The Jerusalem correspondent of The Times writes in an article today that Jewry, in company with a large section of Arabs, is convinced that Great Britain is not doing all in its power to suppress the current disorders in Palestine.
Toleration of intrigues in countries adjacent to Palestine, he declares, has caused profound astonishment and has heartened the terrorists to redouble their campaign. The Arabs are also interpreting Lord Winterton’s statement at the Evian refugee conference, that Palestine could not now be taken into consideration as a center for refugee immigration, as indication of a waning of British support for Jewish demands.
A Last-minute change in policy appears possible, according to the correspondent, since High Commissioner Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael’s radio warning against continued violence has had no effect. The writer urges that it might be desirable that the shortest possible interval elapse between publication of the Partition Commission’s report and a definite formulation of policy by the British Government, any procrastination being unfair to Arabs and Jews alike.
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