The Egyptian authorities consider the statement issued last week by the Rumanian Government on Jewish emigration as “not reassuring, ” a broadcast from Cairo monitored here, said. The Egyptian broadcast called on the Rumanian Government to make a “clear” statement.
“what is said by Bucharest, that it does not allow emigration to Israel except for a number of individuals, contradicts what is said by Mrs. Golda Meir and what is declared by David Ben Gurion, ” the broadcast stated.”It also contradicts the measures adopted by the Israelis.”
“Israel is sending a ministerial mission to the United States to collect donations and assistance in order to enable it to receive the incoming Jews, ” the broadcast continued. “Israel is forming various committees to study different affairs relating to immigration. This is taking place and it is impossible for Bucharest to answer it with merely an unofficial statement or an unclear statement. We want something clear and frank from the states which we have always considered as friendly. We want a statement not covered by vagueness,”
Contrary to the Egyptian broadcast, Radio Moscow in broadcasts beaming news to the Near East this week-end repeated many times the Rumanian statement denying that there is large-scale emigration of Jews from Rumania. The statement was carried near the beginning of Radio Moscow’s news programs and again at the end.
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