The Israel Cabinet met today to hear a report on preparations for receiving the U.N. Conciliation Commission’s economic survey mission which is expected to arrive here early next week. The Cabinet also discussed the situation of Jews living in Arab countries.
The appointment of a special three-man committee to represent the Jewish state in conversations with the economic commission was later announced. The committee is made up of David Horowitz, director-general of the Finance Ministry; Gershon Meron, economic adviser to the Foreign Ministry; and Zalman Lifschitz, special adviser on territorial affairs to Premier David Ben Gurion.
The Israel-Transjordan armistice commission yesterday adjourned for one week following a fruitless seven-hour discussion of the situation of the Arab village of Wadi Fukin, near Bethlehem, whose Arab inhabitants have been told they may return from exile, over the objections of Israel authorities. A similar situation which developed in the village of El Harbieh, on the border of the “triangle” area near Katun, was also discussed.
Before the commission adjourned, it appointed a subcommittee of one Israeli, one Transjordanian and one U.N. representative to investigate an Israel complaint that Transjordan forces ambushed an Israel truck near Gharandal, in the Negev, on Aug. 31. Two Israel soldiers were killed in the incident and three were wounded.
More than 3,000 Jewish immigrants arrived in Haifa during the past few days. The largest contingent of Jews from one country was represented by 830 Turkish immigrants. A total of 1,260 immigrants disembarked from the Israel transport Atzmaut, which they boarded at Marseilles.
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