Speaker Carl Albert has invited Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin to address a joint session of Congress on Jan. 28. The invitation was addressed to Rabin through the American Embassy in Tel Aviv. It was understood when Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was invited to address the joint session of Congress at the urgings of the Ford Administration, that Congress would accept that request on condition that Rabin would have the same privilege on his next visit to Washington.
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