Police here were today preparing measures to meet possible disturbances by opposition parties when the negotiations for reparations with Germany begin. The police action followed a rally here last night at which 200 Communists denounced the negotiations with West Germany, and Herut preparations for a huge anti-government demonstration on the day the Israeli-German talks begin.
Meanwhile, it was learned that the government is contemplating the suspension of the official newspaper of the Herut Party. In a letter to the right-wing party, Minister of Interior Moshe Shapira said that its newspaper “Herut” might be suspended if it continued its campaign of “incitement” against reparations negotiations.
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