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Jewish Agency Protests to France, Britain, Palestine on Return of Exodus Immigrants

July 23, 1947
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The Jewish Agency has made strong representations the British, French and Palestine Governments protesting the return of the Exodus passangers to France, it was revelaed today by a spokesman for the Agency. He declared that there was sufficient room on Cyprus for the 4,500 refugees.

Summing up the experiences of visaless Jews arriving in Palestine waters during (##) past ten months, he said that 12 persons had been killed and many injured during (##)arding and transshipping operations by British forces against 21 vessels carrying (##),000 refugees during that period.

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