Some 8,000 books published in the Soviet Union and shipped to the Russian book shop in Tel Aviv have just been released by the Israeli postal authorities after a delay of three months.
The books consist mainly of Russian works translated into German, French and English. They are sold in this country at a low price in order to obtain Israeli currency for the expenses of the Soviet legation in Tel Aviv. Since the Israeli Treasury refuses to release foreign currency for the purchase of books and periodicals abroad practically the only new foreign books available in this country come from the U.S.S.R.
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