Lt. Gen. Odd Bull, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, was reported today to have obtained assurance from Jordanian officials that efforts would be made to maintain quiet on the Jordanian-Israeli border.
Gen. Bull met with Jordanian officials in Amman after urgent representations by Israeli officials following a series of Jordanian attacks on the long-quiet frontier in recent weeks. After conferring with Gen. Bull today, following his return from Jordan, Israel Foreign Ministry officials voiced the hope that Jordanian authorities would take effective measures against any further border incidents.
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