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-By.-BORIS SMOLAR
Editor-in-'Chief Emeritus, ,TTA
Will the Soviet government per-
il*;its Jews to be reunited with
• ''"Ofelf -re4litftealii`the'Uniteil States
along the same lines as'the reunifi-
cation' of Soviet Jews with their
relatives in Israel now taking place
in a very limited way?
This question is now being posed,
following the statement by Atty.
Gerr--- John- Mitchell that the U.S.
will adinit'Soviet Jews as refugees
under-- the '"pirole procedure" if
the Moscow government permits
their departure.
It was due to quiet negotia-
tions conducted in Washington
by Max M. - Fisher, president of
the Council of Jewish Federa-
tions and Welfare Funds, that
the Mitchell statement came
about.
In his negotiations, Fisher had
the full backing of all major Jew-
ish organizations in this country
and acted on their behalf. Prior
to the Mitchell statement, the prob-
lem of reuniting Soviet Jews with
their families in the United States
hinged -on two questions: 1. Will
Moscow permit the Jewish rela-

`You're Not on Aliya
Either, Refugees Tell
Critical U.S. Jews

COPENHAGEN (JTA) — Mem-
bers of the European Conference
on Jewish Services, and particular-
ly delegates from the United States
and the chief rabbi of Romania,
held a number of meetings here
with members of the Polish Jewish
community in Denmark.
A large number of Polish Jews
arrived here last year while on
their way to Israel but decided
instead to remain and settle in
Denmark.
During one of these meetings,
the chief rabbi of Romania, Dr.
Moses Rosen, asked the Polish
Jewish refugees point-blank why
they stay in Denmark instead of
going to Israel, .where they could
live "a real Jewish life instead of
opting for an easy existence in
Denmark."
A number of American delegates
also pressed the refugees with such
questions.
In the course of a heated dis-
Mission, several of the refugees
fired back: "Why do you ask us
s question instead of asking
If yourselves or of American
Aew .". Other Polish refugees
silid,Uat they had non-Jewish
wiv)is`airid knew that they would
egal and religions
- probleni in
At the ikof 'the eeting, mem-
. tiers of the 'Arnetic„ • delegation
deeided to help sup „ a news-
- paper which would serve the Polish
Jewish community in Denmark.
The conference decided on plans
to •hold a world conference of Jew-
Lsh,44i_uth - leaders in Paris in sn-

Prescriptiaris filled
tives to proceed to the United be the forthcoming visit of Presi- emigration to the U.S. along the
it
is
done
now
for
States? 2. Will the U.S. admit .dent_ Nixon to Moscow will soften same lines as
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them? The attorney general cleared the Kremlin to permit Jewish emigration to Israel.' Maybe! .. .
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The answer`' to"the'first`qaeatioil* TH U DM" JEWISH. HEWS
will have to come from Moscow.
Under international obligations
signed by the Soviet government,
the Kremlin cannot ignore reunifi-
cation of families, if proper af-
fidavits — known in Russia as
"vysovs" — are sent by persons
In the United States to relativei
in the Soviet Union.
However, it can refuse an exit
permit to the concerned Soviet
Jews under various excuses. It can
also "freeze" applications for exit
permits for many months, if not
years. It can also use various
methods to "convince" the con-
cerned applicant that he should
withdraw his application.
One needs, therefore, not to be
too optimistic about the possi-
bility of a favorable response
from Moscow to the American
challenge to permit emigration
of Jews for the reunification of
famine': However, one need also
not be too pessimistic.
Even prior to Mitchell's state-
ment, the Soviet authorities per-
Milted Jews, here and there, to
rejoin relatives in the United
States.
The reunification of families
pledge was given by the Soviet
government to the United Nations
and it signed international obliga-
tions to this effect.
Will the Soviet government keep
this pledge also with regard to So-,
viet Jews wishing to join their
relatives in the United States? .. .
Time will give the answer.
In the meantime, American Jews
intending to bring over relatives
from the Soviet Union should se-
cure the proper information from
the United Hias Service on the
formalities. Who knows? . . . May-

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274,- Ayiyi, (JTA): — American
and Canadian have
SOceeeded is -raising' almost' all of
the $2,00Q,000, needed to establish
Lsrapl's naiad = major aircraft
Manufacturing Plant; it was an-
nounced by Meshulam Riklis, -a
businessman from the United
States.
The new plant, to be built at
Carmiel, a new immigrant town-
ship in Upper Galilee, will start
operations as an aircraft assem-
My plant. It will assemble the
Trilander, a three-engined com-
mercial transport with a capa-
city for 13 passengers.
-_The new firm will be headed by
Gen. Ezer Weizman, former com-
mander of the Israel Air Force
and former minister of transporta-
tion who heads the executive com-
mittee of, the Herat faction.

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