The Israel-Lebanese mixed armistice commission met today at Metullah, on the Israel-Lebanon border, and discussed the completion of boundary demarcation between the two states and the return of Arab infiltrees to Lebanon. At the conclusion of the meeting the Lebanese officers were invited by the Israelis to visit the nearby Israel settlement of Kfar Giladi.
Transfer of the last 75 Arab families in Migdal Gad, in the southern part of Israel, to Gaza, in the Egyptian-held coastal strip, was completed yesterday. Before leaving Israel territory, the Arabs surrendered all their Israel currency, receiving in exchange the equivalent in the silver coins issued under the old Mandatory regime. The Mandate currency is backed by the Palestine Currency Board in London and is still the currency used in Jordan.
Some of the Arab families who were interviewed by newspapermen said they had not been subject to any pressure to leave Israel territory. About 150 Arabs still remain in Migdal Gad awaiting transfer to Ramleh of Galilee.
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