A decision on pulling a Mapai Minister out of the Cabinet and placing him at the helm of the party in an attempt to stem internal differences and to otherwise strengthen the Labor movement, is expected to be taken next week by a special committee of nine top party leaders who under the chairmanship of Premier David Ben Gurion, have been studying the problem, it was learned here today.
The decision on who should be the new secretary general of the party seems to be swinging away from Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett, who was first believed to be the best choice. The prevailing opinion is that changing the country’s Foreign Minister at this stage would be costly from a political point of view. Reports here have either Labor Minister Golda Myerson or Finance Minister Levi Eshkol as likely candidates for the top party posts. Mr. Sharett is keeping aloof from the discussions and is pictured as prepared to take whatever assignment the party gives him.
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