The West German Government officially admitted today that about one dozen officers and men of the Israeli armed forces are being trained in the use of anti-aircraft by units of the West German Army. The training is taking place in Rendsburg, a garrison in Schleswig-Holstein.
The West German Defense Ministry had refused in recent days to confirm or deny such reports, presumably from fear of a hostile reaction from Arab countries.
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