A National Planning Commission, consisting of outstanding representatives of American and Canadian Jewish communities, and headed by top officials of the State of Israel Bond Organization, is scheduled to leave from New York via El Al Israel Airlines on August 22 for a two-week study of economic developments in Israel, it was announced today by the Israel Bond Organization. Chairman of the commission is Philip Zinman of Camden, Israel Bond chairman for New Jersey.
The members of the Commission will inspect the country’s major industrial plants, agricultural settlements and other projects, in order to gauge the rate of expansion and construction in these fields as a result of the infusion of Israel Bond capital. They will also seek to determine the scope of Israel Bond investments required for the fuller realization of the country’s economic potential, with special emphasis on the tapping of natural resources and acceleration of production for export.
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