BRITISH TENURE
PALESTINE MANDATE
NOT TO- BE RECONSIDERED
HENDERSON ON POLICY
British Official Wireless.
(Eee'eived 3rd October, 11 a.m.)
RUGBY, 2nd October.
I In his speech on foreign aSairs at the Labour Conference at Brighton toJday, Mr. Arthur Henderson (Foreign Secretary) said: "The British Government has no intention of reconsidering, as has been suggested, the British tenure of the mandate for Palestine. There is no question of altering the position in regard $o the mandate or the policy laid down in the Balfour Declaration of 1917 in favour of creating Palestine as a national home for the Jews. Our policy is still to protect the.civil and religious rights of all inhabitants irrespective of race or religion."
When tfie report of the Commission of Inquiry into the recent disorders was received the Government would consider the means within the terms of tho mandate by which its future policy in Palestine would be directed.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 82, 3 October 1929, Page 9
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152BRITISH TENURE Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 82, 3 October 1929, Page 9
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