The State Department refused today to comment on a report that it had cancelled an appointment with the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation for an examination of Prince Mashur, four-year-old son of King Sand, to determine the extent of his recovery from polio.
The State Department had earlier made the appointment with the world-famous Institute in West Orange, N.J., which is directed by Dr. Henry I. Kessler, noted physician and leader in Essex County Jewish activities. King Saud brought his son along to the United States expressly for such an examination. However, it became known today that the State Department cancelled the appointment yesterday. It was assumed here that the step was taken after it occurred to State Department officials that it would he desirable to shield King Saud from Jewish contacts.
At a press conference here yesterday, Senator Jacob K. Javits, New York Republican, urged the State Department to utilize the visit of King Saud to Washington for implementing a Senate resolution protesting discrimination by Saudi Arabia against Jews in the U.S. armed services. At the request of the Saudi Arabian ruler, no Jews are sent to serve at the Dhahran airbase, an American-leased base in Saudi Arabia.
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