There are still 2,300 Jewish refugees in Spain in addition to the several hundred that have been supplied with Palestine visas, it was disclosed here today by the Hias-Ica on the basis of a report by its representative who visited Spain in connection with refugee relief work there. About 1,300 of the Jewish refugees are in Barcelona, 700 are in Madrid and about 300 are still held in internment in the Miranda camp.
The majority of these Jews, the Hias-Ica predicted, will probably be evacuated to North Africa. The Spanish authorities consider they are residing “in transit” and insist on their emigration from Spain. More than 1,200 of the Jewish refugees are stateless, 450 of them are French citizens, 500 are holders of Polish passports and the remainder are of Belgian, Dutch and Yugoslav nationality.
The Canadian Immigration Inspector M. Cormier, who recently arrived in Lisbon, in order to select refugees from European countries for admission into Canada, will soon proceed to Madrid and Barcelona in order to choose several hundred refugees for emigration. Preference will be given to family units.
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