Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd told Commons today that Britain would oppose any attempt in the United Nations to impose sanctions on Israel for demanding adequate guarantees to accompany the withdrawal of troops from Egyptian territory as ordered by the General Assembly.
Speaking to a House which was obviously united on this matter, the Foreign Secretary said the British would oppose at the UN any attempt to punish Israel when no attempt is made to have Egypt carry out UN resolutions. Mr. Lloyd also reiterated the British Government view that the Gaza Strip is territory to which neither Israel nor Egypt have any lawful claim and that it should be ruled by an international statute.
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