State Department elements are inclined to give favorable consideration to a recent proposal by Egypt for a demilitarized zone bordering the Gaza strip, it was learned today from official sources. The Department feels that tension might be diminished if both sides followed the recommendations of Gen. E. L. M. Burns, chief of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization.
Specifically, these proposals include establishment of joint patrols, barbed wire barriers, mutual agreements between local commanders, and use of well disciplined troops. American Ambassadors in Israel and Egypt are under instructions to keep in close touch with the governments concerned on the Gaza problem.
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