Official Israeli sources were reported today to be skeptical about reports emanating from New York that the Soviet Union might resume the sale of oil to Israel. The Soviet Union is known to have surpluses of crude oil. It stopped oil deliveries to Israel and the purchase of Israeli citrus fruit following the 1956 Sinai campaign.
An announcement today that two members of the Israel Citrus Board would leave for Moscow aroused speculation in Israel about the possibilities of renewed citrus exports from Israel to the Soviet Union. While the marketing board members are going purely as tourists, it was assumed they would try to initiate talks in Moscow on the resumption of Israeli citrus sales.
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