Armed with the endorsement of Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti and a letter of recommendation from the Palestine Government, an Arab delegation is en route to London today as the unofficial representatives of the Arab nation, marking the first attempt of Arab leaders to break the impasse resulting from their opposition to the Government.
The delegation is composed of two Arab Moslems and two Arab Christians. The Moslems are Dr. Hussein Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, and Souliman Toukan, mayor of Nablus.
The delegation represents practically all moderate Arab groups with the exception of the party of former mayor of Jerusalem, Ragheb Bey Nashashibi. Nashashibi has opposed the sending of a delegation, even an unofficial one, to London.
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