A State Department spokesman said today that the United States favors “the principle of increasing the effectiveness” of United Nations peacekeeping forces “in the Middle East, rather than reducing such forces.”
The Department’s expression came in comment on news that Egypt demanded the ousting of UNEF. The spokesman said American concern continues over the Syrian-Israel tensions, and that both sides are being counseled to exercise restraint.
Late this afternoon, Israel Ambassador Avraham Harman will meet with Deputy Under-Secretary of State Eugene Rostow.
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