In his capacity as Ambassador, he said, he lectured without fee all over the United States to explain his country's position, as well as at functions of the United Jewish Appeal, the Israel Bond campaign and other Jewish and Israeli causes.
The fees he received were for other appearances

The fees he received were for other appearances, in accordance with the practice in the embassy before he took over in 1968 he added. To the best of his knowledge, he said, this was permitted under a regulation allowing civil servants to lecture for fees so long as it was not done regularly and did not constitute a second job. He added that advisers had told him the income was not taxable in Israel.