The Betrayal, by Stephen S. Wise and Jacob de Haas is the December choice of the Jewish Book Club for its subscribers. In discussing the choice, Dr. Ralph H. Goldman, president and editor-in-chief, stated that the book is a clear, concise and deliberate statement, devoid of any overstatement, regarding the British government’s change of attitude toward Zionism.
In this volume the authors disclose for the first time public documents affecting the American relations to the Balfour Declaration which hitherto have been state secrets. Included among these is the draft of a note by President Wilson directed to the British Cabinet in regard to the Declaration.
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