The possibility of the repatriation of more Polish Jews from Soviet Russia was seen here today in the extension last week of the 1957 Polish-Russian agreement, under which nearly 40,000 Jews have been repatriated to Poland.
According to the official Polish Press Agency, PAP, under terms of the new agreement, those wishing repatriation can submit applications up to January 1, 1959, with such repatriation to be completed by the end of March 1959.
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