Assistant Secretary of State Francis O. Wilcox told the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in testimony released today, that the United Nations Emergency Force on the Arab-Israel borders had proved such a contribution to the maintenance of peace that it was “worth many times the amount we have contributed toward its existence.”
Mr. Wilcox, testifying in support of the Mutual Security bill, which provides funds for the U.S. contribution to UNEF, said that “the stabilizing presence of the UNEF constitutes a great benefit both to the free world in general and to the United States in particular.”
(Addressing a Swedish contingent which completed its service with UNEF in the Gaza Strip, Lieut Gen. E. L. M. Burns, UNEF commander, said it was a “good sign” that UNEF was not so much in the news now as when it was formed. “As far as UNEF is concerned, no news is good news,” he said. “Peace and quiet do not make headlines, trouble does; and we are here to prevent trouble.”)
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