(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Regrets for the retirement of Lord Plumer from his post of High Commissioner of Palestine were expressed in a letter presented to him before his departure yesterday in the name of the Jerusalem municipality.
Nashishibi, Arab mayor of Jerusalem, presented the High Commissioner with an Arab sword as a personal gift.
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