Four thousand Polish Jewish refugees in Rumania have been ordered by the Siguranza, Rumanian secret police, to leave the country immediately or face deportation to Poland, it was reported today by Ben Zion Zangen, former J.T.A. correspondent in Lwow, Poland, who arrived here from Rumania.
Zangen said the refugees were desperate. Many had immigration certificates for Palestine but were unable to proceed because of lack of Turkish transit visas and were appealing for immediate assistance.
The Turkish Government has begun issuance of transit visas to citizens of Baltic countries seeking to emigrate to Palestine, but this does not affect Polish citizens.
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