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Rumania Bans Shipment of Food to Nazi Poland After May 15

May 13, 1940
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The Rumanian Government’s ban on shipment of food parcels to Poland after May 15 has added a new complication to the task of bringing relief to the German-occupied area, it was learned today.

With hunger reported to be spreading in Nazi Poland, and Jews in particular not even able to obtain the half-pound daily bread ration, the Bucharest authorities announced that the amount of food allocated for shipment to Poland would be exhausted by May 15.

A representative of the American Commission for Polish Relief has gone to Belgrade in an effort to negotiate a deal for shipment of large quantities of food from Yugoslavia to Poland for distribution to needy without regard to race or religion. It is understood that the German authorities have promised not to obstruct distribution of the food.

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