Foreign Minister Golda Meir tendered a farewell dinner last night in honor of United States Ambassador Edward B. Lawson which was attended by a number of Cabinet members and top-ranking officials of the Foreign Ministry, as well as foreign diplomats.
Earlier, President Itzhak Ben Zvi gave a luncheon party for Ambassador and Mrs. Lawson, which was attended by Premier David Ben Gurion. Meanwhile, the Jerusalem Post reported today it had confirmation that former New York Herald Tribune publisher Ogden Reid will be the new U.S. Ambassador.
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