§ Lieut-Commander Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the adverse vote of the Mandates Commission on the policy contained in the Palestine White Paper, he proposes to suspend the instructions issued to the High Commissioner in Palestine relative to Jewish immigration and the sale of land?
Mr. M. MacDonaldPending the publication of the Report of the Permanent Mandates Commission I am not in a position to make any statement regarding it. But I see no reason to suspend the instructions which have been issued to the High Commissioner.
§ Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any information of the destination of the 26 German-Jewish persons who, up to February, 1938, had been deported from Palestine since 1934, and of the reason of their deportation; and how many, for what reasons and to what countries, German-Jewish persons have been deported since February, 1938?
Mr. M. MacDonaldI have not the in formation for which the hon. Member asks, but am asking the High Commissioner for a report.