Dr. P. Shinnar, head of Israel’s purchasing mission in West Germany, was today elevated to the personal rank of Ambassador. Israel and Bonn do not have diplomatic relations but the mission, located in Cologne, fills some consular and diplomatic functions.
(In Hamburg today, the first gas-carrying tanker built in West Germany for Israel was launched. The tanker, which was commissioned by the Israel mission for the Galgas Lines of Tel Aviv, will transport liquid petroleum gas, an essential item for industrial and home use in Israel.)
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