Israel Premier’s Statement on Stand of Zionists Abroad Toward Jewish State Clarified

Leaders of the United Jewish Appeal today received clarification from Israel Premier David Ben Gurion on the statement which he made last week in setting conditions for the granting of a special status in Israel to the world Zionist movement.

The statement, in which Mr. Ben Gurion dealt with the relations between the Zionist movement and the Jewish state, provoked great interest among Jewish groups in the United States. In a cable addressed to Edward M.M. Warburg and Dr. Joseph Schwartz, the secretary of Israel’s Prime Minister made it clear that what Mr. Ben Gurion said was that “national Zionist organizations must agree to aid the Jewish state under all circumstances and conditions even if they oppose the views or dislike the composition of the Government of Israel.”