The Zionist Actions Committee, which is now in session here, today approved the plan of the Jewish Agency to establish a political office in Washington as well as to strengthen the office of the Jewish Agency in London.
The decision was taken following a lengthy report by Moshe Shertok, head of the political department of the Jewish Agency, on his recent visit to the United States and on the developments in London which are of direct interest to post-war Palestine. Mr. Shertok emphasized that the public in the United States knows little concerning Jewish aspirations and achievements in Palestine. He also stressed the necessity of better presentation of the Zionist cause before the United States Government.
The Actions Committee, which is the supreme Zionist body between sessions of the World Zionist Congress, also discussed questions concerning the rescue of Jews in Nazi Europe. It approved the attitude taken by the Jewish Agency executive with regard to further enlistment of Palestine Jews in the British armed forces.
David Ben-Gurion, chairman of the executive of the Jewish Agency, who was scheduled to deliver a report on the Agency’s attitude towards the post-war reconstruction plan for Palestine suggested by the government, was taken ill suddenly and was unable to be present. The Actions Committee expects to hear Ben-Gurion’s report at its next session, which will probably take place next month.
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