Mrs. Golda Meir, Israel’s Foreign Minister, will meet early next week in Paris with French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville for a review of the latest developments in Israel’s security situation and foreign affairs.
The meeting was arranged last night at a dinner given by Israeli Ambassador Walter Eytan in honor of the French diplomat. The prospective agenda, it was indicated, probably will include the possible consequences of the Arab threat to divert the Jordan River waters, Israel’s currently ragged relations with West Germany, and the recent visit to Israel of President Johnson’s special envoy, W. Averell Harriman.
France was always shown a strong interest in all of these subjects which are important to France because of its special association with West Germany, French membership in NATO and France’s traditional ties with Lebanon. Despite these ties, France has consistently expressed “full understanding” for Israel’s determination to bar diversion of the Jordan River waters. It was believed that Murville would reiterate this “full understanding” to Mrs. Meir when he meets her probably next Tuesday.
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