Dr. Konrad Adenauer, West Germany’s former Chancellor, said today he definitely intended to make a visit to Israel to help improve relations between the two countries. He did not indicate a date for the visit.
Dr. Adenauer, now 88, received the invitation from David Ben-Gurion, former Premier, when both were in office. Dr. Adenauer is now national chairman of the ruling Christian Democratic party.
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