Boycott of the parliamentary Commission of Inquiry by the Arabs is being discussed in some Moslem circles in Palestine, recalling the Egyptian boycott of the commission to Egypt headed by Lord Milner and the boycott of the Indian commission under Sir John Simon.
“Who is this Commission which is entirely British in spite of the Arab demand that a neutral, international commission be appointed? We demand the withdrawal of the Balfour Declaration or the cancellation of the British Mandate. In accepting the Inquiry Commission, we accept British tutelage, which brought the Mandate and the Balfour Declaration.”
These arguments are being put forward by the advocates of the boycott.
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