The government of Brazil has agreed to admit 500 Jewish children from France, the Hias-Ica Emigration Association office here was informed today by its branch office in Rio de Janeiro.
The children will be admitted to Brazil as soon as they are permitted to leave France and reach either Spain or Portugal. Neutral governments on the European continent will be advised of the decision of the Brazilian authorities, so that they will be willing to give temporary asylum to the children before they can be transported to Brazil.
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