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    "ocrText": "295\nS\n54\ncork\n15, 1950\nSituation in Shiprents to Hear East Countries\nThe Decrotary\nHonry Horgonthas\nhezo\nis\nR\no\n5/3\n<s\nTAD for CIA\nmo\nAmerioan Tel Aviv\nAvorican Cairo\nMr. Zorgentheu in at bis request to pasa on to the Decretary cortain\nimpressione of his racent vialt to Iazaal, Mr. Kergenthau firat spoke briofly of\nthe extromoly difftealt econouic position in which finda itsalf\nparticularly to the large banbor or which is being brought in dess\nmite restricted facilities for thoir assimilition. Ele also sentioned dilitional\ndifficulty cacaod by war denego, particularly to the orange groved, 00 soll as\nrecent berdalip reaulting from avvere wosther conditions. uithout purouing\nthis general aubject in detail he reached the conclusion that Isroel 10 now faced\nby *just about es difficult an ecanonte probles could be\nMr. Morgontheu then turned to the question of the security of which\nbe said he bad discossed at langth with Frine Minister Ben-Gurion and found to\nbe he nost preaccupation. Mr. Morgentbeu seid that, ag a resalt of bis\ntalks with Ben-Durion and other Iarnell afficials, he wos convinced that\nthero is no question that the preamet of is definitely on our\naide in the present conflict. Thas far, Tarael had rofrained from\ntaiding such a public cosition bat liz. said be trad been given clear\nindication that Tursoli leaders wore thinking in terma of taking sach a political\nplunge and that lir. Den-Durion bad even intisated that be might be propared to\ntake sten even though it might wean irretriently prejudicing the ospecto\nfor Jestah inderation from behind the *Iron Curtain\". The fuet that\nMr. Den-Darion was thinking in puch terso da very significant since\nleaders are Inbaad by abat to a veliglosa ferver as concerna the fate\nof their corsligionists in surone and the Soviet Union.\nsaid\nLASSIFIED\nE. Q. 11652, Sec. 3(B) and S(D) er\n142679\nDept. of letter,\nPR WLT 78.72\nBy NITT He\n, 2.45.79"
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