§ 21. Mr. MAXTONasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is able to announce the names of members of the Palestine Commission?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREI am not at present in a position to add anything regarding the Royal Commission to the statement which I made in the Debate in the House on 19th June.
§ Mr. MAXTONSurely, if the Minister wishes the commission to get on with the job as soon as it is practicable to do so, it is time he was getting his commission appointed?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREI have begun approaching people and discussing who should be the members of this commission, but obviously it would be most undesirable, before I have got all the acceptances, that I should make any piecemeal announcement.
§ Sir ARCHIBALD SINCLAIRIs it quite clear that the appointment of this commission is not going to be delayed?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREI made that quite clear in my announcement last week.