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Communist Germany Orders State Agencies to End Dealings with Israel

December 24, 1957
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The East German Ministry for Foreign Trade was reported today to have issued instructions to all subdivisions to end any dealings they might have with Israeli firms. According to a reliable source, the circular ordered.

1. All conferences with Israeli businessmen concerning trade with Israel be terminated, 2. All state trade agencies must make certain that no merchandise go from East Germany to Israel; 3. No finished product shipped to Egypt may be made of parts produced of Israeli materials.

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