HC Deb 21 August 1940 vol 364 c1337W
Mr. David Adams

asked the Secretary of State for War whether, as permission is now granted for the formation of Jewish military units in Palestine, it has now been decided to permit the formation of combatant Jewish units from the large number of volunteers now available for the defence of the Middle East?

Sir E. Grigg

A number of Palestinian companies of units of the British Army are being formed, but there is no decision to raise any purely Jewish units.