Jewish Agency's Problems

Chronicle (Levin), 18 November 1946, Page 5

Jewish Agency's Problems

, Press Assn.

NOW IN CLEFT STLCK

By Telegraph

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Received Bundjav,. 7.0 p.m-.. • JERUSALEM, Nov. 16. The Palestijie Govenunent 's Iiifornni- ! crou Chief,. Alr. Ricliard Btubbs,. tohi tlie J Exchange Telegraph correspondent that j Ihe JewMi Agency was- in- a cleft sticli 1 and knew it.. ".As loug- as tlie- Jewish { Ag» ncy contin.ues to- attenipt to take | ua respoipjibiility for eradicating. terror- ; Lmi without cooperating with. the Government,. the greater grows the I danger of t.heii' comparatively ineffieo- J Dive action discreditiug them -in the j eyes of the Jewish comuiunity and tlie risk of direct terrorist counter action, " he sauL "The Government is the only body qualiiied and equipped Avith the uecessarv force- to combat the terrorists

etiieiently .but. the active cooperation of tlie entire Jewisli community is necessary to ensiue complete success in diggiiig out this cancer which i,s eating the body 011 which it has grown. ' ' Alir. Stiubbs added that the Government,. to facilitate the- official attendanee of the Jewish Agency at the London coiifereiiGe,. had released the delained leaders and restored tlie situatioii as far possible as before June 20 (tlie date of the British raid against tlie Agencv headquarters). The Government was now more anxious tlian ever that notliing.be done. to conipromise the Jewish Agency in Palestine before tlie Loudon conference reopened. The issue now becouies a ra.ee between the worsening ot the situation in Palestine, the standing of the Jewish Agency in the eyes of the Jewish community,. and the reopening of the conference. Tlie Jewish Agency ralised this and knew their comparative powerlessuess to combat terrorism..