Any agreement which Britain makes with Egypt over the Suez Canal area must contain safeguards that the Canal base and its weapons will not be used in aggression against Israel, the British Labor Party advocates, it was revealed here with the publication of an official party handbook for speakers.
The publication, designed to give party speakers the views of the Labor Party on this and other issues, also calls for an agreement with Egypt providing that it keep the Suez Canal open as an international waterway. It notes that Egypt has blockaded the Canal–against Israel–in violation of the United Nations.
The handbook asserts that peace and prosperity in the Middle East depends on cooperation between Israel and the Arab states and calls on the British Government, with its great influence in the area, to try to bring about peace and cooperation between the parties. It declares that Israel’s success in the development of a “democratic socialism” can have a great influence on the area.
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