§ 43. Colonel Wedgwoodasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the nine cases of alleged unprovoked assaults on inoffensive Jews by Britishers in civilian clothes all took place in Jerusalem; and whether the rank and file of the British Army in Palestine wear civilian clothes?
§ The Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Malcolm MacDonald)The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the second part, I understand that it is the privilege of all ranks of the British Army to wear plain clothes when off duty, although in Palestine there is little opportunity for this.
§ Colonel WedgwoodIn that case has the right hon. Gentleman still any doubt that these outrages were the work of the police and not of the Army; and would not the best cure for this, perhaps, be that these inoffensive Jews should be a little less inoffensive?
§ Mr. MacDonaldI cannot add to the answer I gave to the right hon. and gallant Gentleman's previous question.