The government of Israel Is planning to liquidate all the camps for displaced Jews in Europe within one year, it was revealed here today at a press conference by Moshe Shapira, Israeli Immigration Minister.
Negotiations to this end are presently being conducted with the International Refugee Organization, he revealed. He expressed the hope that these negotiations will lead to financial arrangements by the IRO which will facilitate the emigration of all the displaced Jews from the camps in the European countries.
Correcting a previous statement that the Israeli Government intends to bring in 125,000 immigrants annually into the country, the Minister said that the government is prepared to take the responsibility for the absorption of this number yearly, but whoever wants and can immigrate by his own means, not requiring government assistance, is welcome and can come immediately. Israeli immigration officers, he stated are now stationed in many cities throughout the world and are distributing visas to Israel.
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