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Refugees Brave Atlantic In Tiny Craft To Reach Americas
Buenos Aires dispatch details a postwar exodus of Europeans crossing the Atlantic in small boats seeking refuge in Latin America. Norwegians, Belgians, Dutch and others voyage in vessels like the Solbris and Falcken, fleeing jail terms, fear of World War III, or retaliation from Iron Curtain nations. Venezuelan ports see many landings as authorities note organized efforts to move former collaborators, with Jews, Spaniards, Poles among those crossing to safety in South American lands hungry for population.
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