The Government of Tunisia has announced that it is severing postal communication with Israel, it was learned here today. The announcement took the Ministry of Post here by surprise. Ministry officials are now inquiring into the full implications of the Tunisian action.
While Israel and Tunisia have never had diplomatic relations, both countries have enjoyed uninterrupted postal connections since Tunisia acquired its independence from French rule in 1957. Recently, however, Tunisia joined the Arab Postal Union, and this latest step is believed to be another step in Tunisia’s effort to gain greater goodwill from the Nasser regime in the United Arab Republic.
In cutting its postal relations with Israel, Tunisia has emulated Morocco which severed postal and telegraphic communications with the Jewish state a long time ago depriving Jewish families in Morocco of the possibility to maintain any contact with their relatives in Israel.
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