Israeli correspondents in Cairo sent reports to their newspapers today that the tiny Jewish community in Ismailia is preparing for High Holy Day services which, the community has been informed, will be attended by an official representative of President Anwar Sadat. The correspondents also cabled reports that Ismailia is apparently to be the site for the first phase of the negotiations for an Israeli-Egyptian treaty.
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