Situation of Jews in Morocco Evokes Concern of British Jewry

Concern over the deterioration of relations between Jews and Moslems in Morocco was expressed here last night at a meeting of the Anglo-Jewish Association by its president, R.N. Carvalho.

Mr. Carvalho said that the latest alarum came as a result of a confidential report of the situation in the North African country. He publicly called on the Moroccan authorities to bear in mind their responsibilities to the Jewish citizens of the country and to afford them full protection against local extremists.

Of the general situation in North Africa. Mr. Carvalho said that it was so ominous that most Jewish organizations were apprehensive over the fate of Jews in the Moslem countries. He held the recent accession of Tunisia and Morocco to the Arab League to blame for the increased pessimism, though he called “encouraging” Tunisia’s rejection of Egyptian domination in the Arab League.

Morocco continued to be a worrisome factor, he added, because of its continued refusal to allow resumption of Israel-bound immigration. He spoke of the hundreds of “poor Jews (who) are still rotting in primitive refugee camps” in Tangiers and Tetuan.

In comment on the recent meeting of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Mr. Carvalho expressed approval of the conference decision to give assistance only to Jewish schools reestablished in countries occupied by the Nazis or in countries which have taken 50 percent of the refugees from Nazi havoc. He said “wealthier communities such as Britain should not seek funds urgently required elsewhere.”

He also expressed pleasure over “close” Anglo-Israel relations and over Britain’s decision to “help Israel be militarily strong not for aggression, but to forewarn any would-be attackers.” He also appealed for British economic and industrial aid for the Jewish State.