The scheduled arrival of United Nations Emergency Force observers at El Arish this week-end does not mean the withdrawal of Israeli army units from that Sinai strong point, Israeli circles asserted today.
El Arish is the demarcation point on the withdrawal agreement to the present stage, with additional withdrawals scheduled to be negotiated between Major General E. L. M. Burns, UNEF commander, and Gen. Moshe Dayan, commander of the Israeli forces.
Egyptian sources had asserted previously that General Burns planned to establish UNEF headquarters at El Arish shortly after the Israeli withdrawal. There was no confirmation in Israel of American press reports that Israel was scheduled to withdraw from El Arish next week.
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