Guy Mollet, the man who headed the Government of France in 1956, when Israel carried out its successful Sinai campaign, came here last night for a State visit and received an unusually warm reception from Israel’s highest government leaders.
As M. Mollet’s plane landed at Lydda airport, Prime Minister David Ben Gurion came forward to welcome the French statesman who is considered the architect of Franco-Israeli rapprochement. Participating in the formal welcome were also Mrs. Golda Meir, the Foreign Minister, other members of the Cabinet, and members of Parliament’s committee on foreign affairs. M. Mollet is being praised by all here as the man whose aid to Israel in 1956 placed him very high among Israel’s foreign friends.
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