President Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin this week (##)ved a delegation composed of Dr. Leon Kubowitzky, general secretary of the World (##) Congress; Raphael Silber, president of the Central Council of Jewish Institution in Cuba;and Dr. Richard Meinzer, president of the Association of Jewish Refuge.
Dr. Kubowitzky submitted to the President a memorandum asking for naturalization of Jewish refugees a from Germany and Austria who cannot acquire Cuban citizenship (##) the present regulations concerning former enemy nationals. The delegation also (##)led to the President to open the doors of Cuba to large-scale Jewish immigration.
Emphasizing his interest in the Jews in Cuba and his sympathy for the dis(##)d Jews in Europe, the President promised to facilitate the naturalization of Jews refugees now in Cuba, but pointed out that he could do nothing about immigration (##) to refer the Jewish request to the proper authorities and advise them to give (##)tter their prompt attention.
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