Messages of condolences on the death of Dr. Eliash poured into the Foreign Ministry offices here today from diplomatic officials and Jewish leaders. President Chaim Weizmann, in a telegram to Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett, said that Israel has “lost an outstanding diplomat in an important post.” Acting Premier Eliezer Kaplan and Mr. Sharett also sent their condolences to Dr. Eliash’s family.
The Israel Foreign Minister said of Dr. Eliash’s passing: “I am deeply distressed and shocked at the terrible announcement of the death of our Minister in London. This sudden disaster is an unparalleled loss to our country and to Israel’s foreign service.”
The death of Dr. Eliash was announced in an official communique which lauded his “unfailing loyalty to Jewry and Zionism.” The communique added: “Answering our call for joining the ranks on our foreign front, he contributed all of his qualities and all of his human and scientific culture. The Israel Government took pride in Dr. Eliash’s magnificent appearances in London and in the honor he earned from the British authorities and in diplomatic circles there. We lost a wonderful personality who raised high the Jewish people’s stature and Israel’s position among the family of nations.”
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