The eyes of thousands of Jewish refugees marooned here are now directed towards Washington where the result of Japanese-American negotiations may indirectly decide their fate.
The fear that further international complications may lead to serious consequences for the 20,000 refugees herded in Shanghai is developing among the Polish and German Jews here since it is believed that Japan may take full control of Shanghai and treat the refugees as undesirable elements.
Many Polish Jews are trying to find their way from here into Soviet Russia from where they hope they can proceed to Palestine. Others have sent urgent cables to the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem asking it to facilitate their departure from Shanghai through the Palestine Office which has recently been established here.
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