The Palestine Arab Higher Committee and other Arab groups within the country are conferring on whether to appear before the United Nations inquiry commission when it holds hearings in Jerusalem, it was learned here today. It is not expected that the Arabs will reach a decision until just before the committee arrives.
The members of the Higher Committee delegation to the U.N. are expected to arrive in Cairo tomorrow when a plenary session of the group will open to discuss this problem. The ex-Mufti of Jerusalem, its chairman, is known to oppose an Arab appearance, but other members of the Committee are believed to be reluctant to pass up the opportunity to present their side of the case to an international body.
It is almost certain that the Committee members will approach various Arab governments to ask advice. Egypt, the recognized leader of the Arab League states, is expected to counsel appearance, because it is preparing to carry its dispute with Britain, over withdrawal of British troops, to the U.N. and will not desire to appear to be flouting the authority of the U.N.
Meanwhile, the Jewish Agency is feverishly preparing the documentation of its case for presentation to the probers. All government departments have already been ordered to prepare such material as may be desired by the fact-finding commission.
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