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Penalty Move
Against Israel
Asion. Arub, Soviet
Countries Demand
U. N. Take Action

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Feb
% tP1.--Asian. Arab and Soviet
bloc countries notified the United
Nations today they would pres.
ahead with their demands fol
sanctions against Israel despite
the continuation of private talk.
here and in Washington.
A scheduled morning debate or
the Israeli-Egyptian dispute wa.
Cancelled, but at least five
speakers-all in favor of sane.
tions-said they were prepared
to take the floor at an Afternoon
session of the General Assembly
Those listed to speak were Bull.
garia. Jordan, Iraq. Indonesis
and the Soviet Ukraine. All are
known to favor sanctions unles.
Israeli troops are withdrawn al
once from the GAIA strip anc
the Sharm FL Sheikh area, or
the Gulf of Aqaba.
Lodge Suspends Efforts
Meanwhile, the United States
delegation announced AmbaSsa-
dor Henry Cabot Lodge had sus-
pended his efforts to produce q
compromise Middle East reso-
luton pending the outcome Of
Washington negotiations.
A spokesman said:
1.-THE resolution on which we
were working is in suspense
Whether there will be further
developments along this line in
the future, 1 am not prepared tc
say"
Mr.. Lodge had been in almost
continuous consultation with
other delegations since Tues
day.
Delegates Bewildered
Delegates here were bewildered
by conflicting statements from
Washington and Jerusalem on a
reported agreement under which
Israeli forces would withdraw
behind the l949 armistice line
An Israeli official in Jerusalem
denied any such action had beer
agreed upon.
Official and unofficial Arat
sources in Cairo expressed al
most unanimous opinion that
Egypt would agree to no form
ula except Israels unconditional
Withdrawal. Arabs made 1t plain
lit was not the reported conces-
sions themselves that they CD.
ljected to so much. as to the fact
that there should be any con.
cessians at all.
Concession Opposed
Concessions. they said. would
be a reward for aggression, and
could lead to more shooting war
officials in Lebanon and Iraq
more friendly to the West thar
some Arab leaders. declined
comment until they learn more
details Of the Washington plan
But there were doubts in these
capitals that Egypt would agree
TO anything but unconditional
Israeli withdrawal.
II Egypt took that stand II
seemed likely that Lebanon anc
IraQ. for the sake of Arab unity
would uphold Cairo.
officials in Washington last
night indicated American, French
and Israeli officials had come UT
with this agreement:
/. Israel would comply with
two February 2 U. N. resolution.
ordering prompt Israeli with.
drawal from the GAIA Strip anc
the Sharm Ell SheiI;h area which
commands the entrance to tn,
Gulf of Aqaba. with replacement
by United Nations Emergenc,
Force troops. Orders reported,
will go out shortly for tn
Israeli withdrawal.
2. The United States. Francs
and possibly other nations woult
support an Interpretation o
these resolutions which woulC
keep UNEF troops in the twt
areas until the Israeli-Egypt dis
pute grows quieter.
3. France and other nation
would echo United States N;sur
ances Of free Israeli passag,
through the Gulf of Aqaba.
Israel Reported Satisfied
Israeli officials were reported
at first as satisfied the formul'
would protect Israel against an.
Egyptian commando raids from
GAIA and against any reimpo
sition by Egypt Of a Gulf O
Aqaba blockade,
| The Egypt's chief delegate Il
the U. N. quickly turned a cole
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