The Jewish community of Casablanca sent a telegram today to King Hassan II expressing the hope that he would show the same solicitude to the Jewish population which was shown by his late father, Mohammed V. The message also reaffirmed the loyalty of the Jewish community to the new King.
It was reported at the same time that Abdul Khalek Hassouna, the Arab League secretary, met with King Hassan earlier in the week and broached the problem of passports for Moroccan Jews. The Arab League secretary was understood to have told the King that making passports freely available to Moroccan Jews would result in a “massive migration” to Israel. Official sources, however, have not made any comment on the talks between Hassouna and the King.
Arab language newspapers published demands Sunday that Jews be barred from migrating to Israel in accordance with Arab League decisions.
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