The first 70 tons of a 150-ton consignment of frozen poultry left the port of Stettin for Israel. The chickens were slaughtered according to Kashruth laws under the supervision of a representative of the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem.
The daily government organ, “Rzeczpospolita,” revealed in an editorial that more than 8,000 tons of Polish products, chiefly foodstuffs, agricultural equipment and iron ware, were sent to Israel during 19.48. In exchange Israel dispatched citrus products to Poland.
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