An agreement between the United States and the city of Jerusalem on a U.S. grant of 1,500,000 pounds for the establishment of a national museum in Israel was signed here today by U.S. Ambassador Edward B. Lawson and Mayor Gershon Agron of Jerusalem. The money will come from counterpart funds allocated under the U.S. grant-in-aid program.
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