The 4,500 Exodus refugees imprisoned as Free British ships in the harbor here today indicated that they may declare a hunman strike to protest their prolonged and meaningless stay at this port.
At the same time it was reported here by French sources that the convoy may still with the refugees for Gibraltar tomorrow morning. Beyond that point the destination of the ships was not given.
Three more children were born aboard the flotilla this week-end and many more then are expected to give birth this week. The prospective mothers have refused to leave the ships for hospital accomodations ashore. It is believed that all children born aboard the British vessels will be considered British subjects under international law.
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