The Archive · 1936

Palestine Tension Shows No Sign of Abatement

'The existing tension' throughout] Palestine shows no sign of abating, and the Arab press is still recommending the taxpayers to strike against the mandatory government.

The Muttl, who 1s the religious head of the Moslems and also; resi~ dent of the Moslem Supreme Council, has addressed a letter to the British igh Commissioner, In which he! charges the administration with being biased and indifferent to the Arab, The central strike committee intends to send a delegation to Amit Abdullah of Transjordania and inform him of the Arab grievances, Te also proposed to address telegrams to the Arab sovereigns in Iraq, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, as

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