Replying to an inquiry from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Dr. Maurice Hexter, American member of the Jewish Agency Executive, today denied the Daily Telegraph’s report that the conference between the Jewish Agency and the British government would lead to no successful results because the American leaders of the Agency had cabled instructions to the representatives of the Agency here not to come to any conclusive agreement with the British government. The paper added that American Zionist leaders had counseled the Zionist Executive against an understanding unless the White Paper was annulled.
Dr. Hexter pointed out that it was only natural that Jewish Agency leaders in the United States should ratify any agreement reached with the British government before its terms were made public since it would be a document sanctioned by the Jewish side.
Meanwhile a division of opinion prevails among the Jewish leaders as to whether the conference with the government will bring the expected results. Most optimistic of all is Dr. Chaim Weizmann. The least hopeful are the leaders from Palestine.
The Palestinian leaders, Chaim Arlo-soroff, Berl Katzenelson, Joseph Sprinzak and Rabbi Meier Berlin have been detained in London by the Zionist Executive so that they may be on the spot while negotiations with the government are going on.
It is understood that the first statement regarding the negotiations may be made public Monday if the conference, which adjourned until Monday, meets again then. The statement is to be worked out by the British government and the Jewish Agency jointly.
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