Israel Preparing New Moves to Help Jarring Mission out of Impasse

Israel is preparing new political initiatives to help deliver the mission of U.N. envoy Ambassador Gunnar Jarring from its present impasse, it was learned here today. They have been screened and discussed at a Cabinet meeting and may be presented to Dr. Jarring when he sees Foreign Minister Abba Eban tomorrow at a meeting which many here consider crucial to the continuation of Dr. Jarring’s peace mission in the Middle East.

According to political circles, Mr. Eban will clarify to the U.N. envoy Israel’s stand on various problems, based on the Cabinet discussions. It is believed he will give Dr. Jarring more definite information on Israel’s demands for talks with the Arabs, either direct, through U.N. mediation or through another third party, which Dr. Jarring can convey to Cairo and Amman when he next visits those capitals.

Egypt’s “barely disguised view” that the peace mission of Ambassador Jarring is a failure may give additional impetus toward a new Arab summit conference which King Hussein of Jordan has been urging, the London Financial Times reported from Cairo today. The paper said that an Arab summit would mark a new phase of pan-Arab action to recover the territories lost to Israel last June. The paper noted that Ambassador Jarring visited Cairo Tuesday and quoted the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Riad, as saying that his efforts had resulted in a stalemate. The semi-official Cairo newspaper, Al Ahram, said that the entire question may be taken back to the U.N. General Assembly which is due to convene on April 24.

(In Rome, the Socialist Party headed by Pietro Nenni, stated in its pre-election program today that a solution of the Near East conflict must be sought by direct negotiations between Israel and the Arab states under United Nations auspices.)