France is planning to involve the Soviet Union directly in a proposed four-power agreement for the guarantee of Middle East peace and stability, the Israeli press reported here today. The French Government, it was reported, intends to raise that subject soon, when President Charles de Gaulle visits Moscow.
According to the press here, Foreign Minister Abba Eban discussed the possibility of Franco-Soviet talks on the subject when he was in Paris recently, conferring with French leaders, including Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville.
France, the United States and Britain are already partners in a tripartite declaration on the guarantee of the Arab and Israel borders, issued in 1950, The Israel Government is reported believing that the expansion of the 1950 Big Power attitude to include the Soviet Union could be a powerful factor in stabilizing the Middle East situation, leading ultimately to peace between Israel and the Arab states.
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