'The Jewish State should pay the Arab State a subvention to be fixed loter, while, in view of the backwardness of Transjordan,' Parliament Ge. the British Parliament) should make a grant of 22,000,000 to the Arab State.
recommendations make provision for the sale of property and exchange of population, etc, consequent upon the repartition' of the country, and, pending the conclusion of treaties, proposes transitional measures, especially for controlling immigration and the sale of land.
While not professing to give the Arabs and Jews all they want. the Commission declares that the recom mendations give the Arabs, Inter all national independence with the pos: sibility of ce-operating on an equal footing with neighbouring Arabs in the cause of Arab unity and progress, They will also remove holy places from the fear of coming under Jewish territory, and will give the Arabs not only a Jewish subvention but +£2,000,000 from the British Treasury, Jewish Advantages The Jews, on the other hand, will secure a national home in the fullest Jerusalem, July 8, There was intense excitement throughout Palestine last night when the Royal Commission's Report, recommending the division of the country into'a Jewish State, an Arab State and an enclave under British Mandate, was broadcast to the entire nation. "No disturbance of any kind occurred although elaborate precautions were take to meet any emergency. For instance, gasmasks were {sued to special sounds of British police in case tear-gas were required fo deal with mass demonstrations, while ull available British, Arab and Jewish policemen stood by.
Thousands of people gathered in coffee houses and listened eagerly to the broadcast, That the Palestine report means "the end of a great dream and a great experiment" Is the general view of Jews.
"Bearded religious Jows, after hear= ing the broadcast, marched in proce: sion to the Walling Wall, where ji tercessionary prayers were held beseeching ald against a partition "of the country.
The first Arab reaction was sum+ marized in the words of Fuad Saba, secretary of the Arab Higher Committes, who said: "It 1s too bad. There will be considerable disappoint ment"
Acceptance of the Commission's recommendations was strongly urged by the High Commissioner, Gen, Sie Arthur Wauchope, in a speech broad~ feast throughout the country Immedi-Jately after the announcement of the Bndings. The scheme, he declared, }would create a new era of goodwill. Jond contentment alike for the Arabs jand Jews, The first public critlelsm of the recommendations was contained in statement, issued by the Executive of the Zionist Organization.
While promising its considered Jopinion after a thorough study of Report, it immediately challenged the (Continued on page 72)
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