The bodies of 22 Jewish immigrants who died when their Israel-bound ship, Egoz, foundered in Moroccan waters in 1961, will be transferred to Israel for reburial, it was announced here Tuesday. King Hassan of Morocco authorized the transfer in response to a request from Premier Shimon Peres. The matter was handled through the offices of United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar.
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