Two Splinter Terrorist Groups, Who Endorsed Cease-fire, Now to Aid Other Terrorists

Dr. Isam Sartawi, head of the splinter Action Organization for the Liberation of Palestine, said today that his group and the Arab Palestine Organization, another minor terrorist group, no longer endorse the temporary Middle East cease-fire and Egypt’s acceptance of it, according to reports from Amman. Those two organizations had been the only guerrilla groups supporting the shooting halt, and had battled last week with commando outfits opposing Egypt’s stand. Dr. Sartawi said the groups had mistakenly thought that Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser had accepted the cease-fire only as a military tactic. “But after the cease-fire went into effect,” he said, “we realized that our conclusion was wrong.” He said the two groups would aid the other guerrillas in attempting to wreck the cease-fire. On television today, Jordanian Foreign Minister Anton Antullah reiterated the government’s position that guerrilla activities are outside the purview of the cease-fire. He said the government could not stifle “Palestinians fighting for the liberation of their country.”