Premier David Ben Gurion today asked the United States to try to obtain a two-week postponement of the General Assembly debate of its resolutions demanding Israel withdrawal from the Akaba and Gaza areas. The debate is scheduled for tomorrow.
Mr. Ben Gurion asked for the delay in the hope that an agreeable solution on the future of Gaza and on navigation of the Akaba waterway might be worked out in that time. It was hoped here that Ambassador Abba Eban, who is due to arrive past midnight, would have some indications of a firmer U. S. attitude toward guarantees of Israel’s freedom of navigation and the possibility of a United Nations committee studying the future of the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the government announced that it would schedule a foreign policy debate in Parliament some time after tomorrow’s meeting of the Cabinet. This satisfied opposition demands for an immediate debate.
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