Joseph Polakoff, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s Washington Bureau Chief, will be accompanying President Carter on his trip to Cairo and Jerusalem and filing reports from both capitals. Carter is leaving for Egypt tomorrow and will arrive in Israel Saturday night where he will remain through Monday.
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