§ 26. Mr. GRAHAM WHITEasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the nature of the representations submitted by the Arabs in Palestine to the Mandates Commission?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GORERepresentations have been submitted to the Permanent Mandates Commission on behalf of the Palestine Arab party on the subjects of the form of government in Palestine, Arab education, Jewish immigration, land policy, and the Huleh Concession, and on behalf of the (Arab) National Medical Association on the number of Jewish medical practitioners in Palestine. The third petition referred to by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in his reply on 29th May was a private petition by Mr. Ali Hassan el Yafawi.
§ Mr. LUNNHave the Permanent Mandates Commission submitted to the right hon. Gentleman any decision upon this matter?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GORENo, Sir.
§ Mr. GALLACHERAs there is a group of Arabs arriving in London to-day, will the Minister make arrangements to meet these Arabs and get a statement from them?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThat is another question.