Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann proposed last night that United Nations peace-keeping forces be permanently stationed in demilitarized zones between Israel and its Arab neighbors, “not to be withdrawn without the agreement of the Security Council and without adequate forewarning.” M. Schumann’s proposal was made in the course of a foreign affairs debate in the French National Assembly. M. Schumann said that according to the French plan, the UN forces would be stationed along “just and lasting borders” which would be “more or less” the same borders that existed before the June, 1967 Arab Israeli war. The Foreign Minister reiterated that France believes in Israel’s right to exist and its right to “just and recognized borders.” However, he said, France believes this situation cannot be achieved unless Israel agrees to withdraw from the occupied territories.”
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