16,000 ILLEGAL JEWS EN ROUTE TO PALESTINE
Received Sundny, 1] p.m. LOADOX, Xov. ). Sixteen thousand Jews are approach ing Palestine in the biggest illegal Jewish immigration operation yel undertaken, savs tlie Sundav iii.spateh 's- eorrespondent at .Jerusalem. These Jews embarked at Constantu without pussports in ships tormeriv named the Pati Cres^ent and Pan York. Manned by American crews and sold by American owners to the World Zionist Movement the ships are report"d to be equipped with naval n,„s .,ng
even torpedoes. Tlie eorrespondent adds that the Royal Xavy cannot intereept the ships because they are of 7000 tons each ano the Xavy 's Levant fleet eonsists iuainlv of destroyers whieJi are too liglit to at tempt to ' ' eradle " the. immigrant ships without risk of having tlie destroyers' sides stove in.
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 November 1947, Page 5
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