§ 34. Mr. Medlicottasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Jewish community in Palestine have been asked to make available alternative quarters for the police, now occupying the Carmel Mission School at Haifa, so that the school may be released for its proper purpose, namely, the education of Arab children, thousands of whom are at present being deprived of any school life.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsNo such request has been made since the Palestine Government are satisfied, after exhaustive inquiries, that there is no other accommodation near the East Haifa police station which is suitable for billeting British police under present conditions. My right hon. Friend and the High Commissioner greatly regret the necessity for the retention of the Carmel Mission School under requisition.