Geneva, Sept. 23.
Winding up the debate on the Palestine mandate before the League Assembly yesterday, Mr. R. A. Butler, British Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, declared that pre vious speakers had shown a divergence of views which had increased the mandatory's diMeulty in finding fair and equitable solution.
While Great Britain still favoured partition in principle, she was unable to reach a decision until the Parti tion Committee had presented their report.
Tewfk Alsuwaidy, Foreign Minister for Iraq, had urged the Mandatory to retrace their steps. He suggested that partition had fanned the flames of racial enmity, and proposed the formation of an' independent sovereign state, guaranteeing the civil and religious liberty of all Palestinians, including Jewish immigrants, and providing local autonomy.
'MIN. Cassin (France) and the repre~ sentatives of Mexico, Greece and the Netherlands spoke in support of the anti-bombing proposals submitted by Capt. Euan Wallace, on behalf of Great Britain. A drafting committee was appointed to ce-ordinate the proposals made during the discussion. Reuter.
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