The latest financial report of the Czechoslovakian Economic Ministry, released here today, revealed that 170,500,000 crowns worth of goods were exported to Palestine for the month of July. This places Israel as the sixth most important customer for Czech goods.
It was reported that General David Shaltiel, Inspector General of the Army of Israel, arrived here for a brief visit. He was, until recently, the commander of the Israel Sixth Brigade and had directed all military operations in the Jerusalem sector. Ruben Burstin, political secretary of the Histadruth, has also arrived in Prague, As the first official delegate of the Histadruth, he will hold Important talks with leaders of the Czechsolvak trade union movement.
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