Palestine disorders arose from external influences, Colonial Secretary Malcolm MacDonald stated in the House of Commons today. Mr. MacDonald, replying to A.C. Crossley, Conservative, refused to consider a three-month suspension of Jewish immigration to Palestine, declaring that “I do not see the ground for going beyond the special restrictions imposed during the interim period.”
The Colonial Secretary informed A. Creech Jones, Laborite, that it could not be foreseen whether it would be possible to announce the Government policy on Palestine after Parliament’s adjournment, but he recognized the desirability of the earliest possible announcement. Replying to Geoffrey Mander, liberal, Mr. MacDonald stated that the raising of a special Jewish corps to defend the districts in the proposed Jewish State would be impracticable and unnecessary.
Premier Mohammed Mahmoud Pasha of Egypt called on Mr. MacDonald at the Colonial Office this afternoon and discussed the Palestine question.
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