At ceremonies today at the Ministry of Finance, Joseph Meyerhoff, of Baltimore, president of the Palestine Economic Corporation, presented 100 shares in the company, valued at $10, 000,to Finance Minister Levi Eshkol, making Israel a token partner in the company.
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