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New U.N. Palestine Truce Chief Takes Up Duties This Week

Major General E.L.M. Burns of Canada, newly-appointed head of the United Nations truce machinery in Palestine, arrived here today on his way to his new post in Jerusalem. He is scheduled to begin his duties in Jerusalem this week, succeeding Maj. Gen. Van Bennike. It was learned here today that the Arabs are displeased with […]

August 10, 1954
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Major General E.L.M. Burns of Canada, newly-appointed head of the United Nations truce machinery in Palestine, arrived here today on his way to his new post in Jerusalem. He is scheduled to begin his duties in Jerusalem this week, succeeding Maj. Gen. Van Bennike.

It was learned here today that the Arabs are displeased with the appointment of Gen. Burns as chief supervisor of the UN truce team. Arab diplomats indicated they would rather have had a representative from a “neutral” nation take over Gen. Bennike’s post. Because of the recent elevation of the Canadian and Israeli ministries to the level of embassies, the Arab representatives said they feel that Canada is not neutral in the Israeli-Arab disputes.

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