U.N. Security Council Takes Up Israel-arab Issues Again Today

The United Nations Security Council will, for the third time, attempt tomorrow to adopt an agenda and take a decision on the method of dealing with the two items on this month’s agenda–the Lebanese complaint against Israel concerning the recent incident in the Jordanian village of Nahalin, and the Israel complaint against Jordan’s violations of the armistice agreement,

The two attempts which were made earlier in the course of this month brought no results. The three Western Powers suggested a general debate of the Israel-Jordan problem, while Dr. Charles Malik, Lebanese delegate who speaks for the Arab states, supported by Soviet delegate Andrei Vishinsky–who is president of the Security Council for this month–insisted that the Lebanese complaint against Israel should be taken up for separate discussion. He demanded a special anti-Israel resolution on the Nahalin incident,

In anticipation of a renewed battle of words tomorrow, the representatives of the Western Powers today discussed among themselves the possibility of presenting a resolution on the entire Jordan-Israel dispute, the text of which should not be vetoed by the Soviet delegate Vishinsky who has already vetoed two Security Council resolutions which were acceptable to Israel but had been opposed by the Arabs.

(A resolution of thanks to Mr. Vishinsky for his support to the Arab cause at the Security Council was adopted last night by the Lower House of the Jordanian Parliament. Premier Fawzi el Mulki, of Jordan, said that Mr. Vishinsky’s stand “will be met with appreciation and satisfaction, ” while the Jordanian Foreign Minister stated that “a veto by Mr. Vishinsky is worth all the aid of America and Britain.”)

The discussion today revolved chiefly around a compromise proposal made by the delegate of Brazil that the Security Council proceed as follows: 1. Adopt first the agenda which lists the Lebanese complaint first and the Israeli complaints second; 2. Hold a general discussion in which references can be made to both item 3. The Council not prejudge now whether, as a result of the general discussion, a joint resolution or several resolutions are to be adopted.

Dr. Charles Malik of Lebanon said he could not agree to this “sugar-coated compromise,” which would not give assurance that the Nahalin incident would be the subject of a special resolution.