Israel’s Cabinet, concluding a series of special discussions of the Middle East crisis as it has erupted in the last few days at the United Nations Security Council, firmly upheld Foreign Minister Abba Eban today regarding his warning that Israel would not cooperate with any U.N. representative whose frame of reference would be based on the draft resolution now before the Council as introduced by India, Mali and Nigeria.
Today’s Cabinet session, the regular weekly meeting, continued the discussions on the Security Council moves begun at two special sessions held last Wednesday and Thursday, after the three-power draft had been placed before the Council. After Prime Minister Levi Eshkol proposed a formulation of the Government’s official attitude, the Cabinet adopted, without further debate, the following statement:
“The Cabinet confirms the statement made by the Foreign Minister to the effect that Israel will not cooperate with the U.N.’s special representative, if he is given instructions contrary to Israel’s principles of freedom of action in any forthcoming negotiations.
“The Cabinet further reiterates the guidelines according to which the Foreign Minister acts during his political contacts. These guidelines are based on the precept that Israel sees only one way for the solution of the problems in the region — through direct negotiations with her neighbors, leading toward the conclusion of peace treaties. This is the only way in which it is possible to settle the disputed issues, and it is in accord with this principle that Israel determines its attitude toward U.N. resolutions.”
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