United Nations truce chief Gen. E.L.M. Burns reported to Israel officials today the failure of his latest attempt to get the Syrian authorities to release four members of an Israel Army patrol captured by the Syrians last December.
Gen. Burns said that despite his failure to obtain the release, he would continue efforts in behalf of the men. He said that while the Syrians refused to free the men in accordance with a request from the Israel-Syrian Mixed Armistice Commission, they had agreed to treat the four as prisoners of war.
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