The Times, in an editorial on “Palestine at Geneva,” declares that the League of Nations Mandates Commission is “a somewhat captious body” some of whose members represent countries not having colonial and mandatory interests and responsibilities, who therefore often experience difficulty in getting events and motives in true perspective.
The paper expresses regret that in previous announcements of the British Government there had to be uncertainty regarding the details of the proposed partition of Palestine until the technical commission in Palestine recommended a scheme regarded as equitable and practicable.
“Such a qualification might give the impression that the technical commission conceivably will not follow the Royal Commission’s recommendation regarding partition as the only solution of the present deadlock,” the editorial states, adding that this certainly would not assist the pacification of the country.
The solution of the Palestine question depends on the belief that “His Majesty’s Government will not swerve from the policy to which they have publicly adhered,” The Times declares.
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