Distr.
GENERAL
S/10142*
3 March 1971
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
LETTER DATED 3 MARCH 1971 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL
TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
On instructions from my Government I have the honour to refer to the letter addressed to you by the Permanent Representative of Jordan on 26 February 1971 (A/8287, S/10133).
The charges in the Jordanian letter constitute a distortion of the facts and are misleading.
There has been no confiscation nor any expropriation of lands in the villages mentioned in the discussed letter; neither is there any intention on the part of the Government of Israel to take such steps in the future.
I have the honour to request circulation of this letter as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
(Signed) Yosef TEKOAH
Permanent Representative of Israel
to the United Nations
* Also issued under the symbol A/8293.
Document Type: Letter
Document Sources: Security Council
Country: Israel
Subject: Settlements
Publication Date: 03/03/1971