United Nations Photo

Military representatives of Egypt and Israel held a three-hour meeting today in the United Nations tent at Kilometer 101, on the Cairo-Suez road. The commander of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), Lieutenant General Ensio Siilasvuo, chaired the meeting. The Chief of Staff of the Egyptian armed forces, Major General Mohamed Abdul Ghany El-Gamasy, was assisted by three aides, while the Chief of Staff of the Israeli armed forces, Lieutenant General David Elazar, was assisted by four aides.

A general view of the meeting as both parties discussed the timing of the different phases of the disengagement of forces. At right is Gen. Siilasvuo. To his right is Remy Gorge, Political Adviser to United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) Commander. To his left is Capt. Joseph Fallon (Ireland), member of the staff of the UNEF Commander. In the background is Gen. Elazar. To his right are Gen. A. Adan and Col. D. Sion. In the foreground are General El-Gamasy (right) and Gen. Taha El-Magdoub.