Holland Chooses Israeli Uzi Machine Gun as Standard Weapon for Land Forces
Aug. 1, 1961 - The Netherlands has chosen an Israeli sub-machine gun, the Uzi, as a standard weapon for her land forces. A large order placed today would increase the number of Uzis to be used by the Dutch forces to more than 100,000. The order is the largest received by Israel's Government-owned armament industry. An Israeli Defense Ministry source said: "The fact that a highly developed country like Holland chose an Israeli weapon for their armed forces may contributed to d