All Jews wishing to emigrate from Poland will have to sign statements renouncing their Polish citizenship. They will then obtain permission to leave the country if they intend to proceed to Israel.
An order to this effect will be published at the end of this month, it was officially revealed today. The news was confirmed by Wladislaw Wolski; Minister for Public Administration, when he received a delegation from the newly-elected executive of the Committee of Jewish Religious Congregations.
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