Samir Riffai, Premier of Jordan, has declared Jordan intends to spearhead an effort at the next United Nations General Assembly to have a UN Trusteeship committee named for abandoned Arab property in Israel, it was reported here today.
The Jordan Premier said that the Arabs will request that such a committee be named to take over the Arab property, collect rents and transfer the proceeds to the owners.
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