The statement begins "There is a grave danger of war in the Middle East...." It concerns the "grave danger of war in the Middle East", and appeals for the governments in the region "... to accept international supervision of nuclear and rocket weapons systems and plants and for an internationally supervised embargo upon further arms shipments to the region."

Another copy of this statement is found in box 1.59, File-62, Tanzania, record 65712. Because of a letter to President Nyere of Tanganyika, it is assumed that it is this statement that was sent "to nine Middle Eastern Heads of State".