A Japanese commercial delegation which returned today from a visit to Palestine, will make recommendations which, if accepted, will greatly increase the export of Palestine oranges.
The recommendations, it is reported here, urge the Japanese government to establish closer commercial contact with Palestine and effect a barter agreement whereby Japan should take Palestine oranges and potash in exchange for Japanese goods.
The delegation will also recommend an exhibition of Japan’s products in Palestine, preliminary to the development of broader commercial relations.
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The delegation is of the opinion that Palestine can play a very important role in the distribution of Japanese goods throughout the entire Near East. Although commercial agents of Japanese firms are travelling all over the Orient trying to create markets for Jap-
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