II.—Second Meeting of the General Council, March 25th to April 5th, 1934, in Jerusalem. The following were present : A.—Members of the Executive. Dr. Sokolow, Mr. D. Ben-Gurion, Prof. Brodetsky, I. Gruenbaum, Dr. V. Jacobson, E. Kaplan, L. …

the endeavours and vital hopes of the Jewish people, and are opposed to> the international obligations of the Mandatory Government as well as contrary to the economic requirements of the country. (2) The Zionist General Council considers it…

(3) On the basis of the foregoing submissions the Executive of the Jewish Agency is requested to address the following urgent representations to the Government : (a) The present method of determining the extent of immigration should be fund…

III.—Citizenship. The General Council directs the attention of all sections of the Yishuv to the absolute necessity of acquiring Palestinian citizenship and instructs the Executive to take the necessary measures, in co-operation with the Va…

Agency decides upon its necessity after consultation with the Immigration Commission. (2) The Palestine Office is a branch institution of the Immigration Department of the Jewish Agency, and its sphere of work is prescribed by this Departme…

(2) The competency of the Palestine Office Commission extends to the following matters : (a) The handling of all general immigration questions which concern the activity of the Palestine Office and the control of its work; (b) Instructions …

The budget estimates shall be considered by the Presidium. In the case of differences of opinion the Manager of the Palestine Office may bring his proposals before the Palestine Office Commission. The report and the proposals shall be sent,…

II.—Composition of the Palestine Office Commissions. (1) The General Council confirms the instructions of the Immigration Department of the Jewish Agency concerning the Palestine Office in accordance with the circular of September 5th, 1933…

(4) Relatives. The category " relatives of inhabitants of Palestine," who have a claim to labour certificates, shall comprise only sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and fiancées. The Immigration Department…

(b) Joint guarantee of suitable labour conditions; (c) Establishment of general Labour Bureaux of all workers in all places where there is no joint Labour Bureaux. (2) The General Council instructs the Executive, in conjunction with the Exe…

with the settlers a clause making it obligatory " to refrain on the Sabbath and on Jewish festivals from all work, whether in building, in the field, or in the vineyards, and from every form of industrial and business activity." (2) The Gen…

the Executive of the Jewish Agency, of the Keren Hayesod and the Keren Kayemeth, and empowers the Executive to arrange for the transfer of the rights of the Keren Hayesod and the Keren Kayemeth from its investments in water installations in…

The Budget Commission shall have the right, in conjunction with the Executive of the Jewish Agency, to draw up a provisional budget, provided that it does not exceed the general framework of the budget for 5694, and that during the time unt…

Congress, and the constitutional authority of the Zionist Executive as well as of the organs elected by the Congress. (2) In view of the differences of opinion between the various tendencies in the movement and the propagation of their Zion…

Neustadt, A. Reiss, D. Remez, J. Sprinzak, Szkolnik, Tabenkinr Dr. Tartakower, K. Blumenfeld, Dr. Ebner, Ettingen, Rev. J. K. Goldbloom, Mrs. Halprin, Landau, Dr. Mossinson, Dr. Rufeisen,. Dr. Schmorak, Dr. Schwarzbart, J. Suprasky, M. Berl…

The General Council approves the manner in which the Executive has Tirged upon the Government the encouragement of close settlement of Jews in certain areas by means of ordinances, provision being made for an appropriate number of Arab cult…

foreign nationality to influence their members in this direction, with a view to strengthening the political position of the Yishub. 6.—Observance of the Sabbath. The General Council directs the Executive to submit a proposal to the forthco…

to justice and to the needs of the country and the Yishub. Especial hardship is caused to persons who have resided in Palestine for a number of years, many of whom have _ opened workshops and are giving employment to labour, and whose famil…

who have discharged this duty not later than within the year preceding the consideration of their application for an immigration certificate. (b) Haluz organisations engaging in Hachshara and professional organisations recognised and superv…

(h) The General Council recognises the General Zionist Haluz organisation as an autonomous Haluz organisation on a par with other Haluz organisations in regard to rights to Hachshara and immigration. ■5.—Commission on the Immigration of Yem…