Palestine Will Be Partitioned

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 26, 23 October 1937, Page 5

Palestine Will Be Partitioned

(British Official Wireless.)

further inquiry Meanwhile Terrorism Must bt Quelled VIGOROUS MEASURES

(Received 23, 8.45 a.m.) RUGBY, Ocfc. 21. In answer to a question in the Hous# of Commons on Palestine, 'the Oolonial Secretary, the Rt. Hon. W. OrmsbyGore, said that, in the light of the resoiutions passed by the Council aad Assembly of tho League, the British Government regarded itself free to undertake investigations for the purpoM of working out a scheme of partition m the general lines recommended in th* report of the Royal Commissions m4 accordingly it was ptoposed to appoint a further special body to -submit proposals after a local inquiry, which Parliament and the League Council would be invited to approve. The House would agree that the iminediate primary duty of the Britiflli Government and the Palestine Admini*tration was to take vigorous measures to combat terroriBm, to protecfc the live* of its officers and to restore effectiv* authority for the British Administratioa in Palestine. Asked if he was satisfled that th» Grand Mufti would be operating against Britain during the whole of hl*. period of office, Mr Ormsby Gore xe-. plied: "Ye's." He announeed the appointment of th* present Inspector-General of Police ia Nigeria to succeed the retiring Inspe*-.

tor of Police in Palestine and of Sir Charles Tegart to visit Palestine on a temporary mission to advise on polic* organisation. Sir Charle3 Tegart 'a record in Bengal, where he had dealt with conditions of acute difficulty, including terroxist activities, would be of immense value to the Palestine Administration. While diselaiming any approval of reprisals on innoeent persons, th* Colonial Secretary declared that th* military authorities and police in Palestine would have the British Gov--ernment's full support in dealing with the campaign of murder and outrage. The Colonial Secretary told the Etouse of Commons that he was entirely satisfled with the mauner in which the actiug-Higli Commissioner was using his powers under the Palestine defence Order-iu-Council. He did not consider that the time had yet corae for him to delegate his powers to the General Officer Commanding.