Israel was seen here today to be in apparent agreement with the newly crystallized Anglo-American criticism of United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold’s attempt to whitewash United Arab Republic President Nasser in the Lebanese situation. It was anticipated that the Foreign Ministry will brief its diplomatic missions abroad along these lines.
According to reports in diplomatic circles here, the West is disappointed in Mr. Hammarskjold over the UN report which stated there was no evidence that the UAR had interfered in the Lebanese rebellion. The Western Powers were depicted as believing that Mr. Hammarskjold wants to avoid a Lebanese blow-up at any price–including a compromise which may soon put Lebanon under Col. Nasser’s domination.
Western diplomatic sources here assert that the UN chief reportedly has made private statements to the effect that sooner or later the entire Arab Middle East will come under Col. Nasser’s domination. in any event.
(In Washington, Mr. Hammarskjold conferred today with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles on the general situation In the Middle East against the background of the Lebanese situation. Informed sources indicated that the United Nations Emergency Force structure was also among the subjects discussed.)
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