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Editorials
April 28, 1956 issue

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Tension in the Middle East has diminished, thanks to Dag Hammerskjold's mission and last week's conciliatory statement by the Russians. Yet it would be a mistake to think that any of the basic issues have been resolved. Hammerskjold has pro tem averted war. He has not made peace. Egypt still asserts its belligerent rights. The Suez Canal remains closed to Israel shipping. The fate of the Arab refugees has not been settled. The preponderance of modern arms is shifting to Cairo. The borders remain provocations rather than barriers to military adventure and the great power play for oil continues.

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MIDDLE East -- Politics & government; HAMMERSKJOLD, Dag; REFUGEES, Arab; INTERNATIONAL relations; ISRAEL; EGYPT; MIDDLE East
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