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on Reparation Purchases in Germany

December 23, 1953
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Israel has so far committed about $60,000,000 ##ruing to her by next March under the German-Israel repa-##ael purchasing mission disclosed here today.

## the mission was set up here, goods to the value of ##ered from German suppliers while $29, 500,000 has been ##roleum products purchased from countries of the British ##r with German-owned sterling balances.##development plan for the years 1953-57, goods amounting ##r already been purchased or will be ordered in the near ## 4,000,000 has been earmarked for electric generating ## to expand Israel’s electric power output from 130,000 to ###ts.##will be used to buy irrigation pipes and equipment for the ##e threefold the artificially irrigated area of the Jewish##.

###pping for which $12, 000, 000 has been assigned for a large ##sports, a 10,000-ton combined passenger and fruit trans##rk run, and a 7,500-ton floating drydock for Haifa harbor.##ds for the mechanization of agriculture and equipment for ##ll require $8,600,000 and $5, 700, 000 has been assigned ## specially rolling stock, special switching engines and sig##cations cover needs in road transport, harbor equipment, ##ral machinery.## Israel commission which must settle the amount of repara## ailable in the fiscal year 1954-55 and approve the detailed ## meet in January. Dr. P. Shinnar, head of the Israeli ##ng for speedy agreement so that orders can be placed in a ##shion.

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