The British authorities and Sir Henry MeMahon himself have always maintained that Palestine was includ~ the specially-defined districts find therefore excluded from the list Of territories. promised the Arabs by Britain, "The Arabs, however, have always asserted that the Holy Land, being south of Damascus, was promised them and that the subsequent Bal~ four Declaration pledging a. Jewish National Home in Palestine was nul-ifed.
"The present Conference in London, it was' understood, will issue a declaration. offering 'a final and unequivocal "Interpretation of Sir Tienry's letter provided that "a basis fof understanding is previously reach= ted by the Arabs and Jews.
Should no. such understanding. satisfactory to" both parties, be aliained however, the present bbiquous situation will not be clarified.
Jewish quarters asserted today that the Conference had reached a dead-Tock and that the Jewish delegates would remain adamant in their refusal to discuss British proposals.
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