Frank van Gildemeester, Dutch Protestant banker who heads the International Organization for Assistance of Jewish Refugees, is discussing with the Italian Government a plan for establishment of a colony of 5,000,000 Jews in Ethiopia, to be financed by floating $5,000,000 worth of shares in North and South America, and claims that Government officials have shown interest during preliminary discussions, the United Press reported from Rome today.
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