President Carter has asked Labor Party chairman Shimon Peres to talks at the White House next Thursday, Israel television disclosed tonight. It said the talks would concentrate on the autonomy issue. The TV added that such on invitation to an opposition leader was extremely rare. It said the Carter-Peres meeting had been arranged by Ephraim Evnon, Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. However, a Foreign Ministry source said the Ministry had no knowledge of the Ambassador’s efforts in this matter and no proof that the meeting would take place.
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