[PDF]Migration Of Jews From India To Israel Question Of The Return To India 1958

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D .Anf^VA^iitAg datai. 5 *1*^5 froi?. ^j". Ssljonon

liKtife Uiiieiri i?lsar, T3l’i^?l ■

Ve have been fivrvUir.fr neressar^' racilitiei for re-entry
Lr.tP Imlia to those Inhior who raigratatl to Israel som aftei'

that State o&ae Ir.to existence iii 194S ^trd wb& earyircHGed th^ir
desire to ofiFifl batV to TrcHa, Tjie condition on which th^'" were

Femiittticl to rotum 'waa that l:hey w5Pe to jrive rositivs

eviri^re of th^»lr having rritainai ns I ianality r 3*’—Pao-tTr

or ^hft h:n^^ :~ M;irraA tri TT . hi^ di i^ lr^ tb^ft ■

■(|e do not loiw what (iIfficuJties enfl hardships the
I etnTrlEli'^ir.ts ai'e feeling ^it the handa of th^ iTmAdsh Af;or.cy and th^^
j Israel Govemtient* The C^ovoiniEeint of India Ih^ however^ not
I corctmod Kith the proposed i^ctiuH referred to Ijl the F*P,


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j eel; t-i'ji grill, iciii of c'e^ifEi fron Ir>oiii to Israel -
^jLEstioa of the^ifroturn to Indii*



ir. J^ay h a nn-ober o-f Joois nifT’ated I’ror^i India

to t. bfi,t co 'jntry^ ^Joj-ietlno tbereartcr^ s^njiieor tlYejTj be fan



fact tfiat ]'>ers^)Jia belonging to the Jewisli faith jnif^it ]iavs


! btOn Svjsy^ed b\f yTTKntional iGeli.np:a, tbfe Court 1 of India took


a eyErhi.:jthetic of the case, and decided ta allow the


retue-ci of t tie ■.'eny on l.?ie baait of certain nriticio’eo


detailed below.


In ondtr to dtitonnini! t.tie yli^i;tdiljLty oi' the dews


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for return to Indian t.Iity oere divided Into tlie follo'.-lng
j oat epo rit- a ;


ta] pcr^oi;! '.^ho '.fere liidiane, ljut l^^ft for Israel


beca'LiQe ol' their ^i'ewis}l fait.li,

tb) fcuo Oi' furei^n crifin^ who had aettlefl dovm
in India, for a faw yeainj and '.n^iuld have
bccofiTe Indian clti;;enp '.inder tht const It at ion,
tiad they not ?iifrated to Israel.


i cj Foreij^n Je'.ia who had been allowed to cocie to \
India, in transit from ot)ier on entries, e.g* I
af.ihani :?1 an, Iran* Iraq nnd fakistan orjd riad
to stay in Indifi tor some time till‘th''-!y found
tre^rel :ind other fadiD.lt. les to greeted to iKlti^i

T'ersons falling iqndei’ cate^^orleF (b} ^c) above '


■ware ^int to be rfc-jn'oitted -without a fu.]! ojtaPi.inr -1 Lion of


their cases* 7 ereons fallin^r u:idT r CE'tegjur;.^ (s) ’.it re to be
[slloweo to ret-iirn to In-rtia* aJi bnorgeney Certificat.es* aftej



I&rael on Indian pooaportiii, iSlfi qilCntjon arose^ ojJ to
whetfier tlieir paasjKjrts uhould be rE^nawed, It weis decided'


Ithiit there sJio^ald be no runewal uf the rt a of tJioSG


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in varioC!= ways. In t-K case of '


passports, without t'lifc intention









It Maa decider' that tluL-lr Inc^.Inn pasaporr.a tilfVt. be mrit’ifed
provided t^ierei wa3 cltar anc Irrefutable evlpcnee ol tlni
Irdivlduala^ CQiitln‘j&us desire to renain aa Intian nationiil#
it* "Je continuE to r^cetvt* rci^uesta froci leua^vfno Jiiid

^one to Israel^ for beinc pemitted to retijrn to India*

Tfie Kinistri^ of ilorie Affairs, feel thel -ho shsmld not
cortlnue indeflnltelv tg odofit tbe prineinles Indicated
In para 2 above for tlie purpose of determining the olielJ-
bility of these Jeifs for beinp pemitted to return to |
India* They contend that the nc princifles were laid do'i^

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to meet the situation arlalni; oat of ni if rat ton of t^l^

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Jews to Is-rael, ’.ifheti tend it ions In tfwt country ivei'e not^
well i^nown to *he InfiitfT.ints, The orlrtiry consideratlnnl

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on the bee la of the p nine Ip lea 'iOro lAld down waa

that the ni printed without r? roper appreciation aiid

first i^and kuTowledpe, or infornetiori of t ho coixiitions
oblftlnlnf in t!^t counti'y* The ilinini ry of ^Iffnlr

t''fcrefort!, feel th£it v.w sjioJld the line nt uotnn

particular datCj so that aeis utio ralprsitofl azTter tliat
dste should not be perraitted to refirn to Inc. ih at all*

5^* The tjuestion arises 'iV to what date va? sTioul'd fix

for the purpose of nol. allowinjE the fov/a to return to
Inoia,

.lecsordlnp to thie Israel netion.'illLy Law of T953
(The cacRe Into force o^i fAth tjly t952j anv incil^jrant
enteriiif Israel ^ shall becomie an -Israel national unlLss
IniiDedlately before tht day of Irirnipratlun declares tlist
ho is a foreign nutiana!. arc;^ that does not desire to
be dome an Israel national* If he falis to snbnit. such
a declaratIon, be will autoniatically ffet t.he loracl
nationality.


■r. In view of the above ^roviflion it is, sui^^Hted f

that al] fe'-js, who ml prated Israel after the jilatlonallty i

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3 iiw of that enuntry came into force, that is tJit- ii^th July












S'joulf. ]i(it bf; pt-i’raltt'S!3 to rotum ta urU^aa

incsltive ^kroof of thnir 'wvljif mtctincitl, Indian
nat lo nal it Y and t-l-wir riot aaVinf^ bficorst Isimcl SiU t ioJ-lul 8

stry of lione Affiilri' rjtjy tiirelly sue Jfor
connujita before l^hcf up t.be neitt.er ^fltb tlw* ]3r-lttF]i


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I a^-rte tliat ve should 8-cc#pt the
Ministry of EEternal Affaire' au^gieatiob vhloh
Is quite reasQaatale* Xt la proaumed that further
ordera an the subject vlll be issued by the
Minletr; of External Affairs. If bo, they may
he requested to endora# a copy of their

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ceainujiication to us. A copy of the aotea oiay
be retaicted before the papers are returned to
the Ministry of Sjtternal Affairs.


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Indian J«ws in Icrael vhle^i has copa t« tlifl Coogmsa
Prasldant hara. Pnsslbljr eoplea hsav ccw to oaf
HiiilRtP7 dlraet.



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Jciif*. '«li4t iiSE'ti'*! nLLi^oiiEii I'rou Indio td Israel and tLie
cl rijUi'Mi'tOl.llC^^ in i^i e:L -Lbe^r 1 el't Uta nounLri^f ..tl'ter
^CittilJlg ihc filers lUlTdlVi^, %L' Bllall CDliaiLlaf Ln wJiot

Call t'.1 tiiIi bollieEf re-Lili^ tO-ItkdLa.. I jjr^dtliOjtr
iiiAb npi^ i»r bli« 1 ,'tlC lUI ccllc .hacli at iitd a.A expeitde
ir ]i^ mm (.4 tD du ^iiliuut Aiiy ^poc^ial p(inii.S'^i i^u i'nxio.

th* Govcrti j^jit ol' Inditi* fiji* .Lftd oibttr rnalawnnt poiihl^
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F.S *1 BOte at page i/N Kferi^ lie daflrcd lafaneti^a

•bDiJt tb« fllgritioi af Jch fr« lidia t« Iiraal ai faLleatl

ne HBtaer of Jen vtaa kore ealgreted frea ladia to
Itra^i sid tku eiresBetadcos la wkich tse^ left this
coudtrj*

Bigrtite ta latilit

2, S»oi after the eltcbliabBeat vt the State tf Israel ii
Jen all ever (he wrld^ lacluJiag lodia, left foi* that

eoadtrj. it has beea eitluted that 9310 Jems had to far left ladla
for liraal* Ja rtachidg ther*^ ther fmod that egqditleas af llvlag
vra Bdt latitfacterfi ceaseipadtIf, the OoreriraaBt of ledia racelvad
ra^iasCi fro* the aigrants tot belag periBitted te retara to ledio*
ne GorernBeat of Indie fieuLrg that these perseDB ligrated to

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laraal^saafed by leatlaMat ^ took t Syapathotlo vie* aad daoldad (a
permit tha ntara «f thoae Jan idie could produee ffideaee of their
tedlsa aetlDialitj. At the Jen avre net ciasied as 'dUtnised*,
to fiaeaclal aiilstaace far tbeir rctera to lidia aei gleea*

3. A aaaber of Jen have rotaraed to fodle fro* Israel, he

are anaftiag data la this regard froa the Qritifl Eabattj in Tat Arlt*
4w Beceatly the Ministry of Affair# Mpgaited that la


the light of the cbanged oircuattiacoi nnder which condltlcm
pnvelllng la Israel are »ir nil haaWp and the noectwac ef the
Israel dattaasllty law of 1^^ we saould loi caatleue ladeflaltaly



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■ftar cke I4t^ Jalj 1952, luteaotictlljf tctpiiTei Itratli aatloOaJl


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Thaai J*wi Hfeo algrelad Hafan l^l*S2,-aaf bo
panlttad to n^ro to [adl* ^widad tbo^ pfodHeo
pooitifo OTldcDot ladlie paiipert, dKlarallOd

frofl loratll *ithofltlai that Iiraali aotloeollc; Hot
aot boon tequlrod, ate) of katiag retaiaed Indlas
oatloaaliiy.

(b> Tbow ^0 aigratod oftor 14-7-^ aa; be poraitcad to
ratarn provldod ikty prodooo proof *f tbalr karlog
doolond tggiait tH« latoaotle aetpiiiltioa of Icraell
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tc sake Israel their penwnent liabe, there la hartlly thlni; 4 e
can do. They car* howeifer* retuin to Iitlla provided they fulfil,
the neoea^iy conditicns io prw« thair benafldee ta Indian
nationalltj, A siadlar appea^has also been raoelvad on Mhich
Ft£* sado cartaln Snitilrlea, lh.« file is at pKraMLt uLth
IfceeBsary aotlcn on itie FJU xUl be takq] aa socci aa the line of
action le suggseted on Uie aarlitr papers^


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