Prime Minister John Diefenbaker today extended to Prime Minister David Ben Gurion and Israel the “sincere good wishes of the Government and people of Canada on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the State of Israel.”
The message added: “The achievements of the Israeli people over the last ten years in the development of their country have won universal acclaim and we earnestly hope that the second decade of Israel’s existence will see not only a continuation of your nation’s rapid and fruitful progress, but also the establishment of an enduring peace on a mutually acceptable basis between Israel and its neighbors.”
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