World Jewish Congress Moves Its African Asian Desk to New York

The Executive of the World Jewish Congress decided at its meeting last week in Jerusalem to move to New York the African and Asian Affairs desk which for the past two or three years has been located in London. This was announced by Philip M. Klutznick, chairman of the Governing Board of the WJ Congress.

The transfer, Klutznick said, follows a decision by the WJ Congress to step up its efforts to create friendship and understanding between the Jewish people and African and Asian nations many of which know little or nothing about the history and aspirations of the Jewish people, Klutznick noted that in addition to African and Asian Permanent Missions to the UN and embassies in Washington, there were also several important institutes in this country for American-African and American-Asian cooperation.

The person appointed to the desk in New York will take over an ongoing operation which has already established contacts with a substantial number of African and Asian countries, and has to its credit some significant achievements, Klutznick said.