The Archive · 1939

Palestine Problem

To Be Arbitrated London, Feb. 24 The British Government will an-ounce next week their policy for Palestine, it was reliably reported here. this evening.

"Their policy, it was added, will provide forthe maintenance Britain's mandate for another five Years at least, until the question of elfing Jews from Central' Europe in Countries other than Palestine 1s solved.

Britain will recognize the right of the Palestine Arabs to enjoy independence, and will limit sales of 'Arab lands to Jews to a certain figure and to specified zones. 'The Holy Land wil! be divided into thres districts, in the frst of which Jewish Immigration will be banned, inthe second it will be limited, while in the third it will be free' for some time at. least.

In the period preceding the abandonment of the British mandate, Doth Arabs and Jews will be per mitted to elect their own representatives to Parliament the reliable informants concluded.—Havas.

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