David J. Schwertzer, special representative of the Hias-Ica Emigration Association who is now in Palestine, was received today by High Commissioner Sir Harold MacMichael with whom he discussed Jewish immigration problems for an hour.
The Jewish Agency executive today announced the establishment of a Zionist Veterans Loan Fund which will carry the name of Dr. Arthur Hentke, director of the Keren Hayesod, whose 70th birthday was observed in Palestine this week.
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