United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold has proposed that Maj. Gen. Carl C. von Horn, UN truce chief, be given special authority to supervise the Israel-Syrian border, it was unofficially confirmed here today in top Israeli circles.
While no official comment is available, an impression exists that Israel is not enthusiastic about the new proposal. Gen, von Horn called today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the border situation and, presumably, the new proposition.
In effect, it is understood, Mr. Hammarskjold suggested that since Israel does not attend Israel-Syrian Mixed Armistice Commission meetings, Gen. von Horn be given the authority invested in the MAC chairman, a UN officer, and the special duties and authority vested in the chairman on matters pertaining to the demilitarized zone along the border.
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