Dr. Konrad Adenauer, who ended today 14 years of service as Chancellor of West Germany, has accepted an invitation from former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion of Israel to visit the Israeli border at his collective farm, according to Israeli sources here.
Dr. Adenauer and Mr. Ben-Gurion have been close personally, though there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries. No indication was given as to when Dr. Adenauer would go to Israel on what would be his first visit there.
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