Henry Montor, Julian Venezky and other leaders of the organization which conducts the sale of Israel bonds in the United States arrived here today to discuss their resignations with Premier David Ben Gurion.
In a statement, the delegation said that the resignations were tendered in view of differences of opinion which developed between them and the Government of Israel regarding working methods The statement added that the delegation came here at the request of Premier Ben Gurion to discuss ways and means of eliminating the differences. Mr. Montor said that American Jewry has proved its readiness to help Israel, and that the sale of Israel bonds has already reached $190,000,000 in cash and obligations.
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