Israel was elected today for the first time to membership in the Social Committee of the U.N. Economic and Social Council. The committee deals with all social questions, including the problems of displaced persons, refugees and stateless persons. The Jewish state’s election to the body was unanimous.
A conference of the Ad Hoc Committee on Refugees and Stateless Persons in which the Israel Government is participating opened here yesterday. Dr, Jacob Robinson, legal adviser to the Israel delegation to the United Nations, is representing the Jewish state at the meeting. It is understood that the Israel Government has submitted a number of important suggestions to the conference.
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