Israeli delegate Gideon Raphael took up with the United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission this afternoon the question of the increased Arab hostilities and their continued blockade of Israel.
Mr. Raphael raised this matter when he reported to the commission on what Israel has done to meet payment of the first installments of the released Arab accounts on March 1. This has been a unilateral act on the part of Israel without any reciprocal move on the part of the Arabs. A progress report on Israel’s release of the blocked Arab accounts was the only business before the commission.
The Egyptian Government has blacklisted an American tanker, the 10, 000 ton Stony Point, for transporting a cargo of gasoline to Israel, it was reported here today from Egypt. In effect, the blacklisting will mean that the tanker cannot avail itself of port facilities anywhere in Egypt.
(Dr. Ralph Bunche, former United Nations mediator for Palestine, flew to Cairo this morning en route to the United States after spending two days in Israel. Yester-day, Dr. Bunche toured Jerusalem and crossed the line briefly to visit the Jordan-held Old City.)
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