Dr. Francisco Urrutia, United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold’s personal representative, conferred with Prime Minister David Ben Gurion today in his round of talks with Israel and Jordan officials on the implementation of the Mount Scopus demilitarization pact.
The meeting was his third with Israel officials since his arrival last week. His mission involves both the demilitarization of the Mount Scopus area and full implementation of the armistice agreement provisions on the Jerusalem area, including unrestricted access to the Holy Places.
Informed sources here indicated that the talks were still in a general stage, exploring the meaning of demilitarization but that the discussions were expected to reach specifics soon. Dr. Urrutia conferred yesterday with Maj. Gen. E.L.M. Burns, commander of the United Nations Emergency Force, and Col. Byron V. Leary, acting chief of staff of the UN Truce Supervisory Organization.
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