Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett will represent the Israeli Government at the funeral of King George VI, and Eliahu Elath, Minister to London, will represent President Weizmann, it was officially announced here. Minister Sharett, who is currently in Paris, will proceed to London Thursday.
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