General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army, has appeared before a closed session of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee and urged rejection of the Palestine resolution which is now before both houses of Congress, it was learned here over the week-end Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War, has addressed a letter to the Committee, also urging that it disapprove the resolution.
The opposition of the War Department to the Palestine resolution was also made known to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. An announcement was made during the week-end that the House Foreign Affairs Committee would not resume hearings on the resolution until it disposes with “more urgent business.”
Everything points to the fact that the resolution, which urges free entry of Jews to Palestine and the ultimate establishment of a Jewish Commonwealth there, will be laid aside for some time both in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and in the House Committee for Foreign Affairs.
Some members of Congress indicated that they have reason to believe that even if no action is taken by Congress on the resolution, the Palestine problem will be dealt with by the American Government as one of the international problems requiring a solution. They expressed the opinion that the Jews can expect some favorable action with regard to Palestine within the next six months.
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