Lord Privy Seal Clement R. Attlee denied in Commons yesterday that the Palestine Government’s decision to decline American Red Cross aid for air raid victims had been taken on political grounds. Replying to a question by Laborite Geoffrey Mander, Major Attlee said the Palestine Government did not view the situation as an emergency ordinarily requiring an appeal for assistance abroad since the needs of victims and dependents could be met by local organizations’ existing funds suplemented by Government grants, British Red Cross, donations and private gifts.
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