The Jewish Agency executive, meeting in plenary session here, today adopted a budget of 235,400,000 Israeli pounds for fiscal year 1959-60 with an increase of 25, 000, 000 pounds over the previous budget. The sum for the new fiscal year includes 39, 000, 000 Israel pounds for housing of immigrants into Israel.
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