A resolution asking President Truman to extend a 150,000,000 loan to the state of Israel through the Export-Import Bank was introduced in the House yesterday by Rep. Andres Somers, of New York. The resolution also called for the lifting of the Palestine arms embargo, transfer to Israel of Jewish DP’s from the U.S. zone of Germany and de jure recognition of the Jewish state by the U.S.
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