West Germany will provide Israel economic assistance totalling DM 140 million under an agreement signed today in Bonn. Officials said the loan would be used for housing and telephone projects and for the Israel Development Bank. The level of aid to Israel has remained constant at DM 140 million annually over the past few years.
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