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British Centurion Tanks Arrive in Israel; Unloaded in Secrecy

February 13, 1961
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Fourteen Centurion tanks purchased from Britain have arrived in Israel aboard the SS Kineret after a stormy passage through the Mediterranean, it was disclosed today. Unloading of the tanks proceeded immediately after the vessel was anchored at an undisclosed point off Israel’s coast.

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