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Brigadier Low
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many illegal Jewish immigrants are now under guard in Cyprus and Palestine, respectively.
Mr. Creech Jones
The number of illegal immigrants now in the camps in Cyprus is 14,434ยท One thousand, eight hundred and forty are held in Palestine, of whom 1,375 are awaiting release under the monthly quota, 346 are women and children rescued from Sirena in December, 1946, and 119 are in hospital.