London, Sept. 7. Activities of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, now a refugee on Syrian soil, is causing cancer in official circles here as he is attempting to stir up Arab agitation against the plan for the partition of Palestine.
It is reported that the Mufti received frequent visits from agitators who came to receive orders.
The French Government recently informed London that it had doubled the frontier posts between Syria and Palestine to curb these activities and had also taken measures of control in ports to stop the illegal entry of undesirable elements, Discussions are taking place between London and Paris on means to curb these activities still further.
The main diMeulty for France Wes in her respect for the right of shelter for political refugees.
Responsible circles here are also concerned over the traffic of arms on the Palestine frontier, since arms, mostly of German manufacture, are steadily coming into rebel hands, Furthermore, there are indications that Italy has not fully abandoned her propaganda in Moslem states despite the Anglo-Italian agreement to this effect—Havas.
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