Alarm was felt today among the thousands of refugees in Portugal who are awaiting departure for overseas countries in connection with a report circulated there that the Spanish cabinet is holding a special session to consider the question of whether to permit Nazi troops to pass Spain for an attack on the Gibraltar and possibly Portugal, it was reported here.
At the same time it was reported here today that American relief organizations interested in aiding emigration of refugees from Lisbon to the United States are now negotiating in New York with the Swedish line for the sending of the Swedish steamer Kungsholm to Lisbon to pick up as many holders of American visas as possible. The Kungsholm is now completing its West Indies trip and is due in New York before the end of the month. It is believed that it could accommodate some 1,400 passengers.
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