Premier David Ben Gurion, Finance Minister Eliezer Kaplan and Dr. Nahum Goldmann, chairman of the Jewish Agency executive, today conferred on the question of bringing about coordination in the United States between the Israel bond drive and the United Jewish Appeal campaign.
The meeting took place in Zikhron Yakov, where Mr. Kaplan is now recuperating. Earlier in the morning, Dr. Goldmann conferred with Premier Ben Gurion on the question of securing from the Israel Government a special status for the Jewish Agency.
A proposal that a world conference of Zionist activists–“men of spirit and thought” — be convened to make plans for the revitalization of the Zionist movement was voiced here last night at the plenary session of the Jewish Agency executive. The session appointed committees today to draft resolutions which will be voted upon tomorrow.
The executive yesterday devoted two full sessions to a discussion of proposals to increase activity within the movement, with the debate centering chiefly about the issue of the transfer of major tasks and wider authority to local Zionist organizations. While some members of the executive favored liquidation of the party system in the Zionist movement outside Israel, others held out for continuation of the party system, looking toward the eventual establishment of united territorial organizations within which individuals and parties would find their places.
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