The Soviet Government has officially inform to Arab diplomats in Moscow that the USSR does not intend to cooperate with Israel in the economic field or to establish trade relations with this country, according to a report in the Jordanian newspaper, A-Diffa.
Under the terms of an agreement between the two countries, the Soviet Union will accept $3,000,000 worth of Israeli goods in partial exchange for former Soviet property bought by Israel. The Soviet Embassy has already approached textile manufacturers here for prices and information on the sale of goods.
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