Secretary of State Dean Rusk today conferred for over an hour on current developments in the Near East with Israeli Minister of Education Abba Eban and Ambassador Avraham Harman after which Mr. Eban announced he would make a personal, oral report to the Israeli Cabinet.
The call by Mr. Eban on the Secretary of State was described as a courtesy call which developed into a “long and friendly exchange” on assessments of regional developments. Mr. Eban declined to be more specific when questioned by the press after the meeting. He said one could assume that the participants engaged in general review of the situation “as our governments see it.” The Israelis expressed how they look upon recent developments, Mr. Eban said.
Mr. Eban is in the United States at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary General in connection with science and technology in the developing countries. He felt it desirable to pay his respects to the Secretary of State here, which was the occasion for today’s meeting.
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