The Archive · 1938

Syrian Parliament Protests

Damascus, Apr, 28, The Parliament of Syria today unanimously passed a resolution protesting against the British scheme of the partition of Palestine-—Havas, Polar Scientist Moscow, Apr,_30, Dr, Oto Schmidt," famous Soviet polar explorer, returned to favour with the Soviet regime today after directing the rescue of 184 pascen-[gers aboard three ice breakers locked fin Arctic. ice. }ams 800 miles from Siberia since October.

Given only fifteen days to complete one of the most. -dangerous Fescue. expeditions inthe history. of fixe Aretle,. Dr." Schmidt" directed three: mulli-motored airplanes which foray effected the rescue, The planes were able to pick up all but 82 of the passengers of the three Soviet ice breakers. and" stp= plies sufcient for two years were Toft with the small party "forced wait on the iee-locked ships until 'Additional planes can reach them, Official accounts of the rescue here failed to mention "the number of miles flown by the rescue planes, which were piloted by Mf. Anatoly JAlexev, MIN. Pavel Golovin' and" Oriov—United Press.

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