BEN-GURION WILL SEE ADENAUER: MAY DISCUSS DIPLOMATIC LINK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68-00046R000200050015-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2014
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: March 14, 1960
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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May Discuss Diplomatic. Link
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WASHINGTON, March 13
?Premier David Ben Gurion of
aIsrael headed tonight for. New
York and a controversial meet-
ing with Chancellor Adenauer
of West Germany.
1- Mr. Ben-Gurion is expected
Ito see Adenauer at the Waldorf-
!Astoria Hotel, where both are
'staying, early tomorrow, al-
though neither the Israeli nor
the German embassies would
oonfirm Abe plan for a meeting.
The Israeli Premier would only
never confirmed meetings until
after they had taken place.
In Israel, some newspapers,
'particularly organs of the right-
wing nationalist Herut, have
been bitterly opposing any
meeting of the hes of govern-
'ment of Israel and of West
Germany?a country-they think
of in terms of the Germany that
:killed more than 5,000,000 Jews
,during World War II.
Dr. Adenauer and Mr. Ben-.
?Gurion are expected to discuss
the possibility of establishing
official diplomatic relations. In
fact, the countries already rec-
ogni.e one another, maintaining
missions in connection with the
German payment of reparations.
Arab Opinion in Background
But the West Germans have
hitherto hesitated to take the
final step of exchanging ambas-
sadors because of Arab threats
to recognize the East German
communist regime if they do.
In Israel Right-wing nationalist
an religious groups oppose full
diplomatic relations with Bonn.
Mr. Ben-Gurion had luncheon
here with Vice President Nixon
at Mr. Nixon's home. Other
'present were Under Secrete
if State Douglas Dillon, the -
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Hew Yon Than.
retell Ambaseador; Abraham
Harman, and. Taster ? Hersog, "?
Minister of the Israeli Embassy.
In the afternoon Mr. ? sea- .?
Gurion, again accompanied by
the Israeli Ambassador tad
Minster, m11(4) for an hour at
the home of Secretary of .Statb
Christian A. Herter, who had
been prefented by a digestive
disturbance -from attending
meetings with Mr. Befi-Gurion
last week. 0.-Lewis Jones, as-
sistant Secretary Of State Or-
Near Eastern and South. Asian
Affairs, was present..
The Israeli Premier left for '
New York by a night train,
after a brief stop at the Israel.
Embassy to meet 'members of:
the staff and their children at.
children's Purim party. ;* ? ?
Yesterday. Mr, Ben-Gurion:
attended services at the Beth'
Shalom Synagogue, drove to
Walter Reed Hospital for a half-
on 'Gen. Walter Bedell '
Smith and made art after-dinner
call on Justice Felix Prank- I
furter of the Supreme Court. r
General Smith, who ,is 641
years bld, entered the hospital'
last Oct. 13 for treatment of t ?
pneumonia and a lung ebcess.'
He underwent an operatiou
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