Egyptian Member of Executive of Moslem World Conference Deported from Palestine for Speech Attacking

Abdul Rachman Bey Azzan, one of the Egyptian delegates, who is eleventh on the list of the 25 members of the Executive elected by the Moslem World Conference here, has been deported from Palestine, states an official communique which has been telephoned to-day to the J.T.A. here.

The reason for the deportation is a speech which he delivered at the Moslem Conference attacking the policy of the Italian Government and officials towards the Moslem Arab population of the Italian colony, Tripolitana, which the communique states is calculated to embitter relations between the Government of Italy and the British Mandatory Government in Palestine.

Abdul Rachman Bey al Azzan, of Cairo, was one of the central figures in the clash which occurred at the opening session of the Moslem Conference last week. It was he who brought up the question of Egyptian politics, in conveying greetings from Nahas Pasha, the leader of the Egyptian Wafd Party. This brought another Egyptian delegate, Suleiman Bey Fawzi, to his feet, shouting “there is only one man in Egypt, King Fuad”. A tremendous furore followed and enraged delegates beat him with sticks until he dropped. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem ran forward and stood over Suleiman Bey Fawzi with outstretched arms, protecting him as far as he could until the police arrived and carried him out.

The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, Sir Robert Hamilton, declared in the House of Commons when the Moslem Conference was opened in Jerusalem, that an undertaking had been obtained from the Grand Mufti and the organisers of the Conference to avoid incitement from any visitors to Palestine attending the Conference.

Riadh Bey, another member of the Executive, attacked Britain, with her Imperialistic mandates, during the Conference, being reproved by Shaukat Ali, who said Moslems should oppose Jews, but not break their friendly relations with Britain.