Louis Pincus has acceded to requests from Jewish leaders in Israel and abroad that he remain in office as chairman of the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Executive, it was learned today from reliable sources. Pincus reportedly had been contemplating transferring to the Bank Leumi which is seeking a new chairman but changed his mind after an appeal from Premier Golda Meir and other Labor Party leaders that he remain in Zionist service.
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