The commission appointed by the Polish National Council to investigate the reasons for Jewish soldiers leaving the Polish Army has completed preliminary inquiries in Scotland, where most of the Polish troops are quartered, it was learned today.
Dr. Ignacy Schwarzbart, one of the members of the commission, revealed that the group heard testimony of Jewish and non-Jewish soldiers from July 4 to 13. The members of the commission also were enabled to speak with the army commanders. Schwarzbart said that he could not divulge the results of the preliminary investigations at present.
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