Members of an Israeli purchasing mission spent a few days in Canada conferring with government officials on the possibility of purchasing Canadian goods and foodstuffs–valued at $5,000,000–within the next few weeks.
Dr. Herbert Foerder, head of the mission, said it is hoped to expand the total to $20,000,000 for the coming year. Food Controller in the Government of Israel, Dr. Foerder said the mission was interested in buying Canadian wheat, barley, corn, frozen and canned beef, canned salmon, canned peas, dried apples, cheese and evaporated milk. The delegation also wants to purchase clothing, such as sweaters and knitted goods, and had already signed a $1,000,000 contract with a clothing manufacturing firm in Montreal.
Samuel Zacks, president of the Canadian Zionist Organization, said that between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 worth of goods has been purchased from Canada since the Jewish state was proclaimed. There is also a need for lumber and orange crates, he added.
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