WORLD IN BRIEF : UNITED NATIONS : Arabs Withdraw Proposal on PLO
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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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