Israel’s delegation to the Bonn-Jerusalem talks on West Germany’s economic aid to Israel adjourned here today after a one-hour session, during which the Israeli team made fresh proposals on instructions from Jerusalem.
The Israeli proposals are believed to have been concerned mainly with the terms of German help to Israel, rather than with the amount involved in last week’s German offer. Informed circles expressed optimism regarding the possible outcome of the negotiations. The new Israeli proposals must now be studied by Chancellor Ludwig Erhard before the negotiations continue.
Abdel El-Halali, the Iraqi economic minister here, warned in a press interview today that the majority of the Arab states will break off economic relations with West Germany “if too many concessions” are made to Israel. The Arab states, he said, regard West Germany’s indemnification payments to Israel as “concluded.”
After today’s brief session of the German and Israeli negotiating teams, Israel’s Ambassador here, Asher Ben-Nathan, and Zeev Sheck, director of Israel’s Foreign Ministry economic department, who is here as a member of the negotiating team, accompanied former Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to Frankfurt, whence the latter departed by air for a visit to Israel.
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