A division of opinion between the Czechoslovakian Foreign and Home Offices regarding the granting of a visa to Vladimir Jabotinsky, Revisionist leader, enabling him to attend the Zionist Congress which will open here next week, was responsible for the delay in giving him permission to enter the country, it was learned today.
The Home Office, it was learned on good authority, had objected to Jabotinsky’s visit on the grounds that too many disturbances had resulted from his previous visit when his followers and other Zionists met at a mass meeting, and the ministry wished to avoid any repetition.
The Foreign Office insisted, however, that Jabotinsky, as the leader of an important Zionist faction, could not be barred from attending the Congress and that he must be granted a visa without limitations.
Jabotinsky did not apply through the Congress Bureau which arranged details for the majority of the delegates to the Congress, and refused to let the bureau intercede for him with the authorities.
Meanwhile, the General Zionists have taken the initiative in inviting the leaders of all Zionist groups to a conference on ways and means to maintain order during the Congress, It is felt that this move was made necessary by the attendance at the sessions of thousands of youthful and ardent supporters of the various Zionist parties.
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