In an interview here today, John Fletcher-Cooke, British delegate to the U.N. Trusteeship Council, characterized the Israel plan for an international regime for the Holy Places of Jerusalem as a highly practical approach.
In agreement with previously-expressed American and French sentiments, Mr. Fletcher-Cooks asserted that the new Israel proposal constituted a clear advance over former Israel positions on the subject and that it was worthy of serious study.
Asked whether the British actually favored the Israel formula over others, he recalled that the British view favored a plan acceptable to all sides and said Great Britain would therefore wait to see the reaction of Jordan to the proposal. Is indicated, however, that the Israel plan might become the key proposal when debate on Jerusalem is renewed at the General Assembly this fall.
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