Jewish Agency chairman Dr. Nahum Goldmann and Israel representative Dr. F. Shinnar will leave for Bonn tomorrow in accordance with a schedule of contact worked out at the signing of the German-Israel reparations agreements at Luxemburg, a spokesman for the Israel Foreign Ministry announced today.
Drs. Goldmann and Shinnar will make the necessary arrangements for the inauguration of the activities of the Israel “purchasing” commission in Germany, of which Dr. Shinnar has been named head. The commission will arrange for the specific goods and services to be supplied Israel as reparations. It is likely that Dr. Goldmann will meet with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, as agreed at the last meeting between the two.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the progress that has been made toward ratification of the reparations agreement by the West German Parliament has been sufficient to warrant tomorrow’s visit. He added that Arab efforts to undermine the pact are not considered sufficient to postpone the visit by Drs. Goldmann and Shinnar.
Commenting on the Austrian Government’s note to the Israel consul in Vienna that it will not open reparations discussions with Jewish groups because it considers itself a provisional government, the spokesman said that the Israel Government does not accept the explanation.
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