The production of benzine, kerosene and other petroleum products began today in the Haifa refinery, Storage tanks, secretly prepared by the Israeli Government, were ready to receive the refinery’s products.
It is assumed here that crude oil has been reaching here from abroad by tanker, sine the pipeline is completely shut down. A small staff of selected skilled Jewish technicians worked all of last week to get the plant back into operation.
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