New York, Oct. 10: Mr. Samar Sen, India’s Permanent Representative on the U.N., yesterday gave robust help to the Arab nations within the Security Council and insisted that if peace was to return to West Asia, “Israel must withdraw from the territories occupied by its forces as a result of the June 1967 war.” “Unless this basic principle is accepted by the Council as a whole,” he mentioned, “it will be both unfair and unjust for the Council to ask for a ceasefire, which will leave vast territories of Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the illegal occupation of Israel.” “We, like all other delegations, would like to see the present hostilities cease, but they can cease only when withdrawal of Israeli forces has been accepted by Israel and in practice begun.” In a pointed reference to the U.S. Ambassador’s assertion on Monday that the events involved ought to return to “the position before the hostilities broke out,” Mr. Sen mentioned, “We agree with the statement, but since the hostilities broke out on June 6, 1967, the parties concerned should return to the line that separated them on that date.” (The U.S. consultant had October 6, 1973, the date of present hostilities in thoughts, when he made the assertion and Egypt turned it down instantaneously.) Mr. Sen’s assertion is consistent with the Egyptian demand.  Mr. Sen additionally mentioned within the occasion of failure by the Security Council to return to a passable resolution, world opinion wouldn’t be extra dissatisfied than if the Council had not debated the issue formally and brazenly.