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Illegal Jewish imigra ton into Pales-
tine.
The nature of the State De-
pa. tment's response is not yet known
to me-" the spokesman said.
One advertisement cited. pub
lished in April, referred to "Ameri-
can dollars" being pitted against
British arms" Another said $3.50
would pay for transport of a Jew
from Europe to Palestine.
The spokesman said the British
note to the State Department pointed
out that, as charitable donations.
the money was not subject to Amer
lean taxation and said the American
Government could cooperate with
Britain by taking measures to rectify
the situation.
Release of Leaders Weighed.
Whitehall informants disclosed
that the release of Jewish agency
leaders detained after the British
roundup of June 80 was being dis
SuSStu dL CdDllleG level.
Their release has been described
by Palestine Jewish leaders as a
prerequisite to their own participa-
ton in talks on he Holy Lands
future with Britain.
One source said: There is a good
precedent for releasing the Jewish
agency leaders for egotiations-
It happened to Gandhi in India"
Declaring that the Hitler con-
spiracy to destroy European Jewry
still survived in Eastern Europe,
leaders of the World Jewish Con-
gress in Paris declared formally
through their London Office today
that the Jewish exodus from Eu-
rope was "a struggle for survival
by remnants who have been
deserted by the civilized world"
Conditions Declared Critical.
Zionist spokesman loudly con-
demned British measures to halt
illegal immigration to Palestine,
where conditions were reported crit
zeal in the wake of yesterdays riot
ing in Haifa.
Dispatches from Jerusalem quoted
spokesman for the Jewish agency
as saying the deportation of illegal
immigrants to Cyprus had aroused
anger throughout the Jewish com
munlty' and that the British gov
ernment's efforts to justify the
action had only added fuel to the
flames"
Peace in Palestine can never be
achieved by such tactics" the
spokesman added ominously.
The Royal Navy, the British
Army and the Royal Air Force are
today modified against few thou.
sand helpless mortals who are try
ing to reach the only country in the
world where they have friends
where their families are waiting tc
receive them and where they coulc
have the opportunity of building ur
their lives anew" he continued.
Today, Is months after the de-
feat of Germany, Hitler's victims
throughout Europe are in the same
plight as they were on the dav of
liberation, with only this difference
that the policy of the British gov
eminent has robbed them of all
hope"
In Paris, the Jewish agency ex-
ecutive issued formal statement
condemning the British ban on 80.
called illegal immigration" as ar
act of great cruelty"
The World Jewish Congress de.
clared that closing PaleStine's door.
to Jewish refugees fleeing from
Europe lis to deny them the last
remaining hope of life and thu
enjoyment of the elementary human
right of liberty
Both groups predicted that thu
British counter measures would no
succeed.
The rioting in Haifa broke gu
Yesterday when approximately 200
Jews. answering call by the under
ground radio. defed a British i'm
posed curfeW and surged into tn
streets in protest against the ship
ment Of 1000 illegal immigrants l.
Cyprus.
The casualties occurred whel
British Tommies opened fire to dis
perse the crowd
In Jerusalem youngsters stone
military vehicles yesterday as police
men protected by steel shields pa
trolled the streets of the tense city
A crowd of 1000 demonstrated i
Zion Square last night shoutin
down with the government" when
ever british sol5iar opy,aorad