Israel Ambassador Joshua Shai and local Zionist and Jewish communal leaders, participated in funeral services here today for Jorge Garcia Granados, who died last week in Santiago, Chile. Speakers who eulogized the late Guatemalan diplomat, recalled the decisive role he played in the establishment of the State of Israel and in Israel’s admission to the United Nations. President Ydigoras and members of Mr. Granados’ family received cabled messages of condolence from President Izhak Ben-Zvi, Premier David Ben-Gurion and Foreign Minister Golda Meir.
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