The British Government has decided to increase its garrison in Palestine from 87,000 to 125,000 by the end of the year, when the government is expected to announce a new Palestine policy which will probably call for the partitioning of that country, it was reported here today.
The Sunday Times, which carries the report, says that secret troop movements are already under way in the Middle East and large contingents of troops are being moved into Palestine. It states that senior British officers feel these reinforcements are necessary because of the growing strength of the “Najada,” underground Arab “army,” from whom they anticipate more trouble than from Jewish extremists.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews today rejected a motion requesting the government to submit the Palestine problem to the United Nations. The vote came after a lively debate, during which Prof. Selig Brodetsky, Board president, pointed out that it would not be advantageous to bring the issue before the U.N., where six Arab states are represented, and with the attitude of the Eastern European countries unclear.
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