Informal discussions have been taking place between Israel and Turkey and there is reason to suppose that Turkey places some reliance on a stable, well-defended Israel as a factor in the security of the Middle East region, the London Times reported.
The Bagdad Radio announced today that a delegation of Turkish Army officers will soon visit Israel for the purpose of inducing the Jewish state to conclude a military agreement with Turkey.
Dr. S. Levenberg, representative of the Jewish Agency in London, addressing a conference of the Zionist Federation here, said that according to reliable reports which he received from Israel there is no basis to any of the published reports that Israel has formed a military alliance with Turkey or with Greece.
Israel’s foreign policy, Dr. Levenberg said, was laid down clearly by Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett at the U.N. General Assembly last month. Since then there has been no change, he emphasized. He pointed out that on some of the major aspects of the world situation Israel is taking the same stand as Britain. “Israel is deeply depressed about the plans for German rearmament,” he added.
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