§ Mr. G. Porterasked the Secretary of state for War whether he is aware that subsequent to the recent massacres in Tripoli, the local Arab leaders refused to guarantee that order would be maintained unless the following demands were met: removal of the Palestinian company 1282W attached to the British troops, disbandment of the Jewish Boy Scouts' Association and dismissal of the Jewish" members of the police; and what reply has been given to these demands.
§ Mr. LawsonDemands of this nature have not been made, and the local Arab leaders have made no such refusal to guarantee law and order.