WORLD IN BRIEF : UNITED NATIONS : Arabs Withdraw Proposal on PLO
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Arab nations withdrew their bid to have the PLO recognized by the United Nations as the “provisional government of Palestine,” which had prompted a U.S. threat to cut off contributions to the world body. A face-saving compromise was played out on the floor of the General Assembly to spare the sponsors the embarrassment of losing a vote on the resolution.
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