Iraq, Egypt and Syria are losing interest in the Palestine question, New York Times correspondent Joseph M. Levy reported from Jerusalem today, because they recognize the gravity of the international situation and realize that they cannot any longer allow themselves the pleasure of annoying Great Britain. These Arab countries, which gained their independence as a result of the World War and the Allied victory, are now beginning to realize that unless they cooperate with the former Allies their independence will be gravely endangered, the dispatch said.
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