Col. Chaim Herzog, former Israeli military attache at the Embassy in Washington, today was appointed chief of military intelligence to succeed Brig. Jehosophat Harkavy, one of the two high Army officers disciplined for the Israel alarm” army reserve call-up, broadcast by the Israel radio on April 1. Col. Herzog has been head of the Army’s southern command headquarters.
The commander of the northern headquarters, Col. Itzhak Rabin, was appointed to the second vacancy resulting from that “false alarm” broadcast, replacing Brig. Meir Zorea.
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