Report Britain’s Position on Middle East Closer Than Ever to Israel’s

Britain’s position on the Middle East peace question was now closer to Israel’s than at any time in the past, an authoritative British source engaged in Middle East affairs said. The only difference appears to be over Israel’s position that East Jerusalem, seized during the Six-Day War, will remain a part of Israel, the source said, adding “but even there the British position does not seem to be absolutely rigid.”

The source said that British circles are under the impression that the Arabs are not now inclined to return the issue to the United Nations Security Council and that all the parties involved in the Middle East deadlock apparently prefer to give the mission of UN peace envoy Dr. Gunnar V. Jarring “another chance.”