Regarding the response of public opinion to sinking of the Struma, on April 20, 1942, in the course of a discussion on the budget in the Turkish parliament, an objection was raised to the publication by the Turkish News Agency of the response, on March, 12, of the Jewish Agency to the Struma tragedy. The Turkish premier responded that Turkey had no responsability for the tragedy and that it could not be expected to serve as a refuge for people who were undesirable elsewhere.

Reports in the Arab Press (Al-Difaa, March 13, 1942) came out in the defense of Lord Cranborne, the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs (1940-1942), who stopped the debate on the Struma tragedy in the House of Lords, and Sir Harold Mac-Michael, High Commissioner of Palestine for his comments on th Struma tragedy.

The Commander of the British Navy was quoted as suggesting that the passengers on the Struma had sabotaged the boat intentionally.

                   Based on an article by Sh. Shaharia, "25 Years of the Struma Tragedy"