William C. Bullitt, President Roosevelt’s emissary in the Middle East paused here today on to route to Zikhron Jacob to visit the house of the late Aaron Aaronsohn, who cooperated with the British forces during the first war, providing them with valuable secret information. Bullitt spoke with Aaronsohn’s brother and sister and read the diary kept by Aaronsohn during the Paris peace conference.
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