Britain versus Roumania and the soviet military authorities : 1945-1947
Part of : Balkan studies : biannual publication of the Institute for Balkan Studies ; Vol.29, No.2, 1988, pages 283-297
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After World War II, Britain mounted an intensive campaign to preventJews from illegally leaving Roumania by sea. The Soviet Union, which hadmassive Red Army forces stationed in Roumania, allowed the sailings to takeplace, in order to weaken Britain’s standing in the Middle East in generaland Palestine in particular. The Soviets did not initiate the illegal departures,but did exploit the Roumanian authorities’ desire to get rid of some of theirJews, and incidentally fulfilled the aspirations of the Jews themselves to getout. The Soviets and the Roumanian authorities evaded British pressure andthreats by allowing the Roumanian Jews to sail from neighbouring Yugoslaviaand Bulgaria.
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