British security agents in Italy now have ten ships under observation in Genoa harbor which they believe are being outfitted to transport visaless immigrants to Palestine, it was reported here today.
Genoa and other ports on the Ligurian Sea are believed to be the land terminus of the underground railway system which is aiding Jews fleeing from Eastern European countries and displaced persons camps in Central Europe.
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