The Arab press of Palestine and Egypt today announces that a Legislative Council in Palestine will be established in the Autumn, as soon as High Commissioner Wauchope returns from his Summer vacation in England.
Al Ahram, a usually well informed Egyptian daily, states that Sir Arthur is determined to resign should the Colonial Office in London disagree with him on the immediate establishment of the Council.
Al Difa, Palestine Arab daily, reports that the order for establishment of the Legislative Council will be published in the Autumn of 1935, but that elections to the Council will be held in the Spring of 1936. The paper describes what it believes will be the set-up of the Council.
LEADERS SILENT ON STORY
Jewish leaders here refused to comment on these reports. It is understood that the various Jewish groups in Palestine will continue to oppose the establishment of a Legislative Council, since such an institution would be detrimental to Jewish interests in the country.
Commissioner Wauchope, it is learned, has made some changes in the original prospectus for the proposed Council. These changes, however, are far from satisfactory to the Jews.
The government committee to establish an Agricultural Bank in Palestine, from which Arab landowners will benefit most, held a meeting today under the chairmanship of Mr. Johnson, treasurer of the Palestine government. Plans discussed at the meeting reveal that the bank will soon begin to function.
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