The Russian press attache in Teheran, M. Baronav, speaking to a delegation of the Palestine Victory League, assured them that Russia will support Jewish independence in Palestine. He indicated that the Palestine question will be included in the discussions on Middle East problems which the United Nations must solve.
The delegation of the Victory League, returning to Palestine from Teheran where it delivered a transport of gifts for the Red Army, reported at a press conference here today that the Soviet authorities also extended an invitation to the Jews of Palestine to send a delegation to Minsk, capital of Byelorussia, to establish Jewish orphanages there for children of war dead. Prof. Barian, chief representative of the Russian Red Cross in the Middle East, who transmitted the invitation, also stated that a Russian medical delegation, which he will head, will soon visit Palestine to study the Jewish medical institutions.
The delegation was also told by Russian representatives in Teheran that the Soviet Government will have sixteen delegations at the peace conference, representing individual Soviet Republics, and that these delegations will all fight against the mandatory system. The Russian representatives in Iran all stressed Russia’s appreciation of the fact that the Jewish people in Palestine is progressive and opposes fascist plans. members of the delegation told the press conference.
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