The Egyptian steamer Misr, under charter to the International Red Cross, brought another 816 Egyptian Jewish refugees to Athens today in its third voyage with exiles in the last five weeks. All 816 are registered for immigration to Israel.
The landing of the Misr passengers brings to 11,000 the number of Jews exiled or forced to flee Egypt, the local office of the Joint Distribution Committee declared today.
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