The Jewish Agency delegation which conducted informal talks on Palestine with British officials offered Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin three alternatives when it rejected his final proposal, it was recealed here during the week-end with the publication of the text of the Jewish reply.
The alternatives, which were turned down by Bevin and Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech-Jones, were: 1. An independent Jewish state in all of Palestine. 2. An independent Jewish state in a partitioned Palestine along the lines suggested by the Jewish Agency last summer; or 3. Continuation of the mandate without restrictions pending a final solution of the entire issue.
The text of the reply states that the Agency executive would recommend acceptance of the partition proposal if it gave the Jews control of immigration and development and representation at the United Nations. It also pointed out that until there is a firal solution, the Jewish Agency must insist upon the rights of the Jewish people to return to Palestine and set up a national home there.
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