In an effort to encourage the departure of as many as possible refugees from Switzerland, the Swiss authorities have decided to contribute 400 Swiss Francs (about $100) towards the cost of transportation for each refugee who will leave the country for Lisbon through occupied France and Spain, it was reported here today by the European headquarters of the HIAS-ICA Emigration Association.
The Association also reported that 122 Jewish refugees in Switzerland have been selected for settlement in Dominican Republic.
At the same time it is reported here that the Swiss Government had decided that the wealthier refugees in Switzerland must contribute towards the cost of maintaining refugees stranded in the country without means. It is estimated that there are more than 10,000 refugees in Switzerland, most of them Jews.
Reports reaching the HIAS-ICA office here from Yugoslavia and Hungary state that overseas emigration from these countries is almost impossible because of the inability of obtaining transit visas through Germany and Italy.
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