An authoritative account of today's proceedings of the Palestine Conference states that the British delegation, at the end of last week, put forward suggestions for dealing with the different aspects of the Palestine problem to the Arab and Jewish delegations, who considered them during the week-end. The British delegation, it is stated, filled in various points in the proposals in a discussion with the Arabs this morning, and the conference will be continued on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The British and Jewish delegates had 2%-hour talk this afternoon, which Will be resumed tomorrow.
At a press conference today, a spokesman for the Palestine Conference, in reply to questions regarding the statement on the talks made in the House of Commons by Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, asserted that "some press accounts of the British pro posals are incomplete and misleading in important respects" They had done a great deal of harm, he said. The British proposals were described by the spokesman as "not rigid" It is understood that the Jews have mot refused to discuss them.
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, and other Jewish delegates, made comments on the proposals at today's meeting.
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