German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer has firmly rejected a move to stop reparations shipments to Israel. The move emerged as part of the pressure campaign to force Israel withdrawal from Egyptian territory.
It was learned today from authoritative diplomatic sources here that a suggestion was made to the West German Government to consider the reparations matter in the light of the United Nations demand for Israel withdrawal. But Dr. Adenauer reportedly ruled that Germany was committed to continue shipments and would not use reparations for political pressure.
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