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Israel Consul-general Arrives in Johannesburg; Gets Warm Reception at Airport

September 1, 1949
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Israel Consul-General Edward Goitien and Consul Yehuda Golan arrived here by air today to take up their new duties and were warmly greeted by Zionist leaders. The reception committee, which included veteran South African Zionists, burst into a spontaneous singing of Hatikvah as the Israelis stepped from their plane.

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