The question whether Syria and Egypt will lose the separate memberships they now hold in the United Nations after becoming one country was raised today in UN official circles. No definite answer exists, but experts on UN procedure said that the merger may result in the elimination of one of the two Arab countries from the UN rolls.
Spokesmen of some Arab delegations at the United Nations also envisaged the possibility of only one seat in the UN for the two merged Arab states, inasmuch as the external affairs of these two Arab states will be conducted by a single foreign ministry. However, not all Arab members conceded that a loss of seats must necessarily occur as a result of the formation of a joint Arab state. Jawdat Mufti, charge d’affaires of Syria, said that such speculation was “premature.” In the opinion of some delegates, the question is not immediately urgent, since the formal processes of the merger are expected to take some time.
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