ILLEGAL TRAFFIC TO PALESTINE
IMMIGRANT SHIPS INTERCEPTED 3500 JEWS ABOARD (Rec. 7 p.m.) JERUSALEM. October 2. British naval parties boarded the nlegal immigrant ships Paducah and Northlands off northern Palestine last evening. The ships are carrying about 3500 Jews. They will be taken to Cyprus. A man broadcasting from one of the ships said: “Seven destroyers are all round us.” Another broadcast appealed to Haifa Jews to “come and welcome us.” It is officially stated that the British naval partv which boarded the Paducah met slight resistance. The Jews fcpoard the Northlands gave no trouble. The Paducah docked at Haifa late to-night, and 30 minutes later her 1500 Passengers began disembarking and boarding the waiting British transports, Empire Rest and Empire Comfort. which will take them to Cyprus. The Northlands is expected to dock to-morrow.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25306, 4 October 1947, Page 9
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