Britain’s Attitude Seen As Seriously Affecting Fund Collections for Palestine

extent that economic conditions in Palestine are being made more difficult which may once more give the government ground for further restrictions.

Since the promulgation of the order suspending immigration the Zionist situation remains essentially unchanged. The fact that six weeks after immigration was interrupted Lord Passfield, British colonial secretary, and Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the Jewish Agency, met, has done nothing to alter the situation. While the Colonial Office is unquestionably impressed by the world wide Jewish protests not only against the suspension of immigration but against the British policy in Palestine in general, and the report of the Mandates Commission is not as favorable to the British point of view as had been expected, negotiations between the Colonial Office and Zionist leaders are continuing.

NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE

Meetings between Lord Passfield and Zionist spokesmen have taken place while Malcolm MacDonald, son of the Prime Minister, continues to act as the go-between for the Zionist leaders and Premier MacDonald. Nevertheless no important decision concerning Palestine can be expected until the report of Sir John Simpson is available. While Sir John is returning to England within a fortnight from his investigation of problems of land settlement, development and immigration, he will not submit his report before October.

Yesterday an importance conference of members of the Zionist Executive took place here with Col. Frederick Kisch, chairman of the Palestine Executive of the Jewish Agency, now here on a flying visit, participating. Today Dr. Weizmann, Col. Kisch and Felix M. Warburg, chairman of the administrative committee on the Jewish Agency, will confer in Paris.

The long-awaited debate on Palestine in the House of Commons will in all likelihood take place next week although Sir John Chancellor, High Commissioner of Palestine, who is now in London, is said to be opposed to the debate.