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to think of it; those months of ghastly misery + suffering +
then a violent death - after having escaped from the Nazis.
The Jewish Agency offered to count them against the quota
which had been agreed for the years immigration - but
the Govt dillied + dallied + talked about the possibility
of 5th column + the difficulty of leading them.
The first could have been answered by internment until
they had been proved or vouched for + the extra
trouble involved is nothing when compared with the
simple humanitarian aspect. And as to feeding them
there is a shortage of labour + soldiers in this
country- + most officers messes are living on the
fat of the land at 4 + 5 a day above + over
rations.
The main reason as I believe it to be is a
fear probably unfounded that the Arabs would be
upset at so many more Jews coming into the
country. But even more than that, I believe the
reason to be just plain uselessness + inability to make
a decision.
And that is the reason why I feel so sick + dejected
+ ashamed about it. Had it been unavoidable I
could just make it up as one more crime
of the Nazis - but when the poor people are well in
a few days sailing of what we acknowledge to be
their National Home + they have nowhere else
to go to- it is criminal that someone had