French Senate President Alain Poher left today for the United States for a nine-day tour during, which he will discuss the plight of Jews in Arab countries and publicize the International Conference for the Rescue of Jews in Arab Lands. Poher, who has been president of the Conference since it was formed in 1970, will visit New York where he will confer with members of the organization and will attend a party in his honor given by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
He will also see New York Mayor Abraham Beame and visit Washington where he will meet with Congressmen. Poher will also travel to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Throughout his tour he will explain to officials and audiences that the plight of Jews in Arab lands and the situation of Arabs in the occupied territories are not in the least comparable. During his tour, Poher will be guest of Gen. Lucius Clay, head of the American section of the Conference and former U.S. Commander in Berlin.
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