The Mandates Commission of the League of Nations today opened behind closed doors its hearing on the 1935 report on Palestine and Transjordan, British mandated territories.
An official statement on the session said that Attorney General Harry Herbert Trusted, representing Palestine, delivered a report.
Referring to the events in Palestine, Mr. Trusted voiced regret that the unrest there had not yet subsided and declared that establishment of order was considered by the Government of the first importance.
The British Government, he was reported saying, would not be deflected from its policy by riots or threats of any kind.
He said the British and Palestinian sections of the Palestine police have been strengthened and the military garrison substantially increased to deal with the present situation.
Certain restrictive measures against agitators and strike leaders, he reported, have also been taken.
Mr. Trusted concluded his report with a reference to the announcement May 18 in the House of Commons by former Colonial Secretary J. H. Thomas that a Royal Commission to investigate the Palestine disorders had been decided upon but would not be sent until the disturbances had been completely stopped.
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency learned that a few members of the commission asked a number of questions relating to the present unrest, but Mr. Trusted replied that he was unable to say anything more.
It was generally assumed that the commission during the present session would not be able to review thoroughly the present situation.
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