Major General Flores Paiva Chaves, commander of the United Nations Emergency Force, which stands on guard at the Gaza Strip border with Israel and at Sharm el-Sheikh, overlooking the Gulf of Akaba, is in “very serious” condition in a hospital at Beirut, as a result of a stroke, Secretary-General U Thant announced here today.
General Chaves was stricken Tuesday night, while vacationing in the Lebanese capital, Mr. Thant said. The UNEF commander is a Brazilian. Mr. Thant expressed deep concern over the general’s condition.
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