The negotiations between the Bulgarian and the British Governments for the emigration of 4,000 Jewish children and 500 adults from Bulgaria to Palestine have broken down, it was reported here today.
The report was carried by the Nazi Transocean news agency in the form of an official communique issued by the Bulgarian authorities in Sofia on Thursday. (A statement issued by British official quarters in Washington on Thursday said that “information has just come through that 4,000 Jewish children and 500 adults are to leave Bulgaria for Palestine.”)
According to the report distributed here today by Transocean, the Bulgarian authorities stated in their communique that “technical details have arisen which preclude the possibility of realizing the plan for the emigration of 4,500 Jewish children and adults to Palestine.” The negotiations with the Bulgarian Government were carried on by Swiss diplomats who represent British interests in Bulgaria.
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