HEAVY AND LONG-TERM COMMITMENTS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 14049, 2 May 1946, Page 3

HEAVY AND LONG-TERM COMMITMENTS

SL-U.S. REPORT ON EUROPEAN JEWRY W AND PALESTINE

1 . L STATEMENT ON QUESTION OF SHARING 1 RESPONSIBILITIES

LmERAL STRIKE CALLED BY ■ ARAB f COMMITTEE AS PROTEST m

. London, May 1. I M Att iee told the House of Commons this afternoon that I ftisb Government would consult with the United States IT 'lent as soon as possible on the report of the AngloCommittee on Euronean Jewry and Palestine, ff prime Minister said the carrying- out of the recomj J B L S would entail heavy, immediate and long’-term com- ! nts and the British Government wished to be satisfied ft was not involvod in such commitments single handed, fhed to find out to what extent the United States Govern--5 would be prepared to share the military and financial Attlee referred to the committee’s recommendation that i certificates should be issued immediately for the ™j 0E of Jews into Palestine, and said the Government of 1 fine could not admit so large a body of immigrants unless ?antil the armies in Palestine had been disbanded and their I surrendered. % Attlee called on the Jewish Agency to take a positive 1 1 suppressing illegal activities. jjjg Palestine Arab Higher Committee has called a general lie by' Arabs throughout the country as a protest against Ifiiiglo-American Committee’s report. The Higher OomI Stee has also asked neighbouring Arab States to declare a Cathy strike on the same day. r The executive of the Jewish Agency met in Jerusalem to3kto consider the report. A spokesman said afterwards that j L W ould be no comment for two or three days.