r _ t .• Boston Paper Suggests Diplomat From Egypt Murdered Charles JOrdan (Direct JTA letype Who to The Jewish News) BOSTON — A report that an Egyption diplomat murdered Charles Jordan, the executive vice chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee who was found dead Under mysterious circumstances in Prague last summer, appeared Monday in the Boston Globe. The report was attributed by the Globe's United Nations corres pondent, Darius S. Jhabvala, to the Czech language magazine "Svedec- ti" published in Paris. The maga- zine, according to Jhabvala, cited, as the source of its information, Vladimir Koucky, secretary of the Central Committee of the Czech Communist Party. "Mr. Koucky held a secret meeting with the Czech editors and told them that Jordan was dispatched from this world," Jhabvala wrote. "While he did not expressly state the nation- ality of the murderers, he is be- lieved to have privately indicated that the man was of the UAR dip- lomatic mission and enjoyed dip- lomatic immunity. Jhabvala described Svedecti as "a reputable Czech magazine highly regarded by Czech na- tionals in the country and abroad" and said that "Czech nationals at the UN who are aware of the magazine and its contents believe the report to be true." They pointed out, Jhab- vala said, "that its publisher, Paul Tigrid, has influential con- tacts within the government and with Czech intellectuals." his government has not had any interest in deteriorating its rela- tions with Israel, and the case has subsequently harmed our country." (A spokesman for the joint Dis- tribution Committee in New York told the JTA Tuesday that a report similar to the one cited by Jhab- vala appeared in London newspa- pers in January. Edmund de 'ROthschild May Balk Plans to Aid BUildng of 'Eilat-Haifa Pipeline TEL AVIV (ZINS)—Sources re- veal that the romance between Edmund de Rothschild of Paris, and Israel, is in a deep freeze. Cause of the crisis is Rothschild's refusal to participate in the gov- ernment plan to construct a new oil pipeline from Eilat to the port of Haifa. Completion of the project would reduce the importance of the Suez Canal, and the supply of oil to Europe would flow through Israel. Chief' Rabbinate Seeks Control of West Wall JERUSALEM (JTA) — Chief Rabbi I. Nissim asked a special ministerial committee to place the entire area around the West Wall in East Jerusalem under the sole jurisdiction of the chief rabbinate and demanded that archaeological work near the site be halted. The chief rabbi made his de- mands during a walking tour of the area by the committee which is headed by Defense Minister Moshe Dayan. Mayor Teddy Kollek, of Jerusalem also was present. The committee was appointed by the prime minister to investigate the status of holy places in the Old City and make recommendations. It was set up after the chief rab- binate complained that archaeologi- cal excavations near the site of the Temple's south wall might invade the "holy of holies." The excava- tions are being carried out by a team headed by Prof. Benjamin Mazar, former president of the Hebrew University and one of Is- rael's most distinguished archeolo- gists. He is working under a license granted by the ministry of educa- tion. He had assured the chief rab- binate that the digging would be outside the wall and not in the Temple Mount area. Experts estimate that the job would cost about $70,000,000, and eventually would pay for itself. It would also have great political value. Rothschild, who owns the pres- ent small pipeline connecting Eilat with Ashod, has declined to be a co-sponsor of the enterprise, fear- ing possible financial loss, and not being certain whether the oil companies will want to use the Israeli facilities. The same sources note that Rothschild has not only dissociated himself from the government- planned project, but is also ob- structing it. Informed sources disclosed that after Baron Rothschild re- fused to participate in transform- ing Ellat into an international center of commerce by build- ing a pipeline from Ashod to Eilat, Israel began to look around for new partners. A high government statesman visiting New York, reportedly ap- proached a large American bank. Its president, David Rockefeller, telephoned Baron Rothschild to find out if he was a co-signer of the project. it. The Baron categorically denied It became known that if Israel decides to go ahead with it, the government would buy out the Rothschild-owned pipeline and would be obliged to pay him mil- lions of dollars to cover the earn- ings which would have accrued during the coming 15 years, the time of the unexpired contract. LESS THAN $3.00 PER DAY PER PERSON This is what is costs for two young adults to live in a new Amber-flat- let of modern European design, which includes massive timber ceil- ing beams, sky windows, log burn- ing hearth, 9 square meter patio- porch, Scandinavian or Mediterran- Ian kitchen, dishwasher, stained oak floors, Generation Ill bathroom, Brobdingnagian wardrobes, and manifold additional amenities glean- ed from avant-garde British and Continental apartments. You need not ring Mme. 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