Closer contact between Palestine and Soviet Russia was seen in the arrival here today from Moscow of Michael Raybersky, one of the managers of the Intourist, official Soviet travel agency.
In the absence of official Soviet diplomatic representatives in Palestine, Raybersky will start the registration of Soviet citizens of whom there are about 400 here. He will also establish branches of the Intourist in the large centers in Palestine with Jerusalem as headquarters.
Among other functions which the offices of the Intourist will perform in Palestine will be the re-transmitting of parcels from various parts of the world to relatives in Russia. This is the first time since the Soviet revolution that the Palestine Government has permitted the opening of an Intourist office here to be managed by Moscow representatives. Before the outbreak of the war bookings for journeys to Russia through the Intourist were arranged through local shipping agents who were Palestinian citizens.
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