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Joint Israeli-egyptian Armistice Tales Open in Rhodes; Mediator Meets with Both Sides

January 14, 1949
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Joint Israeli-Egyptian armistice meetings were ####duled to begin here today following individual conferences between acting United ####ons mediator Dr. Ralph Bunche and Israeli and Egyptian representatives.Prior to meeting with the Tel Aviv and Cairo envoys, Dr. Bunche appealed to ### governments to “avoid any incidents or acts which might jeopardize the construct-### progress of deliberations towards an armistice accord I have in mind not only ### governments Involved in these negotiations or in the Palestine conflict,” Dr. ###he continued, “but these as well whose interests impel them to keep close surveillance on developments in the area.”

(Reuters reported that Walter Eytan, who heads the Israeli diplomatic mission ###, said today he was “extremely conscious” of the importance of the Rhodes talks. ## know that the war in Palestine, like all wars, la an evil thing and we will do our ##ost to bring it to an end. I hope this will be the first of many talks between ## selves and the Arab states,” he added.)

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