preted by Winston Churchill in 1922 because of the knowledge gained since 1917 when the authors of the Declaration, however admirable their sentiments, possessed a limited light and knowledge on Palestine,” “Near East and India” advocates further interpretation based upon the additional knowledge gained primarily by those actually responsible for the Palestine administration.
Stressing the variety of interpretations possible, according to circumstances, the editorial cites the interpretation of the Iraq Mandate as an immediate granting of independence. “Without underestimating the difficulty of making a clearer definition of our obligation, to do so in Palestine is of such urgency that the thing must be achieved.” Referring to the recent resolution of the Transjordanian congress protesting against the Balfour Declaration and of the attitude of the Palestine Arabs during the recent events, “Near East and India” says that “cynics may call it froth yet the foam produced by the sea is not unlike the froth produced by gas. It is for the wary to perceive the difference.”
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