So. Africa Held in High Esteem in Israel, Jewish Journalists Tell Pretoria Official

The Administrator of the Transvaal, Dr. W. Nicol, received a delegation from the Association of Jewish Journalists of South Africa at his office here. The delegation, consisting of Edgar Bernstein and Henry Jacobs, waited upon the Administrator to present a message of greeting and goodwill from Dr. Abraham Biran, Governor of the District of Jerusalem, given into their change during the recent visit of a party of South African Jewish journalists to Israel.

In presenting the message to the Administrator, Mr. Bernstein and Mr. Jacobs told of the esteem in which South Africa was held in Israel. They reported that Israel was already a big customer of South African goods, and that Israelis looked forward to a deepening and strengthening of the friendship between the two countries. The Administrator, in reply expressed his deep appreciation of Governor Biran’s message, written in the language of the Bible, and said that he heartily reciprocated its warm and friendly sentiments.