An eight-man government mission from Oslo has arrived in Munich to begin selection of hard core” cases among Germany’s remaining Jewish DP’s for permanent settlement in Norway, it was announced today by Moses A. Leavitt, executive vice-chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee, which helps support the DP’s.
The Norwegian mission, consisting of doctors, immigration officers, employment specialists and social workers will interview an estimated 120 Jewish displaced persons with a view towards determining their suitability for emigration to Norway. All the DP’s are members of the “hard core” group–chiefly tuberculosis patience and ex-TB victims–who have been because of their medical histories. Most of them live in Camp Foehrenwald, outside Munich, the last Jewish displaced persons camp in Germany.
The Joint Distribution Committee is sponsoring the refugees under a special agreement with the Norwegian Government. The JDC will meet all costs in connection with the transfer to Norway of the Jewish refugees selected by the mission. Mr. Leavitt pointed out that Norway was the first country outside Israel to accept “hard core” cases among Jewish displaced persons for resettlement.
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