(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A delegation of Syrians headed by Emil Shakib and Arslan arrived here for the purpose of defending the case of Syria before the Permanent Mandates Commission which is in session here.
They were told that the Permanent Mandates Commission was unable to give them a hearing.
The official memorandum of the French Foreign Office submitted to the Commission announces the forthcoming conversion of Syria into a confederation of small autonomous states along the lines of the Swiss confederation.
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