Plans for 22 organized groups of Israelis to tour the Soviet Union this summer were announced today as thousands of Israeli Jews completed weekend prayers for the welfare of Russian Jews.
The travel plans were arranged in an agreement between an Israel travel agency and In tourist, the official Russian Tourist Agency. The Israelis will be allowed to visit the larger Russian cities, including Moscow, Leningrad, Riga, Charkow, Kiev, Czernovitz and Samarkand as well as Black Sea recreation centers. It was reported, however, that very few Russians will be allowed to visit Israel on the exchange.
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