The truth of the matter is that Mr. MacDonald’s letter does not imply any change in policy, and is an explanation of the White Paper. It gives concessions in detail to the Jewish stand-point, but in main policy the position remains the same, the Diplomatic Correspondent of the “Sunday Referee” writes to-day in connection with the reports of the movement to influence Arab opinion in Palestine, Transjordan and Syria against the new letter.
The whole affair, he says, affords yet another example of the difficulties-which confront the British Government in holding the scales fairly between Jews and Arabs in Palestine.
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