Special measures are being taken by the agencies of the United Jewish Appeal to save as many as possible of the 400,000 Jews remaining in Hungary, it was reported here today.
Immediately following the announcement by the Horthy Government that it would allow all children under ten to leave the country and that adults would be permitted to go to Palestine if entry visas could be provided for them, the Joint Distribution Committee, and the United Palestine Appeal ordered their representatives in Turkey to proceed with the evacuation and transportation of as many Jews as could be brought out of Hungary and removed from the reach of Nazi extermination squads. The Joint Distribution Committee has undertaken to pay for the transportation of both children and adults who can leave Hungary.
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