Abba Eban, Israel’s Deputy Premier, was elected yesterday by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to membership on the UN advisory committee on science and technology after very strong Arab opposition.
Secretary General U Thant had nominated 18 leading world experts on the role of science in aid to underdeveloped countries as a follow-up group -to the UN conference on science held in Geneva last year. Mr. Eban was one of the nominees.
Iran and Algeria fought Mr. Eban’s candidacy on grounds that he was a “controversial figure” and a “leading figure in Israel’s political life.”
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