'No one would deny that the Israel authorities would be justified, and are justified, in using strong measures to check (infiltration), in so far as damage to property or loss of life results. But not everyone who crosses the armistice demarcation line does so with criminal intent. Acts of violence are indeed committed, but as the volume of illegal crossings of the demarcation line is so considerable, if one is to judge from the available statistics, it seems probable that many crossings are carried out by persons—sometimes, I understand, even by children—with no criminal object in view. 'England's ambassador to the UN S/635/Rev.1Archived 2009-05-04 at the Wayback Machine 9 November 1953
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'No one would deny that the Israel authorities would be justified, and are justified, in using strong measures to check (infiltration), in so far as damage to property or loss of life results. But not everyone who crosses the armistice demarcation line does so with criminal intent. Acts of violence are indeed committed, but as the volume of illegal crossings of the demarcation line is so considerable, if one is to judge from the available statistics, it seems probable that many crossings are carried out by persons—sometimes, I understand, even by children—with no criminal object in view. 'England's ambassador to the UN S/635/Rev.1Archived 2009-05-04 at the Wayback Machine 9 November 1953
