A three-day mourning period for Dr. Chaim Weizmann, proclaimed by the Cuban Government, during which all government offices lowered their flags to half-mast, ended here today. President Batista and Foreign Minister Dr. Miguel Angel Campa cabled messages of condolence to the Government of Israel. A large memorial meeting has been planned by Zionist leaders here.
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