BRITISH POLICY
THE PALESTINE SITUATION
(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November, 4. The Colonial •Secretary’ (Mr W. Ormsby-Gore) was. questioned on all aspects of the Palestine situation in the House of Commons, and in a dozen or more answers he made the following points The delegation of powers to 'the military commander under the recent order-in-council, which was in abeyance, could he made in -the event of a.renewal of disorder. No application was made to .the Arab rulers by the mandatoryauthority, for advice or .assistance about Palestine, blit certain Arab rulers took spontaneous action, to which the British Government raised no objection, provided that their, appeal for a cessation of the strike was unconditional. “No undertakings or promises, either explicit or implied, were given by his Majesty’s Government,” added Mr Ormsby-Gore.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1936, Page 5
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