(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Deputy Hausner, newly appointed Polish Consul for Haifa, was received yesterday by Vice-Premier Bartel, to confer on the problems of the Polish Consular service in Palestine.
The appointment of Deputy Hausner to the Polish Consular service in Palestine has called forth much interest in political circles here. It was stated on good authority that the government originally intended to appoint Deputy Hausner as Polish Consul General in Jerusalem. This, however, met with the objections of the Papal representative in Warsaw who contended that the appointment of a Jew as the representative of a Catholic power in Jerusalem, where the Christian Holy Sites are located, would not be viewed favorably by the Holy See.
It was stated that Marshal Pilsudski insisted on the appointment of a Jew to represent Poland in Palestine. A compromise was effected by the appointment of Deputy Hausner as Polish Consul in Haifa, instead of Jerusalem. It is also rumored that in order to bring about harmony between the intention of the government to be represented by a Jewish Consul in Palestine and the wishes of the Pope, the Polish Consulate General is to be removed from Jerusalem to Haifa.
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