ABSTRACT
The Secretary of State for the Colonies has given renewed consideration to the existing political situation in Palestine, with a very earnest desire to arrive at a settlement of the outstanding questions which have given rise to uncertainty and unrest among certain sections of the population. The tension which has prevailed from time to time in Palestine is mainly due to apprehensions, which are entertained both by sections of the Arab and by sections of the Jewish population. So far as the Jewish population of Palestine are concerned it appears that some among them are apprehensive that His Majesty’s Government may depart from the policy embodied in the Declaration of 1917. Persons who are politically undesirable be excluded from Palestine, and every precaution has been and will be taken by the Administration to that end. Nevertheless, it is the intention of His Majesty’s government to foster the establishment of a full measure of self-government in Palestine.
