Ten Illinois Congressmen today joined in an urgent appeal for the shipment of United States war munitions to Israel. They urged the State Department to help Israel “resist aggression by making available the arms necessary to permit that nation to defend itself.” Rep. Thomas J. O’Brien, Chicago Democrat, forwarded the communication to Secretary Dulles.
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