Four hundred Jewish refugees domiciled in Switzerland will leave for Palestine at the end of May on a chartered Spanish ship, it was announced today by the HIAS. The refugees will travel via Barcelona. Negotiations are under way to transport emigrants from Palestine on the return journey, the announcement said.
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