Israel agreed today to make a further concession to speed up the return of Arab refugees to the West Bank areas by assenting to an arrangement under which the documents the returning refugees must complete hear the name of the International Red Cross rather than that of the State of Israel.
The papers originally had borne the name of Israel but Jordanian officials balked at distributing the documents to the refugees in Jordan because they did not want to take any step that might involve recognition of Israel. Their refusal delayed the return of refugees to their former homes and it was to eliminate this delay that Israel agreed to changing the designation on the forms. The documents establish proof of residence on the West Bank and are required to help Israel screen out security risks.
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