§ 81. Mr. M. Lindsayasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that U.N.R.R.A. is not being used as a cover for the organisation of illegal immigrants to Palestine.
Mr. McNeilI am satisfied that the U.N.R.R.A. organisation as a whole is not being used as a cover for the organisation of illegal immigration to Palestine.
§ 91. Mr. M. Lindsayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement as to how many ships, of what nations, and sailing under what flags, have conveyed illegal immigrants to Palestine.
Mr. Creech JonesSo far as is known, 25 ships have conveyed illegal immigrants to Palestinian waters since November, 1945, and one was wrecked on the island of Sirena while en route. Of these ships, six flew the Italian flag, five the Panamanian, four the Greek, four the Turkish, three the Honduranean, one the Portuguese, and one the Egyptian. The flags of two ships are not known. I should add that, in view of the practice of destroying the ships' documents before 83W arrival in Palestine, it is not always possible to check their right to fly the flags under which they sail.