§ 47. Colonel HOWARD-BURYasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the breaking off of the negotiations between himself and the Arab Palestine delegation, he is taking any steps to remedy their grievances?
§ The PRIME MINISTERA series of conversations have taken place in the course of which the delegation have placed 2039 their views before Members of the Government in a friendly and helpful way. These conversations have now come to an end, but I should not use the expression "broken off." The Government is informing itself of the opinions of the interested parties before deciding what further steps should be taken.
§ Colonel HOWARD-BURYIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that it would be quite possible, within the terms of the Mandate, to comply with the requests of the Arab Delegation; and, in view of the increasing interest felt by over 100,000,000 Mohammedans throughout the world, could he not give his very serious attention to this very difficult problem?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI can assure the hon. and gallant Member that I conducted a good deal of the conversations myself with the Delegation, and am fully seized of the points which they brought out, and, I hope, of the various considerations attendant upon them.