A German offer which would meet Israel requirements and permit resumption of reparations talks between Israel and the West German Republic is expected soon, Dr. P. Shennar, member of the Israeli delegation to the parleys at The Hague, said on his arrival here today. Dr. Shennar, financial expert for the Foreign Ministry, arrived here for consultations.
In view of the firm position taken by Israel and as a result of the resignation of the two principal members of the German negotiating mission, Dr. Shennar said, there is now hope that the Germans will come forward with a reasonable offer.
Premier David Ben Gurion told the Israel Cabinet yesterday that the basis for renewal of the German-Israel reparation talks has not yet been established. The Premier also reported on the status of new grant-in-aid measures in the United States and on plans for their realization as soon as the United States Congress has enacted them. The Cabinet voted to re-examine the current budget in view of higher prices and increased labor costs and cost of living.
(The Times of London reported today that Herman Abs, head of the West German delegation to the London conference on Germany’s external debts, would return to London this week with a new offer for settlement of Germany’s commercial debts. The paper, in a dispatch from Bonn, quoted Dr. Abs as expressing belief that a chance exists “of both foreign debts and Israeli claims being settled satisfactorily.”)
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