The World - News from Dec. 25, 1985
Twenty Poles who traveled to West Germany on a Polish ferry defected and asked for asylum, a police spokesman said. The Poles arrived in the West German Baltic port of Travemuende and defected when their tour bus arrived in Hamburg, the spokesman said. Under a 1966 West German regulation, Poles and other East Europeans who flee to West Germany cannot be sent back. The rules governing treatment of other asylum seekers do not apply to them. Last year, about 1,000 Poles jumped ships in West German ports.
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