Confirmation of Syria’s agreement to a six-month extension of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force was received here today, according to a UN spokesman. The decision was conveyed to Secretary General Kurt Waldheim by the Syrian delegation and the UN chief executive will submit a written report to the Security Council Tuesday. The spokesman said the Council would meet Nov. 29 to adopt a resolution extending the mandate, to which Israel has also agreed.
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