Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-25
U. n. Holds Up
Israeli Action

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Feb.
Is R.-The United Nations
General Assembly's debate on
sanctions against Israel was de-
layed at least until this after
noon as United States Israeli
negotiations entered a new
stage.
The Assembly's morning meet
ing was Cancelled after Secre-
tary of State Dulles met in
Washington with Israeli Am
haSsador Abba Eban.
An afternoon Assembly meet
ing still was on the schedule,
but Mr.. Eban said he was rush.
ing details Of his talk with Mr..
Dulles to his government.
The Israeli ambassador said
he hoped for a prompt meeting
with U. N. Secretary General
Dag Hammarskjold, and "it is
hoped that out of the discus
sions c resolution will be found
consistent with the principles Of.
the United Nations"
United States Stand Delayed
Mr.. Eban's return with new in
tructions from his government
and the resumption of negotia-
tons between Mr.. Dulles and
the Israelis enabled the United
States to postpone an announce
ment whether it would vote for
the sanctions resolution, worked
up in the 27-nation Asian-Afri-
I" group and sponsored by
hanistan, Indonesia, Iraq,
lebanon, PakiStan and Sudan.
The resolution would call on
all U. N. members ito deny all
military. economic or financial
assistance and facilities to
Israel" until she withdraws from
the GAIA Strip and the Egyptian
coast Of the Gulf of Aqaba.
! An Asian-African diplomat
said last night. 'if Ambassador
Lodge tells us that Israel is will
ing to withdraw, then Wen have
to consider it. If there is no
indication Israel is going to
withdraw. there is no reason not
to press the resolution"
/ A usually well-informed Arab
source guessed that if the United
States supported the sanctions
resolution. it would get so or
more votes in the donation AS
sembly. But he said If the United
! States did not go along, the
proposal would not get the nee
eSsary two-thirdS vote.
Israel says it cannot leave the
Egyptian mouth of the Gulf of
Aqaba and the Palestinian GAIA
Strip, formerly under provisional
Egyptian control, without guar
antees against renewed Egyptian
blockade of the gulf and re-
Inewed Arab raids from the strip.
The United States has been
trying to work out satisfactory
compromise but agrees with the
Arab contention that to go fur
Ither than the assurances Mr..
Dulles has given Israel would be
to reward the Israelis for ag-
erosion.
Mr.. Hammarskjold on Friday
told the Assembly Egypt was
ready ITO make special and help
Iful arrangement" for use of the
'IU N. Emergency Force around
the GAIA Strip to prevent border
raids and for good civilian adj
Irflinistration' in the strip.
/ Over the week end, however,
Egyptian spokesman in Cairo
said in effect President Nasser
had not agreed to a longtime
! role for the U. N. troops in the
strip. They said they con-
sidered UNEF's only function
was to supervise the Israeli
withdrawal.
i Hammarskjold Unchanged
:. One Israeli source remarked
that the Egyptian comments
seemed to make Mr.. Hammar-
Iskjold's statement meaningless.
But a U. N. spokesman said the
secretary generals report still
stood.
In Jerusalem, Walter Eytan,
director general of the Israeli
Foreign Ministry. warned that a
III. N. vote of sanctions against
his country would mean that
Israel could no longer regard
the world organization as i'm
I partial or neutral" and there
fore could not accept it in q
l"mediating or conciliating capa-
city"