Rumanian postal authorities have refused to accept letters from Israel bearing a stamp with the slogan “Let My People Go” and are returning them to the senders, it was disclosed here today. The stamps were a special issue devoted to the plight of Jews in Eastern Europe. The Rumanian authorities have given no explanation and have made no announcement on the matter. Several Eastern European countries, including Poland and the Soviet Union, have taken exception to Israeli stamps in the past on grounds that they constituted propaganda and have removed the stamps or returned the letters.
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