The State Department confirmed today that it has informed certain members of Congress that it is opposed to a special $200 million economic grant-in-aid to Israel in the foreign aid bill now pending. The measure has already been passed by the House, The grant is in addition to $300 million in military sales credit for Israel to which the State Department has made no objections. A Department source told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the communication was made in mid-August to certain Congressmen who were unnamed. The source said it followed a study of Israel’s military requirements and the condition of its economy.
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