Rumors that Swiss frontiers would be closed at midnight–denied by the Swiss authorities and French and Italian Consulates–today caused apprehension among delegates to the 21st biennial World Zionist Congress, many of whom hurried across the border into France without waiting for adjournment of the Congress.
The 100-odd American delegates reserved a special train to take them to France tomorrow morning. Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Zionist president, planned to leave for London tonight.
Dr. Weizmann, David Ben Gurion, Dr. Maurice J. Karpf, of New York, and other members of the Jewish Agency Executive decided to call off the biennial meeting of the Jewish Agency Council scheduled for the end of the month and maintain the present composition of the Executive, giving the Jewish Agency Administrative Committee the right to add new members to the Executive.
The Zionist Congress, rushing toward expected adjournment tonight, me main plenary session this morning and began voting final resolutions (reported in yesterday’s JTA NEWS).
The General Zionist “B” faction returned to the Congress sessions, from which the group walked out on Tuesday.
It was officially announced that reelection of the present Zionist Executive was certain, with the addition of a few members.
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