The long-planned joint Authority for Immigration and Absorption of the Israel Government and Jewish Agency was formally established yesterday and held its first meeting immediately.
The Jewish Agency executive previously named as its representatives to the Authority Avraham Cygel, A. L. Dultzin, Andre Narboni and S.Z. Shragai. The Government representatives are Ministers Mordecai Bentov, Yosef Burg, Eliahu Sasson and Moshe Kol. Co-chairmen of the Authority are Labor Minister Yigal Allon and Agency executive chairman Aryeh L. Pincus.
Under the guidelines set up by the two controlling bodies, the Authority will propose immigration and absorption policies and administrative procedures. The work will be carried out by existing Government and Jewish Agency departments without setting up additional machinery.
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