Kosygin urges Israel to retreat to 1949 borders at UN
Soviet Premier Kosygin in a UN General Assembly speech demanded Israel pull back to its 1949 borders and pay war damages, accusing the United States and Britain of aiding Israel. He also urged U.S. troops to leave Vietnam and halt bombing. Israeli Foreign Minister Eban dismissed the Soviet demands as unacceptable and criticized Soviet arms support to Arab states.
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President Johnson called for an end to the arms race and UN accountability, urging a public accounting of arms shipments. Kosygin proposed Israel’s withdrawal to 1949 lines and restitution, while Eban urged dialogue and recognition. Both avoided a Big Four summit and left open a possible Johnson Kosygin meeting if an agenda could include Vietnam and a missile defense freeze.
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