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the Knesset.
President Zalman Shazar
opened talks Tuesday with party
delegation to name a Pre-
mier-Designate. On Mon-
day night the secretariat of the
Mapai party, the dominant
party in the land, confirmed the
nomination of Eshkol. JTA
reports that the way thus was
opened for the quick formation
of a new Cabinet to be present-
ed to the Knesset on Monday,
with the existing coalition part-
nership remaining status quo.
President Shazar handed over
to Finance Minister Eshkol
Wednesday night the task of
forming a new government. He
acted after completing consulta-
tions with leaders of Israel's
political parties, all of whom
took the position that Mapai, as
the nation's biggest party,
should have the Premiership.
Mapai formally named Eshkol
for the post when a deputation
called on the President Tuesday
night in the first round of presi-
dential consultations on forma-
tion of a new government.
The deputation told the presi-
dent that it regarded the makeup
of the existing coalition govern-
ment as most suitable. At Mapai
executive session Tuesday, Ben-
Gurion again indicated that his
decision to resign as Prime
Minister and Defense Minister
was final.
A Herut deputation told the
president that the rightwing
party wanted to remain in the
opposition and did not desire
new elections. The deputation
said that the party Would weigh
future stands on the projected
new government's position on
the issue of West German scien-
tists working on advanced weap-
ons for Egypt.
The Liberals told the presi-
dent that they did not wish to
join the next government. The
religious bloc said the situa-
tion presented an opportunity
to widen the coalition and to
invite other parties to share
the responsibility of govern-
ment.
There was a general belief
that Eshkol would hold his
finance post and add the defense
portfolio for two or three months
as the only way to sidestep
difficulties blocking quick for-
mation of a new government.
Such arrangements would be
based on an understanding that
the disposition of the two port-
folios would be considered at a
later date.
The problems arose from the
fact that Eshkol wanted to re-
tain the Finance Ministry which
would mean that he could not
succeed Ben-Gurion as Defense
Ministry. The availability of the
latter ministry would cause a
crisis observers felt because both
Shimon Peres, the Deputy De-
fense Minis t e r, and Moshe
Da y a n, Agriculture Minister,
would probably seek that min-
istry. Both would be opposed by
Achdut Avodah and some fac-
tions within the Mapai party.
Peres has not so. far indicated
he would continue as Deputy
Defense Minister, but it was as-
sumed he would do so if the
portfolio was retained by Eshkol
as the new Prime Minister.
Another unexpected problem
arose when Dayan informed the
Mapai secretariat he did not wish
to serve in the next Cabinet as
Agricultural Minister. Eshkol in-
dicated he would seek to per-
suade Dayan to change his mind,
but the former Chief of Staff
said his decision was final and
that he wanted to devote the
next two years to study and to
writing a book.
Veteran Mapai Leader Zalman
Arrane was asked to join the
Cabinet, but he indicated that he
was interested only in the Edu-
cation Ministry which is now
held by Abba Eban. There were
reports that Eban might be of-
fered the post of Deputy Premier

to open the education portfolio it will 'prove that Mapai has
to Arrane who has held that lost the right to lead the
portfolio in the past. Eshkol ex- country." The Liberals, he
pressed confidence Wednesday said, would not join the Cabi-
that despite the difficulties he net at the present stage.
would be able to present a new
Education Minister Abba
Cabinet to parliament early next Eban described Ben - Gurion's
resignation as a disquieting
week.
* * *
prospect with serious implica-
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
tions for the Jewish people as
to The Jewish News)
a whole. Addressing the first
JERUSALEM — David Ben- session of a dialogue between
Gurion, whose surprise resigna- American Jewish and Israeli
tion rocked Israel Sunday, with- cultural leaders sponsored by
drew one of the resignations— the American Jewish -C-ongress,
from the Knesset—after strong Eban said the withdrawal of
representations from veteran Ben-Gurion's leadership "com-
Mapai leaders who called on mands us to move with full
him twice Monday. They speed for restoration of sta-
stressed that his resignation bility."
from the Knesset could be in-
The Histadrut daily, Davar,
terpreted as a complete with- said in an editorial that the
drawal from public life and as resignation came as a shock
a contradiction with his de- accompanied by regret "as well
clared intention of participat- as by the hope that it still
ing actively in talks to unify might be possible to persuade
Israel's labor parties and other him to change his mind." An
aspects of public life.
editorial in the independent
The party leaders also told daily, Ha'aretz, termed the res-
him that the resignation could ignation "the end of an era."
be interpreted as a slight to the
The Liberal daily, Haboker,
Knesset which Berk-Gurion de- found it difficult to accept Ben-
clared was not his intention. Gurion's explanation of his res-
He told party leaders that he
did not mean his resignation
from the Knesset to mean a
renunciation of confidence in
the voters who had cast ballots
for him.
During the two meetings Ben-
Gurion again assured the Mapai
leaders that his decision to re-
At a report meeting of stock-
sign from the Knesset was not holders in the Israel Investors
the result of any specific event Corporation, held Wednesday at
and that he had in fact, during the Sheraton Cadillac Hotel,
the past year, indicated on sev- Julian B. Venezky, secretary-
eral occasions to inner leader- treasurer of the corporation, out-
ship circle his intention to re- lined the recent industrial de-
sign. He said that each time he
was ready to do so pressure
had been exerted on him and
that for this reason he could
effect his intention only by
keeping it secret until the last
moment and presenting it as an
accomplished fact.
The Finance Ministry, which
Eshkol would relinquish on be-
coming Premier probably would
go to Trade Minister Pinhas
Sapir.
Ben-Gurion's dramatic resig-
nation came as a surprise Sun-
day even to the members of
the Cabinet. There was not the
slightest indication of Ben-
Gurion's intention to announce
his resignation when the Cabi-
net meeting started.
After disposing with other
routine matters on the agenda
of Sunday's meeting, he made
JULIAN B. VENEZKY
a simple announcement that
because of personal reasons velopments in Israel and told of
which are in no way linked to the progress made by the cor-
any matter of state, or to any poration since its founding in
particular event, he is submit- 1958.
ting his resignation to the
It was at the invitation of Is-
President.
rael's Premier - Designate Levi
Ben-Gurion made his un- Eshkol, who then was his coun-
expected announcement at a try's Finance Minister, that the
time when Deputy Defense investment company was set up
Minister Shimon Peres was in to enroll investors in Israel's
Paris together with Chief of major economic undertakings.
Staff Zvi Tsur and the chief of
The Israel government, ac-
Israel's Air Force, • Ezer Weiz-
mann. Peres returned to Jerusa- cording to Venezky, cooperates
in several of the industrial proj-
lem Monday night.
Levi Eshkol told the Jewish ects financed by the Israel In-
Telegraphic Agency that "the vestors Corporation.
Venezky said that officers of
speedy formation of a govern-
ment is the main task," adding the corporation work in behalf
that the present moment' was of the fund without compensa-
therefore not propitious to en- tion and that the entire project
ter protracted negotiations about is one of the noteworthy efforts
widening the present coalition. to assist in Israel's development.
Recalling that when he was
Reacting' to Premier • Ben-
Gurion's resignation, a spokes.- at Haifa, Israel, in 1947, he saw
man for 'Ahdut Avoda said "we "Jews exported"—the expulsion
have no choice but to respect of Jews by the British authori-
ties who did not permit them to
Ben-Gurion's wish."
A Mapam spokesman said that enter. Today, he said, there is a
while his party was taken aback new wave of immigration to
by the resignation, it is not Israel and at Haifa "many ships
sorry. A spokesman for the Na- are carrying Israel produce to
tional Religious party expressed all four corners of the earth,"
hope that the crisis would end thereby indicating a new type
quickly, adding that his party of export over which Jews are
would welcome a widening of masters.
New investors were enrolled
the coalition.
Eliinelech Rimalt, leader of at Wednesday's meeting at which
the ..Liberal party, ..declared.. Irwin I. Cohn presided. Paul
that "if Mapai does not re- Zuckerman is the Detroit mem-
instate a stable government in ber on the corporation's board
the shortest possible period, of directors.

Israel's Export
Progress Related
by J. B. Venezky

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ignation as in accordance with
"personal needs" and believed
the resignation was the result
of "party complications." Ha-
boker, as well as the National
Religious party organ, Hatzofe,
warned against any prolonged
period of transition in view of
the political and security prob-
lems facing the country.
Al-Hamishmar, organ of the
Mapam party, expressed the
conviction that the resignation
was not solely for personal rea-
sons, attributing it to state and
internal party considerations
"and several political decisions
in Mapai and in the coalition
that were not to his liking."

The paper stressed that, if the
coalition continues even with--
out Ben-Gurion. Mapam will not
support it.
Lamerhav, the Ahdut Avoda
daily, declared that "the influ-
ence of a man of Ben-Gurion's
stature does not depend on his
official position and many
achievements and struggles still
await him."
Joining most other editorials
in expressing high praise for
Ben-Gurion's leadership, the
Jerusalem Post declared: "The
ultimate source of his immense,
one might say legendary, pres-
tige is his unique capacity for
seeing into the future for as-
sessing in advance problems
that have scarcely yet cast their
shadow ahead. To this extent,
he has been for once, a prophet
with honor in his country."

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