The first 50 visaless immigrants who arrived here aboard the Max Nordau, which was apprehended attempting to reach Palestine with 1,760 Jewish refugees from the Rumanian port of Constanza, were released today from the Athlit clearance camp. The immigrants will be released at the rate of 50 per day, with pregnant women leaving first, followed by the aged and infirm.
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