Bulgaria has reneged on its agreement to release 4,000 Jewish children and 500 adults, for emigration to Palestine, it was disclosed in Commons today by Colonial Secretary Capt. Oliver Stanley.
Replying to queries by several members as to why nothing has been done to facilitate the transfer of Jews from the Balkan countries to Palestine, Capt. Stanley stated that although transportation was still an obstacle, the primary difficulty was the refusal of the Bulgarian Government to carry out the arrangement made through Swiss officials some months ago. The Colonial Secretary answered a charge by Eleanor Rathbone, Independent, that the government was restricting the admission of adults into Palestine by declaring that the only possibility of Bulgaria ultimately agreeing to the emigration scheme is if the majority of the emigrants are children.
Stanley denied an allegation by David Adams, Laborite, that the immigration of Jews to Palestine was being hindered by the operation of the White paper, pointing out that the obstacles were mainly circumstances not under the control of the British Government and the United Nations, and again cited Bulgaria’s reluctance and the transportation shortage.
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