JEWISH MIGRANTS SUBMIT QUIETLY TO CAPTURE

Grey River Argus, 20 May 1947, Page 3

JEWISH MIGRANTS SUBMIT QUIETLY TO CAPTURE

JERUSALEM, May 18. After the British Navy intercepted the illegal immigrant ship, Trade Wind, off Lebanon and escorted her to Haifa with 1500 illegal immigrants who came from Yugoslavia. Poland, Germany, Hungary and Rumania, the immigrants were transhipped without incident to sail for Cyprus. The Palestine Government denied Americans' were in the crew, but did not disclose how many of the crew were arrested, but it is reported three Rumanians are in custody. The immigrants, instead of offer-

Jews are fully supoyrting the principle of immigration, but have long been opposed to the underground instructions that immigrants should use physical vi >ienc? opposing the B’T.’sh. The beliavicur of i..e Trade Wind's 1400 passengers may mew a new technique. The Irg-m Zvai Leumi radio stated if tr:e British were prepared to fulfil the fmited Nations appeal for peace, penT.’v a decision Jevdsh underground would agree. If the British continued to deport illegal immigrants and hold Jews in illegal internment and murder Hebrew prisoners of warthey would be responsible for a breach of the United Nations decision and for tiic- consequences. disembarkation, went quietly. Three men jumped overboard in Haifa harbour and attempted to swim ashore. A naval party recaptured them, party and troops supervising the hrg resistance to a naval boarding