Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., head of the American delegation to the United Nations, may present a resolution tomorrow to the UN General Assembly omitting sanctions against Israel, but insisting on Israel’s unconditional withdrawal from the Gaza and Akaba areas. The resolution will also call for United Nations control of the Gaza Strip and the section of the Akaba area now held by Israel.
In its resolution, it was indicated, the U.S. will reserve the right of sanctions pending Israel’s response. Exact details of the resolution were not available tonight because the American delegation was seeking to get final agreement from other governments joining with it tomorrow. It is understood that the U.S. resolution follows the lines of the Canadian proposal of today. The U.S., meanwhile, insists on no Akaba solution without agreement on the status of the Gaza Strip.
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