Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1937-08-01 · 8.1937 · p. Seite 31

— 31 — The following summary shows the purpose for which loans were used in 1936. of Loans Purpose Amount in LP. 270 New Business Undertakings (Individuals) 6,906.— 20 Participation in existing businesses (trade, cooperatives) 754.-> 137 Expansion of business (Stock, machinery) 3,17V.— 20 Vocational specialisation 224.— 16 Land Purchase & Construction of Houses 674.— 299 Emergency credits (advances against expected income and transfers for Customs payments, rentals, etc.) 5,908.— 17,645.— The Kupat Milve shel Olei-G er mania at times also assisted the Central Bureau when extending loans to individuals. The Central Bureau disbursed a total amount of LP.5,500 on direct credits out of its own resources from October 1st, 1935, to the end of March, 1937. The amount of LP. 1,000 furnished by the Council for German Jewry was given in loans to doctors who had not been able to adjust themselves in the country. There are 900-1000 doctors from Germany now in Palestine, and the aforementioned sum enabled the creation of new medical posts by providing these persons with financial help during the initial period. VII. TRANSFER OF CAPITAL FROM GERMANY . TO PALESTINE. (a) After considering the question of Haavara, the 19th Congress adopted the following resolution : "In order to stimulate the emigration of German Jews to Palestine, the Executive is enjoined to exercise supervisory control over the operations of Haavara.". In pursuance of this resolution, the Board of Haavara was reconstituted as follows : Two representatives of the Jewish Agency, and one representative each of the Vaad Leumi, the German Zionist Federation, the German Immigrants' Association and the Anglo-Pales-