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constituted by the mandate" either in the form of "canonization" or of two independent mandates".

16th September, 1937.

The Council of the League considered the report of the Permanent Mandates Commission and resolved to request the Mandatory Power to carry out "the study of the problem of the status of Palestine, while concentrating on the solution involving partition of the territory" **.

September, 1937.

General Wavell succeeded General Dill as General Officer Commanding , Palestine.

26th September, 19-37.

Mr. Andrews, Acting District Commissioner of the Galilee District, and his British police escort were murdered at Nazareth by Arabs.

1st October, 1937.

On account of the intensification of an organized Arab campaign of terrorism and assassination, culminating in the murder of Mr. Andrews, the Officer Administering the Government declared the Arab Higher Committee and all National Committees to be unlawful associations, instructed the arrest and deportation of six leading Arab politicians and deprived Haj Amin Eff. el Husseini of his office of President of the Supreme Moslem Council and of membership of the General Waqf Committee of which he was chairman. In an official communiqué announcing this action, the Officer Administering the Government stated that he had "found it necessary to institute action against certain persons whose activities have been prejudicial to the maintenance of public security in Palestine and who must therefore be regarded as morally responsible for the campaign of terrorism and murder''. Five of the Arab politicians named, (Ahmad Hilmi Pasha, Dr. Hussein Khalidi, Fuad Eff. Saba, Raj Rashid Eff. Ibrahim and Yacoub Eff. Ghousseinl were arrested and deported to the Seychelles; Jamal Eff. el Husseini evaded arrest and fled to Svria. A few days later Haj Amin Eff. el Husseini fled from Jerusalem

* Minutes of the 32nd Session held from July 30th to August 18th, 1937. pages 2-27-230.

Minutes or the 33rd Session of the Permanent Mandates Commission held from 8tb to 19th November, page 11.

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