“There is no ground for alarm as far as the Iraq immigration situation is concerned,” Itzhak Raphael, head of the Jewish Agency’s immigration department, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency today.
Commenting on the contradictory reports concerning immigration from the Arab state, Mr. Raphael declared that there is no confirmation of reports that the Iraq Government intends to ban Israel-bound emigration after March 1, 1951. Registration for emigration will cease as of the end of the end of March, he revealed, but added that to date 80,000 Jews have registered and another 10,000 are expected to do so by the deadline.
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