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Italian Cruiser Pays Six-day Visit to Israel; Saluted by Israel Navy

August 18, 1959
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An Italian training cruiser, the S. S. Monte Coculli, docked in Haifa harbor today for a six-day visit. It is the first Italian warship ever to visit Israel. After exchange of 21-gun salutes between the Israeli Navy here and the Italian ship, the officers and crew of the Monte Coculli went ashore, where they were the guests of the Israel Navy.

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