Major General Moshe Dayan, Chief of Staff of the Israel Army, arrived here by plane tonight for a one-month visit to the United States as guest of the U.S. Government. He was accompanied by Col. Itzhak Rabin and Lt. Col. Matityahu Peled of the Israel defense forces. His first official call will be on Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, U.S. Chief of Staff, on Thursday.
In a statement made upon his arrival, Gen. Dayan said he came to this country to visit military installations as a guest of the Department of the Army whose hospitality he “warmly appreciates”. He welcomed the opportunity of seeing some of America’s modern military equipment, advanced techniques and improved methods of military training.
Emphasizing that Israel hopes that final peace and security may come to the Middle East, Gen. Dayan declared: “Our friendship with the U.S. is rooted in the common dedication to the values and aspirations of a free democracy.” I shall be happy indeed if during my present visit–the first official visit to the U.S. of a Chief of Staff of Israel’s Defense Army–I shall be able to make my humble contribution to sustain and advance this noble cause.”
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