The entire structure of the Israel Army will be tested in the forthcoming autumn maneuvers, Army Chief of Staff Yigal Yadin announced here during a nation-wide radio broadcast inaugurating a new broadcasting station. Brig. Yadin indicated that foreign diplomats and military attaches of all legations here will be invited to observe the operation.
Premier David Ben Gurion, who was another featured speaker of the inauguration program, stressed the cultural benefits derived from the army by the immigrants from all parts of the world who meet in its ranks.
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