The presidium of the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, recognized today as “urgent” motions of the Herut and Mapam parties for inclusion on the Knesset agenda of debate on the activities of West German scientists in Egypt. The motions will be heard next Monday.
The issue of work by West German scientists and technicians on advanced weapons systems for Egypt was revived by the decision of the West German Cabinet last week to postpone legislation to curb such activities. The Israel Cabinet expressed its disappointment over this decision of the Bonn Government.
(From Bonn it was reported today that West German Interior Minister Hermann Hocherl said that Bonn’s Chancellor Ludwig Erhard has approved legislation to deter West German scientists from doing military work abroad. However, he added, the legislation has not yet been presented to Parliament.)
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