While the Israeli government heads toward a decision on a return to the aborted peace negotiations, United Nations mediator Gunnar V. Jarring will be spending Christmas with his family in Sweden. No specific date has been disclosed for his return here, and it is believed he wants to wait as long as possible for Israel’s decision, which, if favorable, would permit him to file a more positive progress report with Secretary General Thant, who must report on the matter to the Security Council by Jan. 5. (In Jerusalem, Premier Golda Meir said yesterday her government is not influenced by the Jan. 5 deadline. Speaking at a press conference she said the government has completed studying the question of whether to return to the talks and that the decision may be made at next Sunday’s Cabinet meeting. But, she added, “it may also take a few more days or even a few more meetings.”)
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