§ 7. Colonel HOWARD-BURYasked the Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that at the All-India Muslim Conference for Palestine, held in Bombay, resolutions were passed protesting against the present treatment of their co-religionists in Palestine and arranging for the celebration of Palestine Day all over India, Burma, and Ceylon on 16th May; and whether he is taking any steps to allay the anxieties of the 70,000,000 Moslems in India, and has he had any correspondence with the Government of India on the subject?
§ Mr. BENNI have received a telegram giving the resolutions adopted by the meeting referred to, and am in correspondence with the Government of India.
§ Colonel HOWARD-BURYIs the right hon. Gentleman not aware that there is very great anxiety felt by the Mohammedans as to their position in Palestine, and can he make representations to the Secretary of State for the Colonies with regard to the great danger of the continuance of the present state of affairs in India?
§ Mr. BENNI am well aware of the interest taken by Mohammedans in India in the state of affairs in Palestine.
Earl WINTERTONIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that some of these resolutions were supported by some of the most responsible Moslems in India, and when he receives a copy of the resolutions will he see that they are sent to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Colonies?
§ Mr. THURTLEDoes the right hon. Gentleman not think that it is a very unfortunate thing to try to accentuate the differences between Moslems and Hindus?