Preliminary talks by Arab leaders in Palestine looking towards the formation of a united delegation to attend pan-Arab unity talks now preceding in Cairo have broken up without any decision being reached, according to a report appearing in the Hebrew daily “Hearetz,” today. The newspaper says that it was decided that the Palestine Arabs would send observers to Cairo if they could not agree on the composition of a delegation. It quotes “a reliable Arab source” as stating that some decision will be reached before Premier Nuri es Said of Iraq leaves here for home.
The newspapers “Davar” and “Hatzofe” add that during the talks, the Arab notables discussed a general “Arab-Jewish understanding on the various vexing problems within Palestine. The Arabs decided, according to these reports, that such negotiations would have to be held with representative of the leading institutions of the Palestine Jewish community and not with Dr. Judah L. Magnes or the “League for Arab-Jewish Rapprochement.”
A $200,000 Arab Building Fund has been established in Jaffa to construct Low-cost housing for Arab workers, it is reported here, In Haifa, another report states. Arab financiers and engineers are planning to set up a housing corporation for the same purpose. The Government has announced that it will permit the creation of 600 houses by Arab and Jewish groups.
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