A motion to reconsider the decision of the Jewish Agency executive to hold the forthcoming World Zionist Congress in Palestine will be introduced at the next meeting of the Small Zionist Actions Committee, which opens here on Tuesday, it was learned today.
The motion is sponsored by Mizrachi members of the Actions Committee as well as by some General Zionists. Its sponsors argue, among other things, that Dr. Chaim Weizmaun, president of the Jewish Agency, does not approve of holding the congress in Palestine and that the Palestine Government is willing to grant no more than 250 visas for delegates although more than 100 delegates from Europe alone contemplate coming to the congress. This would leave only 150 visas for delegates from the United States, South Africa and the Latin American and other non-European countries.
Dr. Weizmaun is leaving for England to undergo a second operation on his eyes and it is doubtful whether he will be able to return to Palestine in time to attend the congress, which is scheduled to open on August 7. However, he would be able to attend the congress if it were held in Switzerland. In private conversations, Dr. Weizmaun has indicated that he does not contemplate continuing in office as president of the World Zionist Organization and that he would favor the election of a triumvirate instead of a president.
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