A plan to settle 12,500 German Jews in Palestine within a year has been tentatively agreed upon by representatives of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, conferring here with British and German Jewish leaders on the projected expatriation of 100,000 German Jews in four years, it was learned today. The plan, if adopted, will be submitted to the World Council for German Jewry, coordinating body to effect the exodus.
According to the plan, which is still in the outline stage, this first large group will include capitalists and others with means.
Acting for the World Council for German Jewry, size and composition of which has still to be determined, Sir Herbert Samuel, Lord Bearsted and Simon Marks conferred today with representatives of German Jewry. Among the topics considered were the Jewish school system in Germany, communal budgets and the problem of training German Jews for emigration to Palestine and other countries.
Discussions as to the composition and size of the council continued today, with a decision expected shortly.
Yesterday, Sir Herbert met with Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency for Palestine, and discussed general problems connected with the four-year exodus plan. Discussions among Zionist leaders are being continued.
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