HC Deb 26 November 1947 vol 444 c293W
102. Mr. Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government is in a position to announce the date of the termination of the Mandate for Palestine.

Mr. Mayhew

No; but failing a solution of the Palestine problem agreed by the Jews and Arabs, the Mandate will be surrendered before 1st August, the date for which the final withdrawal of British troops is planned.