Israel’s Ambassador to London, Eliahu Elath, who is leaving his post Wednesday, will return to Israel by way of Leningrad to meet his 86-year-old mother with whom he lost contact many years ago.
Complying with the Ambassador’s request, the Soviet authorities traced the whereabouts of his mother and established that she was residing in Leningrad. After notifying Ambassador Elath, the Soviet authorities made arrangements for him to meet her in Leningrad. Mr. Elath was born in Russia and left the country after the Communist revolution.
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