Secretary-General U Thant announced here today that he has asked Commissioner-General Laurence Michelmore, of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees to submit a report about the allegations that Arab refugees on the UNRWA relief rolls receive ration cards while serving in the Palestine Liberation Organization. The PLO is the Arab League’s fighting arm being trained for war against Israel.
At a general news conference, Mr. Thant was asked about the Arab refugees enlisted in the PLO. He replied that he had been informed of the ration card situation a few days ago and has, consequently, requested Mr. Michelmore to report to him on that issue. He did not identify the source of the report he had received. However, it was noted here that the last Middle East representative listed on his appointment calendar in the last week was Ambassador Michael Comay, Israel’s permanent representative here.
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