Ambassador Eliahu Sasson will participate as the official and special representative of the Israel Government and of President Itzhak Ben Zvi at tomorrow’s coronation of Pope John XXIII in St. Peters.
The following day, Ambassador Sasson, together with other special representatives, will be received at a special audience by the new Pontiff. The Israeli envoy will also attend a reception given by Vatican Pro-Secretary of State Tardini Wednesday afternoon.
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