states. The negotiations involve a program, carrying out of which will cost 170,000,000 francs, part of which will be covered by the local government.
The report quotes the Syrian publication, “Commerce de Lebanon,” as saying that a group of Palestinian Jews have already reached Alexandretta in connection with this project.
The procedure requiring a special French visa for every refugee from the Saar desiring to enter France has only been instituted since yesterday. No such requirements had existed previously. It is estimated that between forty and fifty thousand Saarlanders will seek to enter France within the next ten days.
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