Two groups of Turkish Jews arrived in Istanbul today from France, which they were compelled to leave when they were notified that they would be arrested and deported to Poland it they remained on French soil.
The arrivals told representatives of the Turkish press that all foreign Jews have been ordered to leave France by the end of this month-Those remaining will be sent either to occupied Poland or to concentration camps. The order specifies that it will also be applied to Jews who are nationals of Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria and other Nazi satellite countries.
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