Reports circulated here tonight that Ambassador Gunnar Jarring is considering a postponement of his mission to the Middle East until after the Arab summit conference, which is scheduled to open in Rabat, Morocco, December 9.
According to reliable sources, Ambassador Jarring, Secretary-General Thant’s special representative to the Middle East, will stress the need for more time to study the problem at U.N. headquarters here. Ambassador Jarring met today with the representatives of the United States, Britain and France.
In another development, Mr. Thant summoned the Syrian representative, presumably to discuss Ambassador Jarring’s mission to the Middle East, Syria rejected the Security Council’s resolution under which Mr. Jarring was appointed.
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