The Archive · 1937

Discussion in Lords

London, July 21.

The Report came under heavy fire in the House of Lords to-day during debate arising from questions ad-Gressed by the Opposition Leader, Lord Snell, "The Commissioners seemed to have arrived at the conclusion that Palestine would never be united unfit it' was divided, declared Lord Sneit Initiating the discussion, Ju his judgment, the better and surest way lay in Understanding und ce-operation between the two races. He complained that the Government had endorsed the Report before Parliament had had an. opportunity to pronounce 9n it. On behalf of the Labour Party, Lord Snell condemned Une partition proposals as inequitable and hazardous.

Lord Dufferin drew attention to the fact that the' Report was unanimous on the four major Issues.

The Government's view, he assert ed, was that the Commission's scheme appeared equitable and well. conceived in its main outline, and both just and practicable,

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