Prof. Rene Cassin, noted French Jewish leader, was elected president of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences at its world congress here. Prof. Cassin is vice-president of the French State Council and is president of the Alliance Israelite Universelle.
Israel was among the 38 countries represented at the congress.
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