PARIS. (JTA) — A full-scale
propaganda campaign appeared
to be under way in the Kingdom
of Morocco, its target the 250,000
remaining Jews. The campaign,
developed in connection with the
recent meeting of the Arab-Afri-
can neutralist states in Casablan-
ca which President Nasser of the
United Arab Republic attended,
seemed also to have been spurred
by the news of the disaster that
befell 43 Jews seeking to escape
Morocco to settle in Israel.
Al Fajr, a Government organ,
declared editorially in a comment
on the disaster that Jews should
no longer be considered Moroc-
cans "since their one aim is to
leave Morocco."
The Times of London noted in
a dispatch from Rabat that de-
spite assurances given a Jewish
delegation by Crown Prince Mou-
lay Hassan, agitation was in-
creasing against the Jews in
Morocco.
The screening of the film,
"Mein Kampf" depicting Nazi
anti-Jewish measures, provoked
anti-Jewish rioting at the cine-
ma in Casablanca. Young Mos-
lem nationalists were held re-
sponsible.
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — De-
mands that the United Nations
take action to compel Morocco to
live up to the UN Charter and to
safeguard the rights of Moroccan
Jews, were made here by a num-
ber of prominent Israelis attend-
ing a meeting in memory of the
Moroccan Jewish emigrants
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Later, a delegation of Moroc-
can Jews was received here by
Foreign Minister Golda Meir, who
pledged that the Israel Govern-
ment would remain firm in its
demands for freedom of move-
ment for Moroccan Jews.
Speaking in Israel's Parliament,
Mrs. Meir had already called on
the nations of the world for sup-
port against the "tyranny" im-
posed on Moroccan Jews.
She concluded by asking the
Knesset to refrain from discussion
in order not to aggravate the situ-
ation. She proposed instead that
the question be submitted to the
Knesset Committee for Security
and Foreign Affairs, a proposal
which was accepted.
Meanwhile, it was reported
from many countries, Jewish and
non-Jewish quarters were express-
ing revulsion at the course of
events in Morocco. In New York
a meeting of the American Jew-
ish Committee heard Frederick F.
Greenman, chairman of the AJC
executive board, describe the
"campaign of brutality" ranging
from wholesale arrests to torture.
Greenman stressed that the
incidents of brutality were com-
mitted "by the police" and not
"a single incident of mob vi-
olence" had been reported. He
added that such practices "cast
a shadow across the future of
a state where the police play a
very crucial role."
In London The Board of Depu-
ties of British Jews called on the
Moroccan Government "to restore
and maintain the rights of the
Jewish citizens of Morocco in
accordance with the undertakings
of the Moroccan Government at
the time Morocco achieved inde-
pendence and obtained member-
ship in the United Nations."
In its statement, the Board ex-
pressed "deep concern with the
worsening position of Moroccan
Jews," citing the anti-Jewish agi-
tation in Morocco "and other dis-
criminations" against Jews there.
The statement expressed the be-
lief that "the good name of all
countries, and their influence
among the nations, depend on
fairness, justice and humane treat-
ment of all inhabitants and mi-
norities."
Similarly, in Rome, Sergio Pi-
perno, president of the United
Jewish Community, of Italy, is-
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Jewish Organizations
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
sued a directive to all Italian
Jewish communities to hold me-
morial services for the 43 Moroc-
can Jewish men, women and chil-
dren who perished in a sea disas
ter January 11 en route to Isra
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editorial and asked th the Un-
iced Nations demand
Morocco
that it respect the
Charte
and fundamental hu
rights.
Significantly, an inf
Tunisian newspaper, Afrique-
Action, criticized the Moroccan
Government for its policy of
trying to force Jews to remain
in the country. At the same
time, broadcasts from Morocco,
some of them disguised under
the name of "Voice of Maure-
tania," continued their anti-
Tunisian attacks, accusing Tuni-
sia's President Habib Bourgui-
ba of "selling out to France,
Zionism and American imperi-
alism."
Afrique-Action pointed o u t
that, while it does not agree
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with Israel's policy calling for
"ingathering of the exiles," Tu-
nisia does permit Jews wishing
to emigrate. By
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when Morocco achieved indepen-
PARIS — The Alegrian Jew-
dence its leaders repeatedly
pledged their unequivocal loyalty ish community will not be rep-
to the Universal Declaration of resented in the framework of
Human Rights and undertook to the administrative organizations
see that all the inhabitants of currently planned by the French
their country would enjoy equal Government as part of the pro-
gram for settling the Algerian
rights and status before the law. revolt.
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The statement reads:
A committee which is cur-
"We saw at the time in the rently working on a project for
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attitude of His Majesty the King, the setting up of a local author-
who had given repeated proof of ity for Algeria has proposed
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Earlier, the committee had
"Unfortunately, and as a result
of extremist influences, it is now suggested that the Jewish com-
obvious that the Jews of Morocco munity have delgeates on the
are passing through a period of proposed local administrative
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difficulties are compounded by
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NEW YORK, (JTA) — Presi-
ntly broken, and dent John F. Kennedy com-
circumstances in- mended support of the Hebrew
oroccan Jews, in University of' Jerusalem "as a
of fundamental constructive force in the Middle
, should attempt to East and for educational assist-
milies even in ways ance to the new nations of Africa
st result, as recent and Asia."
e has shown, in grave
The President's message was
sent to a dinner at the Hotel
e statement underlined that Pierre which paid tribute to Mau-
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Moroccan authorities, under their New York philanthropists, as
present leadership, have said the founders of the university's new
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