No change in the attitude of France toward Israel can be expected following the accession of General Charles de Gaulle to the Presidency, the Israel Cabinet was told here last night by Yaakov Tsur, Israel Ambassador to France. Most members of the new French Government, he indicated, have opinions on the Middle East similar to the views held by Israel.
At the same time it was reported today that an agreement for the exchange of diplomatic missions between Israel and the new state of Guinea, which recently chose to sever its ties with France, was reached during a recent trip to that country by Ehud Avriel, Israel’s Ambassador to Ghana. Economic ties and technical assistance were also discussed by Ambassador Avriel and Seke Ture, Guineas Premier.
Though Israel was among the first nations to extend diplomatic recognition to Guinea, it was somewhat chary about an exchange of diplomatic missions since it was hesitant about displeasing Paris which for a while seemed angered by Guinea’s choice of independence from the French Union. Since then, however, Paris has patched up its relations with Guinea and looks favorably on closer ties between that African state and other nations.
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