One of the Great Powers sent a special peace emissary to Cairo and Jerusalem in an effort to achieve an Israel-Arab settlement, but Cairo turned him down, Premier David Ben Gurion told the Zionist Actions Committee here tonight.
Mr. Ben Gurion said that Israel gave all possible assistance to the peace envoy, but the latter returned from Cairo “in tragic disappointment” and in the clear realization that the Egyptian dictator did not want peace with Israel. Mr. Ben Gurion did not disclose the name of the interested power nor when the mission took place, but indicated that it was during Col Nasser’s regime and before the Sinai operation.
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