French Socialist leader Francois Mitterand told a press conference here that he and his party fail to see why (Palestine Liberation Organization chief Yasir) Arafat should be prevented from paying a visit to France in spite of the fact that many of our friends ask us to oppose such a visit. “Mitterand was referring to Jewish opposition to a visit here by Arafat.
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