The United Arab Republic of Gamal Adel Nasser is “the beachhead for the Communist movement in Africa and for this reason, among others, the American Jews should take a more active interest in African issues,” Rep. Charles C. Diggs. Jr., Michigan Democrat, told The Jewish News here today on his return from the All-African Peoples Conference.
Citing the good relations between Israel and Ghana, the Congressman said that he had been “heartened” by those relations. He said the UAR had sent a large delegation to the conference but had been thwarted in its chief purpose, which was “to dominate the conference and project Nasser’s personality.”
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