Leaders of the Jewish community here today called on the Rumanian consul to protest against his failure to aid Rumanian Jews who are arriving in Prague from camps in Germany and Austria en route home.
A transport of 34 Rumanian Jews including pregnant women, arrived here from the Belsen camp last week. The Rumanian consulate did nothing to arrange transportation for them to their homes in Rumania, even though it was informed by telegraph of their impending arrival. The consulate also refused to provide them with food during their stay in Prague while awaiting travel facilities. No representative of the consulate was present at the station to meet the repatriates and arrange temporary shelter for them.
Leaders of the Jewish community drew the attention of the consul to the fact that this was not the first time that the consulate had refused to provide food and travel documents for Jewish repatriates. Prior to the establishment of the consulate, a special repatriation commission provided for the Rumanian Jewish refugees, but the commission was dissolved after Rumania re-opened its consulate, following the recognition of the present Rumanian Government by Czechoslovakia.
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