SOVIET VETO EXPECTED
(N.Z .P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) NEW YORK, November 4. The threat of a possible Soviet veto hangs over today’s debate in the Security Council on the Israeli-Syrian border dispute.
Six council members tabled a draft resolution yesterday inviting Syria to “strengthen its measures for preventing incidents that constitute a violation of the General Armistice Agreement.” Syria told the council the proposal was unacceptable as it appeared to admonish the Damascus Government for failing to take adequate steps to ensure against violent incidents. Delegates thought It likely Russia would cast a negative vote in support of the Arab position and defeat the resolution, which appears to have the backing of 10 of the 15 | council members.
A “no” from a permanent member, such as the Soviet Union, is sufficient to reject any resolution even though it may receive the required majority of nine. Russia, Jordan and Bulgaria asked to defer Statements until today and this dashed hopes that the three•week discussion, called at the initiative of Israel after a series of border incidents, could be wound up last night. The three delegations presumably wanted to seek instructions from their governments.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31209, 5 November 1966, Page 15
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