The British Section of the World Jewish Congress categorically denied today that it had ever called for a boycott by Jews of the forthcoming commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto revolt which the Polish Government will sponsor in Warsaw this spring. Alex. L. Easterman, director of the Congress’ international affairs department, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that reports of a boycott call issued by the WJC were “ill founded” and “erroneous.” He said that “on no occasion has the Congress taken any such decision or made any such pronouncements.”
The reports of a boycott call, which were widely published here and abroad, stemmed, according to Mr. Easterman, from words incorporated in a general resolution adopted at the recent national conference of the WJC’s British section here. The resolution expressed the WJC’s “disquiet and regrets” over Poland’s attitude toward Israel since last June’s Arab-Israel war but stated its hopes for the restoration of goodwill and confidence between the Jewish world and the Polish Republic. Mr. Easterman noted that constituent members of the WJC are free to express independent opinions but, unless adopted by the parent body, these are not binding.
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