The Jewish War Veterans announced Friday that its national commander. Dr. Robert Shor of Los Angeles, has cancelled his trip to Egypt upon being officially informed that President Anwar Sadat is unlikely to meet with him. Shor was to leave yesterday for Cairo after it had appeared that Sadat would hold an informal conversation with him there as a private citizen. On Thursday, however, Egyptian Embassy officials telephoned the JWV that it appeared there was no likelihood of a meeting.
A meeting had not been definitely assured by the Egyptian government, JWV said, but in providing visas for Shor and Col. Irwin Ziff, the JWV’s executive director, Egyptian Embassy officials were aware of their trip and indicated they would try to arrange a talk.
The Shor trip had no relationship with the announced plan by Philip Klutznick, chairman of the Governing Board of the World Jewish Congress, concerning a talk in Cairo with Sadat, JWV said. Shor had planned to stop in Cairo en route to the annual JWV conclave in Israel. The visit to Egypt “took shape a month or six weeks ago,” a JWV spokesman said.
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