(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Jewish communities of Turkey were freed of the charge of disloyalty to the Turkish Republic by the Angora government, it was learned here today following the return from Angora of a delegation of prominent Jewish citizens. The charge was put forth by the Turkish newspapers on the basis of an unverified report that Turkish Jews sent a message of loyalty to the King of Spain on the occasion of the national celebration in Spain last October.
The members of the delegation to Angora expressed satisfaction with their reception at the Turkish capital. The Turkish government declared that it considers the Jews in Turkey a useful and favorable clement.
Concerning the alleged message of Sephardic Jews to Spain, the Minister of the Interior stated that he regretted that the press attacked the Jewish community on that account. “Even if it were true that certain isolated persons sent a message of greeting to Spain, the government is convinced that the Turkish Jews collectively could teach loyalty to other elements in the country,” the Minister of the Interior stated.
The Turkish press has changed its tone and the attacks on the Jews have been discontinued.
The newspaper, “Djoumheuriet” published an editorial in which it was declared that “Turkey will never lower itself to imitate the ways of Roumania, Russia and Poland.”
The plan concerning the administration of the Jewish communities in Turkey, submitted by the delegation, was approved by the government.
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