Some 40 to 50 Israeli and Transjordan local commanders are scheduled to hold a joint conference on Tuesday under the auspices of the mixed armistice commission in the shell-scarred no-man’s land between Arab and Jewish Jerusalem, it was announced here this week-end.
The local commanders will be coming from villages, kibbutzim and military out-posts all along the 200-mile long demarcation line between Israel and Jordan, following a suggestion by U.N. Chief of Staff General William E. Riley. They will discuss plans for closer cooperation between Arabs and Jews in the hope of avoiding incidents such as illegal crossings, smuggling, sporadic shootings and looting which have been troubling Jordan and Israeli relations in the past.
In addition to this conference, top-ranking Israeli and Transjordan military leaders are scheduled to meet in the near future to study the possibility of improving relations between the two countries.
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