The State Department was taken by surprise today by the declaration on Jerusalem made by Israel’s Premier at a session of the Knesset. Government sources indicated that the quickness of the Israel move was totally unexpected. State Department spokesman Michael J. McDermott said the Department has not yet received the official text of Ben Gurion’s statement.
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