Eric Johnston, President Eisenhower’s personal envoy to the Middle East, is scheduled to arrive in the Middle East August 24th to press for acceptance of the American plan for the regional development of the Jordan River. The Ambassador is expected to visit the Arab countries first and then Israel.
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