Renazification rather than denazification of Germany was accomplished by the forced disembarkation of the Exodus Jews at Hamburg, Dr. Noah Barou, honorary secretary of the British section of the World Jewish Congress, declared at a press conference here today. Dr. Barou, who witnessed the debarkation operation, just returned from a tour of Europe.
He revealed a number of demands for the improvement of the welfare of the refugees which he and representatives of the Central Jewish Committee of the British zone drew up and presented to Lord Pakenham, British Minister in charge of occupied areas. Primarily, the British were urged to guarantee the Exodus Jews that they would not lose preference for entering Palestine because of their deportation to Germany rather than Cyprus. In addition, Dr. Barou suggested that the camps where the Jews are now interned be changed from military to normal DP centers, that the Jews at the Poppendorf camp, where they are housed in floorless tents, be transferred to other centers and that all Germans employed at the installations be dismissed.
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