A meeting of the Large Zionist Action Committee, sleated at the last world Zionist congress, will be convoked in England at the end of only or early in August, it was decided yesterday at a meeting of the Small Zionist Astions Committee here. The large committee consists of 75 members, 40 of whom are in Palestine, 24 in the U. S., three in England, and the where abouts of the others are not known,
The committee voted to re-assemble within a fortnight for the purpose of for slating its attitude on the question of partition, and, at the same time, adopted a resolution pledging the rights of Arabs in a Jewish state. All communities residing rithin such a state, it said, will enjoy full autonomy in managing their religious, educational, cultural and municipal institutions.
The Arab language and schools will enjoy the protection of the state, and loal administration will be established in all towns and villages, the resolution adted, and an equal standard of living for all residents will be sought. Another resolution pledged that the Jewish state will cooperate with its Arab neighbors for their actual benefit and for the development of the entire Middle East.
Criticism of Zionist leaders who are defending Jewish rights in Palestine at the United Nations Conference at San Francisco was voiced at the committee meeting. Is opposition to a resolution introduced by the executive of the Jewish Agency, approring Zionist activities at San Francisco, the Mizrachi leaders asked a vote of no confidence in the executive. Their proposal received six votes. The Jewish Agency resolution was then amended to read that “the Actions Committee acknowledges the action of the representatives” at San Francisco. This amended resolution was passed with eleven votes for it and lo abstentions.
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