Nepal was reported today to be negotiating with Israel for the purchase of small arms required for Nepalese defense of her border with China, The report, by the Hindustan News Agency, said that Israel had supplied the Nepalese with samples of 40 different pieces of small arms. A Nepalese military mission recently returned from a visit to Israel, the report said.
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