Any lasting peace ultimately depends upon the acceptance of this fact. The United Nations also must guarantee Israel the freedom of passage through the Gulf of Aqaba and the Strait of Tiran as well as through the Suez Canal. In addition. it should encourage direct talks between the Israelis and the Arab States to dissolve the state of war and to lead to solutions of the refugee problem and the border disputes. The U.S. delegation to the United Nations should insist upon nothing less. I am concerned. as are many of my constituents. that a recurrence of the Middle Eastern tragedy will be inevitable unless the international community insures these basic rights to Israel.