Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the World Zionist Organization, has cabled to David Ben-Gurion, the resigned chairman of the executive of the Jewish Agency, inviting him to head the delegation which the Agency is sending to London to assist Dr. Weizmann in political negotiations, it was learned here today.
The Weizmann invitation, it is reported, urged Mr. Ben-Gurion to forget past differences and to join other Zionist leaders in coping with the problems of the future. It is understood that Ben-Gurion’s reply expressed agreement that past disagreements must give way to unity in the critical period ahead, but declined the invitation on the basis that he could not leave Palestine at present.
Ben-Gurion is also reported to have voiced the hope that the Jewish Agency delegation’s mission would be successful. The delegation will leave for London as soon as transportation can be secured, it was reported today.
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