The Government, therefore, had to try and discover some other way out of the difficulty.
Tt was true that the Arab campaign of violence still continued, but thei had been a great diminution in the number of outrages since the re-in-forcement of the British forces, and great progress had been made in restoring authority in those areas which had fallen into the hands of Arab gangs.
That. policy would continue until, by other means, appeasement was, reached in Palestine.
They could not govern Palestine forever with troops.
Therefore, the Government had decided to call a Conference, and had received acceptances from Palestinian Arabs in Baypt, Saudi-Arabia, and Trans-Jordan, and from the Jewish Agency—Reuter.
Lord, Dulerin, Under-Secretary. State for the Golontes, replying! on lchait of the Government, said that the Government did not intend to go tothe Gonference with any detail, They believed that every subject should be open to. discussion, and ought "that only" harm. would, be done if the Government attempted Confine the speeches or suggestions of legates into one. channel, however emphasized that they wanted the Arab delegation to be as representative as possible of both moderate ud extreme opinions.
Lord Dufferin made it clear that was not intended to have a Round, Table Conference in the first place, although the Government hoped that he discussions would end as such.
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