Documents
In
1962-1963 the Senate Foreign Relations Committee investigated the Jewish
Agency and the American Zionist Council. Their funding flows from
Israel as well as lobbying and public relations campaigns in the United
States were explored during sworn testimony on May 23 and August 1,
1963. The Senate record including transcripts and subpoenaed
documents are included in the following PDF files scanned from bound
records held at the National Archives and Records Administration.
May 23, 1963 Hearings
Part 1 (2.8 MB)
Part 2 (3.7 MB)
Part 3 (7.2 MB)
Part 4 (2.5 MB)
August 1, 1963 Hearings
Part 1 (4.6 MB)
Part 2 (2.5 MB)
Update:
Many documents subpoenaed during the Senate investigation were not
included in the final record (above). Also, organizations such as
the Jewish Agency and American Zionist Council lobbied for redactions of
some of their statements made under sworn testimony. The Senate
investigation team files, newly released by the National Archives and Records Administration on
July 23, 2010, reveal a comprehensive Jewish Agency public relations
campaign in the US. Visit the new AZC archive
for these declassified records. |