The 25th World Zionist Congress will open in Jerusalem on July 12, 1960, the Jewish Agency executive decided today.
While no agenda has as yet been drawn up, it is expected that the 10-day Congress will deal with the problem of broadening the World Zionist Organization expanding the composition of the Jewish Agency and reorganization of the Agency’s functions in Israel.
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