Alfred Atherton, head of the Israel-Arab desk in the United States State Department, who accompanied United Nations Ambassador George Ball and Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Sico on their tour of Arab capitals, returned to Jerusalem today for further meetings and conferences. The American diplomats had visited Jordan, Lebanon and Saudi-Arabia after their call here and Ambassador Ball and Mr. Sisco then went on to the Far East.
Mr. Atherton was to confer with U.S. Embassy and consular officials here and was also expected to meet Israel Foreign Ministry experts who were expected to give him their views on developments in Iraq. Israeli sources said that Mr. Atherton brought no new proposals and would not conduct any negotiations here. It was believed possible, however, that he would relay to Israeli officials and American representatives here attitudes expressed in the Arab countries he had just visited,
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