Abdul Rakmen Azzam Bey, secretary-general of the Arab League, is leaving for London and Washington, it was reported today on an Arabic broadcast over the Jerusalem radio.
In London, according to the breadcast, Azzam Bey will negotiate with the British Government on Palestine and other Middle East issues, on the basis of discussions which he has had in recent weeks with the heads of all the Arab nations. He will also meet with Arab diplomats. The specific nature of his mission in Washington was not disclosed.
Upon his return to Cairo at the end of October, Azzam Bey will convoke a meeting of the League at which he will report on the results of his tour, and at which plans for the future will be mapped, the broadcast added.
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