The HIAS_ICA Emigration Association has arranged for 170 Jewish refugees in Lithuania to leave Wilno for Palestine with immigration certificates valid until March 31, the association announced here today. One group of 60 Zionist veterans will proceed through Scandinavia to Marseille whence they will sail for Palestine. The second group of 110 will proceed through Scandinavia to London and sail from British shores.
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