The Israel Bond Planning Commission, consisting of leading personalities in business and Jewish communal life, left by plane this week-end for Israel to conduct an on-the-spot survey of Israel’s economic growth, and the role of American investments in the future development of the country.
Members of the Commission, which was designated by Henry Morgenthau, Jr., chairman of the Board of Governors of the Israel Bond drive, will visit industrial plants throughout Israel during their two-week stay. They will also visit the Negev and other areas where Israel’s newly-discovered natural resources are being exploited with the aid of Israel Bond drive investments.
While in Israel, the Planning Commission will confer on economic policy with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, Finance Minister Levi Eshkol and other top Government officials and industrial leaders. A report on the delegation’s findings will be presented to the National Economic Conference for Israel, which will be held in Atlantic City beginning September 12. The Planning Commission is headed by Rudolf G. Sonneborn of New York.
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