Preservation of the peace in the troubled Middle East is “primarily” up to the United Nations, but Britain would honor whatever commitments she has to provide assistance there if requested and, at any rate, still considers itself bound by the Tripartite Declaration of 1950, for the guarantee of present Israel-Arab frontiers, Edward Heath, Lord Privy Seal, told the House of Commons here last night.
Mr. Heath made his statements in reply to questions pressuring him to disclose the Government’s position on the present situation in the Middle East. Most of the questions were asked by members of the Labor Party. The Tripartite Declaration of 1950 had been signed by Britain, the United States and France. Mr. Heath said it “has never been revoked– it was the expression of the three countries that signed it.”
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