J.H. Thomas, Colonial Secretary, turned a cold shoulder today to a suggestion in the House of Commons that the expected arrival of a Palestinian Arab delegation here could be utilized for the holding of an Arab-Jewish round-table conference.
He said that the departure of the delegation from Jerusalem to discuss the proposed legislative council was being delayed by unfortunate difficulties in Palestine. He told Alfred Denville, Conservative, that he saw no reason to withdraw the invitation because of the hostility of Haj Amin el Husseini, Mufti of Jerusalem, to the council project.
Mr. Thomas said in reply to questions by G. Ralph Hall Caine and Marcus Samuel, Conservatives, that he could make no further statement before considering the Arab representations.
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