Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the Jewish Agency, left Palestine today for Cairo. Prior to his departure he addressed a session of the Small Zionist Actions Committee on the political situation warning against pessimism, but at the same time emphasizing that “there is no ground for exaggerated optimism.”
Declaring that he presumes that “Britain has begun thinking about our problem, although who has not yet reached any decision,” Dr. Welzmann said: “I believe we are going toward better days. I am convinced that you – at least the younger people – will live to see a Jewish State; we deserve it. We have done much for it.”
Dr. Weizmann criticized the fact that the Jews were not invited as a people to the United Nations’ conference at San Francisco. “I hope that our situation will be clearer before the opening of the San Francisco Conference,” he said. “Within another six months we shall be able to make considerable progress.” He stated that after spending several days in the Middle East, he will proceed to London and from there to the United States. Moshe Shertok, head of the political department of the Jewish Agency also left today for Cairo and will remain there for two weeks.
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