יומנים > יומן - מלא 19/03/1949

Saturday, March 19, 1949

Ya’akov, Schreiber, and Avidar came. Need to review the budget for the three months of April-June on the basis of an average 65,000 per month. No vehicles. During the war vehicles don’t enter. I postponed the review until I see Kaplan. Avidar thinks they require P£ 5 million for vehicles. For how many forces [?] / How many [vehicles] for the army [?]? I postponed the review for seven days until we know the political situationץ

         – Neustadt [sp.] came and brought me proposals that I consider important and fruitful, regarding the movement in America. The division of our movement there into the Farband [Jewish National Workers Alliance], the Pioneer Women, and the party weakens us. Segal is already inclined towards unification; the one delaying it is the women’s organization, and Bert Goldstein who heads it. He proposes inviting the heads of the party, the Farband, and the Pioneer Women to the country and demanding that they unite. He proposes that the [Jewish] Agency purchase the Tag [?]. Because until now the [Diaspora?] press was entirely in Neumann’s hands. A delegation should be sent to the party, and part of the fundraising should be devoted to party needs. A special branch should be opened in the bureau for contact with America in the north and the south, and with South Africa. Neustadt [sp.] is prepared to work on this in the bureau. He asks for a contact with the government – I told him to get in touch with Sherf.

         – Consultation with Kalman and Yosef on the war against the cost [of living]. It’s necessary to have serious rationing of food, clothing, and other goods, to lower prices, and afterwards wages as well – without interrupting the rising standard of living.

         – From 4 to 10 p.m. – party meeting.

         – Afterwards a visit to the reception for working mothers.

         – In response to our question to [Abba] Eban regarding the reaction to a potential action in the Triangle [against the Iraqis], he replied:

believe Meshulash [Triangle] action could have gravest repeat gravest repercussions unless circumstances timing most carefully arranged. Will wire detailed suggestions after consultation [with] Eliahu [Elath].

         – [Joseph] Linton cables [that his] impression is that the English have inwardly despaired of the Negev.