August 1946 British Restrict Jewish Immigration  

August 1946 British Restrict Jewish Immigration

IN THE SUMMER OF 1946, THE INFLOW OF “ILLEGAL” IMMIGRANTS REACHED SUCH DIMENSIONS THAT IT WAS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO ACCOMMODATE THEM IN CAMPS IN PALESTINE.  IT WAS THEREFORE DECIDED IN AUGUST, THAT FUTURE SHIPLOADS WOULD BE TRANSFERRED ON ARRIVAL TO BRITISH SHIPS AND TAKEN TO CAMPS IN CYPRUS.

Source: The Political History of Palestine under British Administration Published (by His Britannic Majesty’s Government presented in July, 1947, to the United nations Special Committee on Palestine) Published at Jerusalem 1947 (pg 42)