Plans for the transfer of Jews from Iraq to Israel are now being considered here by government experts and officials of various national institutions.
The Israel Government has still not received official notification of the intention of the Iraq Government to permit its Jews to emigrate. However, in view of repeated press reports from Bagdad, it is taken for granted here that the ban on emigration of Jews to Israel will definitely be lifted.
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