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Report Agency Asking 15,000 Certificates

April 15, 1937
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Arab leaders have ledged a vigorous protest against the Jewish Agency’s alleged request for admission of 15,000 Jewish workers to Palestine, the Havas News Agency reported today.

The Arabs pointed out that admission of more Jewish immigrants would add new difficulties to the unemployment problem in the Holy Land. This problem already has resulted in disorders on several occasions, the Arabs pointed out.

The Premier and Finance Minister of Iraq today joined with other Arab leaders in opposing the reported plan for dividing Palestine into Jewish and Arab cantons. Such a move constitutes a danger for the Arab world and threatens the Moslems with the loss of Palestine, the Iraq officials said.

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