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Ex-chancellor Erhard of West Germany to Visit Israel Next Month

September 19, 1967
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Former Chancellor Ludwig Erhard will go to Israel at the end of next month for a “private” visit as a guest of the Israeli Government, it was announced here today. He will be accompanied by his wife.

It was Mr. Erhard, when he headed the West German Government, who decided, in May of 1965, to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, Earlier, under the chancellorship of the late Dr. Konrad Adenauer, he showed himself a friend of Israel during his tenure as Minister of Economy. Prof. Erhard was also one of the German-leaders who helped work out the German-Israel reparations agreement, in 1952 and 1953 — a pact under which Israel obtained $800 million worth of material goods and services.

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