the hollowness of Nasser's -Today, there is one new element in: addition to claim "that any part- of the Arab front line with the;congenital reasons. It is the deep.division among. Israel is indivisible from the. entire Arab front with Arab states on how their dream of unity, should be Israel." .' " ; . ' achieved arid what should be the goalof such unity. •The challenge to, Nasser and his socialist states U.A.R. President Abdel Gamal .Nasser, who -has is. no.w in the. forefront of their dispute. advocted Pan-Islam under the hegomoriy of Egypt; But what makes the situation infinitely more dan- has successfully carved out a following in the penin- gerous is the massive quantity of modern weapons sula, . comprising Syria and Yemen. that Russia, America, Britain and France pour into leadership of the so-called "social- the area. ,3 . .,.,,.,. es:," has been rejected by Jordan's The Arab region is one of the parts of thV'worla, Al^&i^^^^ SEW YOBK TIMES, Monday, 28 November has acted against the ejjretaliation.. Govenunen^|Iso < announced tonight thafc?i$|jacf • incursions'by Palestinian Arab withdrawn a eomplaint^lodjjed terrorists. ; , s with the Jordan-IsraelJ'iMSxfed Israel has embarked on a TO RESIST ARABS Armistice Commission over 'the program of greater border pro- incident that led to the Nov. 13 tection, but it will take months Es Samu raid because of a or years to complete a task "distortion of facts" by the involving fences, light, in- creased patrols and other tech- United Nations in adjudicating niques. an earlier complaint. The result, it is felt, prob- A Foreign Office spokesman ably wall not be totally effective. Terms Council 'One-Sided' said that the "inquiry would in Condemning Attack on be pointless'' in view of the earlier decision. Observers here U.N. Forces Criticized \ Jordan Village Nov. 13 could not recall a similar movai Maj. Gen. Moshe Dayan, for-1' by Israel, and it appeared to be nier Commander in Chief of Is-' a hardening of policy. \ BROADCASTS TO NATION Teclmical Point Critical rael's armed forces, voiced crit- nent sealing of the borders.be- tween Israel and Jordan and The earlier decision concerned icism last night of any attempt to station United Nations troops between Israel and Syria. The the sabotaging of a train on aim would be to end the in- Bid to Calm Populace Seen the outskirts of Jerusalem. The as a buffer between Israel and termittent Israeli-Arab border United Nations chairman of the [the Arab states. raids and infiltration, which —Increase in Terrorism Mixed Armistice Commission, The retired general, now a have kept the Middle East in whose vote is always the de- member of Israel's Parliament, turmoil. | by the Arabs Feared asserted that the aim should Premier Eshkol subsequently cjding.-pne, failed to fix blame be to move toward "normaliza- told his Cabinet that a major because of a technical point and tion of relations with neigh- effort would be launched to, By JAMES FEKQN ;i "Conflicting circumstances." bors," adding that the buffer seal Israel's borders against j Special to The New York Ttme'3''".- - • ' Premier Eshkol's statement, "merely creates a fiction in Arab infiltrators. He stressed; JERUSALEM (Israel),--Nov. the public part of what had neighbor relations, and thereby the need of deployment of forces'' on the borders, especially those 27—Premier Levi Eshkol criti- been expected to be a ihighly defers the peace." : General Dayan spoke at a with Jordan and Syria. cized tonight the "one-sided de- charged Cabinet meeting, said: dinner given in. his honor by the cision of the Security Council" "So long as the Security Coun- Zionist Organization of America Javits Assails Council in censuring Israel and pledged cil has not adopted effective at the New York Hilton Hotel. Senator Jacob K. Javits, Re- that the country would continue measures to stop the aggressor, | More than 1,000 people at- publican of New York, sent a jto defend itself against Arab tended. The dinner also com- it is the duty and right of an memorated the 19th anniversary telegram to Secretary of State terrorism. attacked state to defend itself." jof a United Nations resolution Dean Rusk yesterday criticiz- "Our experience teaches us ing the Security Council con- The statement was made at if or the establishment of Israel demnatioj'e'mn" n of Israel for the raid a Cabinet meeting and, in an [that self-defense is imperative '•as a nation. on Jordan. He said it "ignores" ^.unusual gesture, broadcast. ;tp- Jacques Torczyner, president raids by Arab countries on Is- of the Zionist Organization, jrael, and demonstrates the ''-ni^h't-over'the state radio. ;The for our survival," Mr. Eshkol, 1 Security Council censure.d, Is- gave a scroll and the first Israel Council's "weakness. said, adding that it was "a cate-' medallion, minted to mark the "The United Nations must be '•''rael Friday for a militan* gorical imperative." 10th anniversary this year of an effective force for peace, not tack against the Ji--' the Sinai campaign, to General v The United Nations he said, 1 a partisan umpire of inter- lage of Es Sa in recognizing after World War Dayan. The general commanded national events," Senator Javits criticized the V II the right of the Jewish peo- Israel's forces during the cam- said in the telegram. tion as having faiiw ,j recog- ple to re-establish its state, had paign, in which Israel forces The Senator recommended nize the long series of Arab in- not done so "in order that it invaded the Sinai Peninsula. that the United States call for should be left defenseless Originally the area was used as a great-power conference with-i cursions that led to the raid. a base for attacks. in the framework of the United! The Premier's statement waa against sabotage and murder." Mr. Eshkol's statement was Opposes Separation Role Nations, similar to the Geneva apparently intended to mollify evidently intended to reassure conference on Indochina in 1954. a nation angered and frustrated Israelis who feel, along with General Dayan said he did not He also suggested that the over recent events. many members of the Govern- believe that United Nations United States push for expan- ment, that the United Nations' forces should separate Israel sion of the United Nations peace j The retaliation raid, which censure, coupled with the Jor- from Arab states, referring to supervisory machinery, particu-' followed months of Arab har- danian riots set in motion by the presence of Scandinavian larly the emergency force now assment, was wid«ty con- the Nov. 13 raid, have precluded and Canadian troops in the patrolling a portion of Israel's r demned abroad and b&A the u&> any further reprisals against Gaza strip, which separates the'border. foreseen result of badfiy undes Jordan. The rioters have de- United Arab Republic from! manded arms to fight Israel. Israel. United Nations forces mining the position of Kin& have been in the Gaza strip Hussein in Jordan. •.,,... • The general feeling here is that{ the field is more fertile i since the 1956 fighting. New Incident Beport^S.'--~i'-.i-:- than ever for border incursions, Arab and Israeli farmers, tSe Last night, only 24; h^ur;a' by.terrorists believed to be di- general said, "should plow their s rected Jf from Damascus. The lands right up to the frontier, after the United Nations''Cen- Syrian "^Government has openly and get used to living in neigh- sure, an Israeli driving home called for King Hussein's down- borly proximity." with his family near a settle- fall as well as Israel's defeat. Last week, reports from Washington indicated that ment two and half miles from There were complaints here 4 the Jordanian border was because the Nov. 13 raid was United .' States officials were' - wounded by a burst of auto- directed against Jordanian ter-, considering steps for.a;,perma- matic weapons fire. ,^=^=^ ritory rather than Syrian. The raid that set off the It was the first indication of current crisis followed by a day a renewal of Arab attacks. the terrorist slaying of three *|Maivy../Israelis- expect that Ahe Israeli soldiers. Es;;Samu.was •^(||Sei!fi5jieprQrisrn.. will be*|re;'- , as the raid's target, officials said, .because' $ jiadf been used as ;" UNITED NATIONS Distr. SECURITY GENERAL S/T819 COUNCIL 15 March 1967 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

NOTE BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

1. In a letter dated 6 February 1967 (S/7722) the Permanent Representative of Jordan requested "that a comprehensive report covering the full investigation of the Israeli charges against Jordan contained in document 8/7656 of 30 December 1966, be circulated to all members of the Security Council as an official document of the Security Council". 2. A report, based on information from the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, has been prepared. On the basis of consultation with the President of the Security Council and as authorized by him, the report is now circulated to the members of the Security Council for their information.

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1. On 9 December 1966, the Jordan-Israel Mixed Armistice Commission (HJK-I MAC) received from the Israel delegation the following complaint which was assigned No. M-

"On 9 December 1966, at approx. 0800LT, an anti-vehicle mine was discovered on a track at approx. ME l4l8-1059j> Amatzia area. The mine is still in the above-mentioned place. Further details will follow. An immediate investigation,, one-sided in Israel, is hereby requested."

2. The following additions to this complaint were received later on the same day:

(a) "Our investigation revealed that the perpetrators who had planted this mine came from Jordan and withdrew back to Jordan. Further details will follow."

(b) "Another mine was found today on a dirt road at the area of this complaint. We request the UNMOs carrying out this investigation to go there and to attend the removal of this mine. Further details will follow. Tentative MR 1^35-10U8 - reserve right to amend this MR."

3. As requested., a one-sided investigation in Israel was started on 9 December 1966 and continued on the following day. From the beginningy the investigating United Nations Military Observers were faced with the fact that,, departing from normal practice, the complaining party limited its co-operation with them. In particular,, the Junior Israel Delegate, who was accompanying the United Nations Military Observers, rejected their request to be shown the footprints referred to by a witness . ^. On 11 December 1966, the Chairman of the Mixed Armistice Commission met with the Senior Israel Delegate in order to discuss the investigation of the complaint. After an exchange of letters "between the Chairman and the Senior Israel Delegate, the investigation was resumed on 22 December, but by that date, owing to weather conditions, no additional physical evidence could be found and the investigation was ended inconclusively. 5. In the circumstances, the Chairman of the Mixed Armistice Commission decided that he could not issue a report on the incident. He reported the matter to the Chief of Staff of UNTSO, who felt it necessary to approach the Israel authorities on this question. s/7819 English Page 5

6. By identical notes dated 6 January 1967^ the Chairman of the Mixed Armistice Commission informed the Israel and Jordan Senior Delegates that after consultation with the Chief of Staff of UHTSO,, he found that., in view of the impossibility of carrying out an investigation on complaint M-V/^- in accordance with established Mixed Armistice Commission practice., based on article XI of the General Armistice Agreement and the rules of procedure adopted by the Mixed Armistice Commission, no report of the incident referred to in the complaint could be provided by United Nations Military Observers. UNITED NATIONS Distr* GENERAL SECURITY S/T8T6 COUNCIL 3 May 1967 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 8 MAY 196? PROM THE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OP JORDAN ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's letter No. AD 631/5(2) UNTSO dated h May 1967, regarding the claim, for reparation in connexion with the death of Lt, Colonel Flint of the Canadian Army on Mount Scopus on 26 May 1958, while serving on "behalf of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine. My Government wishes to make the following observations regarding Your Excellency's replys 1. My Government has full confidence in the integrity of General von Horn who faithfully and earnestly served the United Nations without any motive whatsoever to distort facts. 2. Although the United Nations must necessarily depend on United Nations official reports for its actions, it must be pointed out that such official reports must be presumed accurate and true only until proven otherwise. There is no kind of evidence that cannot be challenged, and in the case at bar, the burden "to prove otherwise" has been willingly assumed by Jordan. 3- The source of the official United Nations report on which the United Nations depends in its claim for reparation and the source of the rebuttal evidence that I cited in my letter to Your Excellency on 1 May 1967 are the same. JEf, as you have outlined in your letter of h May 1967, "the detailed nature of General von Horn's report and the firm conclusions included in it, would seem, to say the least, to be strongly at variance with the view concerning the nature of the investigation expressed in his book some six or seven years later", it necessarily follows, therefore, that the facts pertaining to the case in question are still in dispute and in need of further clarification and investigation.

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U. tfy Government maintains that it has the right to address itself to any matter as it sees fit in order to prove its case* 5. % Government is most willing to discuss the ways and means to ascertain the facts pertaining to the case in question. I would appreciate it if' jay: letter i's "circulated as an official document of the Security Council* Please accept, etc, (Signed) Waleed H. SADI ' Charge Q1Affaires