Two Ships On Way With 12,000 Immigrants

Chronicle (Levin), 30 December 1947, Page 5

Two Ships On Way With 12,000 Immigrants

(N.Z.P.A.-

-Reuter

Conimofit)

Received Alondav, 8.50 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 29. Four British destrovers and two frigates are reported to be waiting m PaJestine waters for the two Pananianian 5009-ton ships Pan Crescent and Pan York whicli passed through the Bosphorous on the night of December 28 i-arrying nearly 12,000 Jewish immigrants, the biggest conlingent ever to .•hallenge the Palesline blockade. The Daily Express 's Istanbul eorrespondent says tlie ships, wliich sailert from Burgas, reaclied the Bosphorus eariier in the day aml were lield up for four liours wliile the Turkisli auth orities searched them from bow to stern for weapons. None was founil. Police lioats cordoned tlie ships duringthe searcli. The two immigrant ships sailed against Jewish orders, says the Dailv Mail. The paper conuects this witli Dr. .Moshe Sneli 's resignatiou from the Agency and. says it has touched ofl" a political explosion wliich threatens to split the Agency. The Daily Mail cpiotes a .Tevvisii spokesman in Bucharest as sayiug that the ships sailed against inst ruction. Tlie British Navv boarded tui illegai immigrant sliip ofl the I'alestiue coast today, says Reuter's Jerusalem conespondent. There was no opposition from the 700 Jews aboard. The Jews nameil the ship "November 20" to mark the ITnitod Nations decision on the j) a 1 1 i - tion of Palestine.