Following the rejection by the Palestine Arab Higher Committee of the British invitation to participate in the London conference on Palestine, the High Commissioner today preferred the invitation to the Arab mayors of Nablus and Jaffa, and also to two prominent Christian Arabs. All four declined the offer.
Meanwhile, the Palestine Arab Committee today met to discuss an urgent request from Emir Abdullah, ruler of Transjordan, to send a delegation to consult with him on the Committee’s rejection of the British invitation. It is assumed that Abdullah is seeking to act as mediator between the Palestine Arabs and the British Government, since he, himself, has already accepted the British invitation.
The Arab Committee last night cabled the seven Arab governments which have been invited to the parley asking them to support the Palestine Arabs in their boycott of the conference. The cable did not specifically request the governments to boycott the conference, but merely asked for “support” of the Palestine Arabs stand.
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