PALESTINE ISSUES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 February 1939, Page 5

PALESTINE ISSUES

PREPARATIONS FOR COMING CONFERENCE

POSITION OF THE DEFENCE PARTY NOT YET FINALLY SETTLED. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY. January 30. At the forthcoming conference on Palestine, the delegation to represent the Palestinian Arabs will include seven delegates as follows: —Auni Bey Abdul Hadi, Jamal Effendi Husseini, Dr Huessein Al Khalidi, Alfred Effendi Rock, Amin Bey Tamini. Musa Bey El Alami and Mr George Antonins, secretary-general, with three advisers. Faud Effendi Saba. Yacoup Effendi Ghussein and Abdul Latif Bey Salsh.

The foregoing comprise representatives of five of the six parties which had members on the former Arab Higher Committee. The question of the representation of the National Defence Party is still under consideration.

Delegations representing Governments of neighbouring States will be composed as follows: — Egypt. —Prince Mohamed Abdel Moneim. together with Hassan Nashat Pasha, Egyptian Ambassador in London, Ali Maher Pasha, Chief of the Royal Cabinet, Abdul Rahman Azzam Bey, Egyptian Minister to the Iraqui and Saudi-Arabian Governments.

Iraq.—General Nuri As Said, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Saudi-Arabia. —Amir Faishal, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Faud Bey Hamza. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Yemen. —Prince Seif Al Islam Al Hussein, Al Quadhi Muhamed Abdullah Ash Shami and Al Quadhi Ali Binhussein Amir.

Transjordan.—Trauffq Pasha Abuel Huda, Chief Minister to the Government.

Most of the above-named have arrived in London. The composition of the Jewish Agency delegation is not yet finally settled, but it is understood that the following wnl be included in the delegation:— Dr Chaim Weizmann, president of the Jewish Agency, Mr David Bengurion, chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency, Professor Brodetsky, head of the political department of the Jewish Agency in London, Mr M. Shrtok, head of the political department of the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem and Dr Goldmann, representative of the Jewish Agency in Geneva and Paris. In addition there will be a conference committee of prominent members of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, Palestine, the United States, and other countries from whom the remaining members of the delegation will be selected. It is understood that among them will be Lord Reading and Lord Bearsted, who are not members of the Jewish Agency but who are attending in their individual capacities, and Mr James Rothschild, M.P. The discussions will be held at St James’ Palace and will open early in February. Till the question of representation of the Defence Party has been finally settled, it is impossible to give any exact date for the opening.