The White House today named Maria, a leader of anti-Israel groups, to be a member of the United States delegation to the 11th annual session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to convene in Paris on November 14.
Mr. Maria, of Lowell, Mass., is a founder of the “American Friends of the Middle East,” and has presided at anti-Zionist meetings. He was recently named by the Republican National Committee as an organizer of a “Committee for Nixon-Lodge” formed by “Americans of Arabic-Speaking Origin.” Mr. Maria was also named by the Republican National Committee to serve as a campaign advisor to Vice President Nixon and the latter’s Republican running mate, Henry Cabot Lodge.
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