JEWISH CIRCLES JOINED TODAY IN MOURNING THE DEATH OF J. RAMSAY MCDONALD, FIRST LABOR PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN, WHO DIED LAST NIGHT OF A HEART ATTACK AT THE AGE OF 71 WHILE ON A SHIP BOUND FOR SOUTH AMERICA.
MR. MCDONALD WAS PRIME MINISTER AT A TIME WHEN BRITISH POLICY ON PALESTINE WAS UNDERGOING A CHANGE. THE OUTSTANDING EVENT IN HIS CONNECTION WITH THE JEWISH HOMELAND WAS HIS WRITING A LETTER TO DR. CHAIM WEIZMANN IN 1931 MODIFYING THE RESTRICTIONS ON JEWISH SETTLEMENT CONTAINED IN THE PASSFIELD WHITE PAPER OF 1930 BY RE-INTERPRETING IT.
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