A delegation of five German industrialists visiting Israel have been given opportunities to study the possibilities of German investments in Israel, in addition to supplying German products ordered with in the framework of the Israel-Bonn reparations government. The delegation, invited here by the Israel Purchasing Mission in Cologne, has met with Finance Minister Levi Eshkol and Pinchas Saphir, Minister for Trade and Industry.
One plan reportedly discussed involves aiding Israel industry by licensing Israeli manufacturers to use German patents and by providing them with technical assistance to start production of the patented products. Israel’s industries which would make greatest use of such patents would be fertilizer and other chemical concerns.
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