Lord Samuel, first High Commissioner of Mandated Palestine, received hundreds of greetings from groups and persons in all parts of the world yesterday as he celebrated his 85th birthday.
Lord Samuel will appear today on a special television program scheduled in his honor. Tomorrow, he will be honored at a dinner arranged by a committee of outstanding British Jews and at which leaders of the Conservative, Labor and Liberal parties will speak, Last night, a dinner was held in Manchester in his honor and a recorded message from Lord Samuel was played at the affair.
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