Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker will address the 34th national convention of the Zionist Organization of Canada In Toronto on June, it was announced here today.
This will be Mr. Diefenbaker’s first major address to a Jewish gathering since his advent to the Canadian premiership a year ago. He visited Israel four years ago and on his return to Canada expressed deep sympathy with the efforts of the Jewish people in Israel.
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