General Zionist Confederation Reconstitutes Itself into World Union

The World Confederation of General Zionists, headed by Dr. Emanuel Neumann, concluded its three-day conference here today with a decision to reconstitute itself into the World Union of General Zionists. Dr. Neumann was unanimously elected president of the World Union.

Elected vice presidents were, Dr. Max Nussbaum, Leon Dultzin and Israel Dunsky. Jacques Torczyner of New York will head the American office of the Union, while Joseph Serlin and Moshe Kol will head the Israeli office.

In resolutions adopted at the closing session, the delegates voted to recognize Noar Hatzioni as the youth movement of the General Zionists Union, and called for the support of Maccabi and Young Maccabi sport movements.

In his address at the final session, Dr. Neumann expressed the hope that the next Zionist Congress will see the General Zionist delegation as the leading faction there. He also expressed the hope that dissident Zionist groups would join the new Union to promote Zionism in its purest and broadest sense.

ESHKOL CRITICIZED FOR STATEMENT ON FRONTIER ADJUSTMENTS

At an earlier session, the delegates heard addresses by Knesset members Izhar Harari and Elimelech Rimalt on various aspects of Israel foreign policy. Referring to a statement by Prime Minister Levi Eshkol to a British correspondent that Israel may consider some territorial changes for the sake of peace, Mr. Harari said “we are not prepared to pay such a price for peace with the Arabs.”

Prime Minister Eshkol had said in his interview, given this Sunday to the correspondent of the British Broadcasting Corporation, that once peace negotiations with Arab states are under way, Israel would be willing to discuss “mutual adjustments” on such questions as the borders and the Arab refugees.

“If and when the Arabs agree to negotiations, that very fact will create a new political and psychological atmosphere in which, I am sure, we should be able to settle the outstanding problems,” Mr. Eshkol said, “Within the framework of negotiations, we may see our way to contribute our share to a solution of the problem of the refugees.”

Asked whether Israel would be willing to discuss frontier adjustments as part of a general agreement, the Prime Minister said Israel would be willing to discuss such problems and to make certain “minor and mutual adjustments” if this were necessary, in the course of negotiations.