Eighteen Russian chalutzim, (Zionist pioneers) with permission to leave Russia have cabled that they will lose the right to proceed to Palestine if they do not obtain their visas within the next few days. A month ago the Soviet authorities granted permission to 36 chalutzim to leave Russia. Eighteen of these had visas and will be able to enter Palestine without any difficulty.
The other eighteen, who have not yet received their visas, must remain in Russia until the visas are obtained, thus facing the danger that their passports will expire, making it impossible for them ever to realize their ambition of going to Palestine.
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