Prime Minister David Ben Gurion would like Foreign Minister Golda Meir to continue in her present post for at least another year. after next November’s general elections, it was revealed here today.
Leaders of the Mapai Party in Tel Aviv have proposed to Mrs. Meir that she head the list of local candidates in the municipal elections. Mrs. Meir has, officially, taken the request under consideration, promising to announce her decision soon.
Meanwhile, however, it has developed that Premier Ben Gurion plans on Mrs. Meir’s continuing in the Foreign Ministry post–on the supposition, of course, that Mapai wins enough votes in the November elections to form the next Government. If Mrs. Meir is to continue as Foreign Minister, she will not be able to head the Mapai’s municipal ticket here.
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