The counter-proposals, Reuter is Informed, constitute a rejection the main British proposal for round-table conference, which the Arabs regard as unnecessary.
Considerable interest is being displayed in the altitude 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 the discussions at the formal conference yesterday, when the Palestine. Arabs submitted their counter-proposals.
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Secretary of Slate for the Colonies, Mr. RA. Butler, the Under-Secretary Jof State for Foreign Affairs, and a small. committee "of Arab delegates, comprising two Palestine Arab dele-gales, and representatives of all other Arab delegations, met for 13% hours this afternoon, and began a detailed discussion of the British suggestions. This discussion will be Fesumed on Saturday morning.
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