Eulogies to Dr. Chaim Weizmann were delivered in the Dutch Parliament by Speaker Dr. L. Kortenhorst who referred to the late President as ” a world citizen and a Jewish national hero ” and by Acting Premier Beel who called Dr. Weizmann ” one of the greatest figures of our time.” Earlier, Queen Juliana had cabled a message of condolence to Joseph Sprinzak, Acting President of Israel.
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