Two planes carrying 28 displaced persons left Salzburg today for Haifa, in the third of a series of flights to the Jewish state.
The flights today bring to a total of 13.0 DP’s the number thus far sent to Israel by air from Austria. To step up the program, three flights are to be arranged weekly henceforth, weather permitting.
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