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British Premier to Confer with Jewish Leader on Position of Refugees

February 12, 1957
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Prime Minister Harold Macmillan invited Barnett Janner, Labor M. P. and president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews to confer with him or with any other member of the government on the position of Jewish refugees from Egypt who are now in Britain.

Replying to a question by Mr. Janner, the Prime Minister admitted he was net aware of the position of these Jewish refugees and said that at the suggested conference “we will see whether anything can be done.” The exchange took place in the course of the Prime Minister’s report to Commons on financial and other assistance proposed for British refugees from Egypt.

A report issued here today by the Board of Deputies of British Jews states that approximately 600 Jewish refugees from Hungary have found haven in Britain and that the majority of them have been accommodated, with the aid of Jewish organizations, in boarding houses. The report also said that there are at present about 550 Egyptian Jews in Britain. The Sephardic community in London has opened a special office to provide them with advice and guidance on emigration possibilities, the report stated.

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