Syria has proposed that Israel extend the temporary halt it had ordered three weeks ago on cultivation of certain parcels of land along the Israeli-Syrian border, Israel was informed here today by Lt. Gen. Odd Bull, chief of staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization.
Recently, while Syrian and Israeli charges and counter charges of aggression were being debated in the United Nations Security Council, Israel ordered a halt in the cultivation of the disputed land parcels, which are near Tel Katzir and Almagor. The Israeli move was an effort to help ease tensions in the area in line with Gen. Bull’s requests to both Syria and Israel. Now, according to the U.N. truce chief, the Damascus Government has requested that the cultivation “freeze” be continued by Israel.
Gen. Bull relayed the latest Syrian proposals to the Foreign Ministry this morning, but it was understood that he added no recommendations of his own on the subject. After discussing the issue with Israeli Foreign Ministry officials, he left for Damascus to continue his talks with Syrian officials. Because of the complexity of the subject, and Israel’s counter-proposals, it was believed here that Gen. Bull’s negotiations will be lengthy.
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