Assistant Secretary General Brian Urquhart, who has just returned from the Middle East, said here Tuesday that the UN legal advisor and the UN legal office here are working on the legal status of UNEF in the Mideast to determine such problems as freedom of movement and deployment when UNEF is placed as a “buffer” between the Israeli and Egyptian forces after disengagement. According to Urquhart, the reopening of the Suez Canal will require a “massive job.” A UN spokesman said the UNEF strength to date is 5882 men. The troops are reported in good spirit despite the harsh desert conditions.
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