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French Destroyers Searching for Jewish Vessel off Toulon Return to Base; Find Nothing

April 22, 1948
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Three French destroyers which have been cruising around the Toulon area in search of a Jewish vessel reportedly carrying arms or visa?ess immigrants to Palestine returned to their base today without discovering anything outside of empty oil cans floating in the water where the vessel was allegedly ###oaded.A Foreign Office spokesman today told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that ###rance is in favor of setting up an international police force to maintain law and order in Jerusalem after May 15. He said that the U.S., British and French delegations to the United Nations had already agreed “in principle” to each a plan, but ### final agreement has been worked out.

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