About twenty thousand visaless immigrants attempted to enter Palestine during 1946, but only half of them succeeded, it was reported here today.
The report said that seven small immigrant vessels were intercepted and their passengers deported to Cyprus, while three persons were killed and scores injured during the attempts to enter Palestine, in addition to the eight persons missing from the ship wrecked off Sirini island. One woman, Bracha Fuld, was killed and several others injured in Tel Aviv during Haganah attempts to land one boatload of refugees.
Only two ships succeeded in penetrating the British land-sea-air blockade during the year. The report also pointed out that the major share of the certificates allotted to Jews were assigned to visaless immigrants who were kept in the Athlit camp until they were released under a monthly quota or to Cyprus deportees.
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