White House officials told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency today that no definite appointment has been established as yet for a Ben-Gurion-Eisenhower meeting, but they said they “assume it will be.”
(In London, the Daily Express reported from Jerusalem that Mr. Ben-Gurion was certain to meet President Eisenhower and that he would point out to the President the vast superiority in Arab fire power over Israel. The Express said that its correspondent had been told that Mr. Ben-Gurion was definitely not stopping in London or Paris. )
Theodore Kollek, director general of the Prime Minister’s office, left today for the United States to make arrangements for Mr. Ben-Gurion’s appearance at Brande is University March 9 to accept an honorary doctorate and for any other events on the Prime Minister’s visit.
(In Israel, the Jerusalem Post reported today that American Jewish leaders had asked the Premier to address a mass meeting at Madison Square Garden in New York City and that the idea was under consideration.)
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