JUNE 8
A delegation of 12 leading Soviet Scientists arrived here last night to attend the international meeting of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). The group, headed by Prof. Roald Sagdeev, insisted that there was no political significance in their visit to Israel to attend a purely scientific gathering. Scientists from East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Poland are among the 600 delegates.
All of the Communist bloc visitors received their entry visas on landing at Ben Gurion Airport since their countries do not have diplomatic relations with Israel. The COSPAR meeting, which opened last night, will deal with various aspects of space research. Over 100 lectures will be delivered. A replica of the American Viking space craft that landed on Mars was on display in the entrance hall.
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