The question of the barter agreement concluded between certain Jewish groups in Palestine and the Nazi government in Germany will be discussed at a closed session of the Zionist Actions Committee tomorrow, it was announced here today.
The same session will also take up the question of why the Jewish Colonial Trust, the only Zionist bank in the world, was suddenly liquidated in London.
These two questions have been the center of interest among the many delegates from various countries, here to participate in the sessions of the Actions Committee. Most of them consider that in view of the growing anti-Jewish persecution in Germany, the barter agreement should be definitely disavowed by the Actions Committee since it increases the export of German goods into Palestine and breaks the boycott which the Jews of the world have proclaimed against Germany.
BANK LIQUIDATION SCORED
The liquidation of the Jewish Colonial Trust in London is also much criticized by many delegates who see no reason why, in the present time of increased Zionist activity throughout the world, the only existing. Zionist bank was closed down.
It is believed that many startling details will be disclosed tomorrow when the question of the liquidation of this bank is brought up. The details will, however, not be available to the press since they may affect certain personalities.
A heated discussion developed today when Mr. Frumkin, a Laborite, reporting on Jewish labor in Palestine, demanded that Jewish workers engaged in agricultural labor, be given the privilege of obtaining extra immigration certificates to enable them to bring over their relatives. Mr. Frumkin also demanded that Jewish farmers who are boycotting Jewish labor be expelled from all public positions in the country.
The right wing of the Actions Committee, during the discussion, strongly opposed the extreme measures which Mr. Frumkin proposed. The question of immigration certificates for relatives of agricultural workers was handed over for decision to the immigration committee.
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