A number of persons were arrested in Paris when the Nazi authorities uncovered a secret printing plant which forged German permits to cross the demarcation line between occupied and unoccupied France for Jews anxious to escape from the Nazi-held zone, it was reported here today.
The forged permits were sold at prices ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 francs. Using them, several hundred Jews were enabled to enter the free zone, it was said.
The national congress of Jacques Doriot’s French Popular Party, held in Paris, devoted most of its time to Jew-baiting. Speakers denounced “the Jewish paril” in all fields of activity, while regional delegates reported on anti-Jewish activities of their respective organizations. The Nice delegate reported that Jew-baiting was especially successful on the Mediterranean coast and said it had the support of the local authorities.
Meanwhile, rumors of a pending blocking of Jewish accounts in banks have created nervousness among the Jewish population.
The French steamer Winnipeg which sailed from Marseille about a month ago for Martinique carrying some 750 passengers, mostly Jewish refugees, has been intercepted by a British patrol and is now held in Trinidad, it was reported here. More than 300 of the passengers have been interned by the British authorities in Trinidad pending investigation. The rest are held on the steamer and are being examined there. Most of those interned are German and Austrian refugees.
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