The Montreal Labor Council, an affiliate of the Canadian Congress of Labor, today urged the Canadian Government to recognize the Provisional Government of Israel. A similar plea was voiced by the United Nations Society.
Samuel J. Zacks, president of the Zionist Organization of Canada, announced to the press that the Israel Government has concluded a contract with Canadian lumber concerns for the purchase of $500,000 worth of lumber.
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