The question of emigration of Jews from Poland to Israel was discussed by Dr. Adolf Berman, chairman of the Central Committee of Jews in Poland and leader of the Mapam Party in this country, in a series of conferences held here with several important officials of the Polish Government.
Dr. Berman was informed that the continuation of Jewish emigration from Poland to Israel is now being discussed by the proper Polish authorities. In the last few weeks, only a small number of emigration permits were issued and, as of the first of this year, the issuance of passports is now being handled by district administrative authorities, rather than by the Foreign Ministry.
The government officials also assured Dr. Berman that Zionist organizations in this country will not in any way be interfered with, contrary to rumors, circulating here after the closing down of the local Jewish Agency office, that Zionist groups would be banned in Poland.
Dr. L. Grinstein, Israeli commercial attache in this country, left yesterday for Tel Aviv to report to Israeli Government officials on the new Israeli-Polish commercial treaty. Meanwhile, Israel Barzilia, Israeli envoy to Poland, has begun a series of talks with leading Polish Government officials. He has already met with Minister of Navigation Rapatzki, Speaker of the Polish Parliament Kovalski, and will probably be received shortly by Minister of Internal Affairs Modzelvski and Prime Minister Cyrankievitch.
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