Foreign Minister Abba Eban reported at today’s weekly meeting of Israel’s Cabinet about the economic aid talks between Israel and Germany, now being held in Bonn. He informed the Government that even preliminary results of those discussions cannot be expected before next weekend. The first phase of the talks opened in Bonn last week and lasting two days, are to be resumed Wednesday. No details of his report were issued.
The Cabinet today named an economic advisory committee to consider measures for increasing Israeli exports, stepping up productivity and improving production efficiency. The committee includes five members of the Cabinet, four mayors, Prof. Dov Patunkin, of the Hebrew University, and representatives of Histadrut, employers and agricultural interests in the country.
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