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Record of a March 27, 1956 conversation between Mr. Dodds-Parker of the British Foreign Office’s African Department and Mr. A. L. Easterman, Head of the Political Department of the World Jewish Congress, the latter of whom pointed to current discrimination against the Jews in Libya. Letter to the Chancery of the British Embassy in Cairo requesting confirmation of this claim (typed version and handwritten draft). Response from the British Embassy in Tripoli with details of anti-Jewish sentiment and actions in Libya. Date range: March 28, 1956-May 1, 1956.