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Israel Finance Minister Confers in Washington on Economic Affairs

January 9, 1962
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Israeli Finance Minister Levi Eshkol arrived here today for a two-day visit during which he will confer with some of the Administration’s top economic officials for a discussion of routine matters affecting Israel’s economy.

He is scheduled to confer today with Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon, described as “an old acquaintance” and with Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman. On tap for tomorrow is a meeting with Undersecretary of State George Ball.

Haim Roet, director of the division of industrial development loans in the Israel Ministry of Commerce and Industry, entered today upon a special seven-month training course being given by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, here.

The course is designed to give young nationals from the World Bank’s member countries an opportunity to study the bank’s operations and its methods of dealing with economic development problems. Mr. Roet is one of nine participants in the bank’s 1962 training program. Nominated by the Government of Israel, which is a member of the World Bank, Mr. Roet was selected by officials of the bank, after a special examinations of his qualifications.

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