Australia’s Minister for External Affairs, Richard G, Casey, suggested in Parliament yesterday that a United Nations standing commission, backed by an a international police force, be created to investigate threats and acts of direct and indirect aggression in the Middle East.
Mr. Casey expressed the belief that such United Nations jurisdiction and action would create an atmosphere more favorable to a solution of the “root causes of the area’s explosive conditions”–the Arab-Israel problem and the absence of a border settlement.
With progress on the Israel question, Mr. Casey continued, it would be possible to examine whether the flow of arms could be checked, and basic political disputes would remain to be solved by negotiation.
The Australian statesman further suggested the establishment of an international organization to assist the Middle East countries develop their resources and “ease the resettlement of a million Arab refugees.” He suggested that Israel would contribute to this program.
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