David Ben Gurion, chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive in Jerusalem, sailed from San Francisco last Thursday on the first leg of his return journey to Palestine, which will take about a month, following a three-and-a-half month visit in the United States. He will proceed by Clipper from Honolulu, by way of New Zealand, Singapore and India.
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