The counter-proposals, Reuter is informed, constitute a rejection of the main British proposal for a round-table conference, which the Arabs regard as unnecessary.
Considerable interest is being displayed in the attitude of the neighbouring Arab states, whose delegates actively participated in the drafting of the counter-proposals.
It is considered significant, however, that none of them participated in the discussions at the formal conference yesterday, when the Palestine Arabs submitted their counter-proposals, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. R. A. Butler, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and a small committee of Arab delegates, comprising two Palestine Arab delegates, and representatives of all other Arab delegations, met for 1% hours this afternoon, and began a detailed discussion of the British suggestions. "This discussion will be resumed on Saturday morning.
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