King George of Britain has informed King Abdullah of Transjordan that the report of the Anglo-American inquiry committee is being carefully studied by British officials, who will take no action until they have considered the views of the Arab states, a report received here today from Amman, capital of Transjordan, discloses. King George’s statement was in reply to Abdullah’s protest against the recommendations of the joint committee.
At a mans meeting today called by the Palestine Arab Party, Jamal Husseini, chairman of the Arab Higher Committee, warned the audience of 3,000 that they must prepare “to defend their country with blood.” He said that 80,000 members of the Haganah are ready to smash the Arabs, but in the neighboring countries there are under-ground groups who are training to come to the aid of the Palestine Arabs if necessary.
Referring to the rift in the Higher Committee, which has resulted in five parties forming a new group, he charged that he was unable to accept the dissident parties nominees for membership on the Committee, because two favored cooperation between Arabs and Jews.
(A Reuter report from Calcutta published in London today, says that the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem has suggested to leaders of Indian Moslems that a world-wide Moslem conference be held to map ways of preventing Jewish immigration to Palestine.)
Diamonds valued at $100,000 were today stolen from the Tel Aviv diamond factory in a daring robbery by three armed Jews. The thieves bound and gagged the cashier and watchman at the plant and escaped. They have not yet been apprehended.
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