Expecting early delivery of tractors, combines and other agricultural machinery from the United States under Lend-Lease terms, the Palestine Government has cancelled numerous private import licences for agricultural equipment, it was reported here today. Regional offices will be established by the Palestine administration to allocate the machinery to Jewish and Arab settlers when it arrives.
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