A spokesman for the convalescing U Thant said today that the Secretary General’s report on the Middle East would be issued “hopefully tomorrow.” The spokesman also said Thant expected “fairly soon” the Mideast report of the Organization of African Unity, which recently sent a delegation to Egypt and Israel. As of midday, Egypt and Somalia were still the only nations inscribed to speak in the General Assembly’s Mideast debate. They will lead off the debate Thursday afternoon.
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