Israel has fulfilled its promise to the U.N. Security Council to evacuate its military forces from the disputed Bir Qattar area near the Gulf of Akaba, Maj. Gen. William E. Riley, U.N. truce chief in Palestine, reported to the international organization’s head quarters here.
Quoting the findings of one of his military observers, Gen. Riley stated that there are no evidence of military occupation in the former defense works have been filled in. He also said that Israel and Egypt are studying a plan on how to deal with the explosion of Bedouins who invaded Israel’s territory.
Two other reports to the U.N. spoke of the progress of armistice enforcement on the Israel-Jordan frontier and of the current Israel-Syrian dispute over the draining of the Huleh swamp region.
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