MEXICAN REPRESENTATIVES AT GENEVA WILL OPPOSE THE PARTITION OF PALESTINE, PROPOSED BY GREAT BRITAIN, AT LEAGUE OF NATIONS SESSIONS, IT WAS BELIEVED TODAY.
PRESIDENT LAZARO CARDENAS SENT A TELEGRAM TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY GIVING ASSURANCE THAT MEXICAN DELEGATES AT GENEVA WILL EXPRESS OPINIONS ” IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS OF JUSTICE.” THE MESSAGE WAS IN REPLY TO A MEMORANDUM TELEGRAPHED TO HIM BY A RALLY SPONSORED BY LOCAL JEWISH GROUPS IN OPPOSITION TO THE DIVISION OF PALESTINE. THE PRESIDENT’S TELEGRAM SAID:
“THE GOVERNMENT WHICH I HEAD WILL ASK ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO EXPRESS, WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES, AN ATTITUDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS AS A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS OF JUSTICE WHICH HAVE ALWAYS INSPIRED THE INTERNATIONAL ACTIONS OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.”
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