A party of 70 Jews from Cochin India arrived here. They were admitted only after prolonged consideration and after an Israeli medical officer had examined them in India and certified them for entry. The Israeli medical authorities feared to admit them because elephantiasis, a dread tropical disease, has infected many members of the Cochin Indian community.
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