British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume I - Page 84. Historical Summary: Period IX: December, 1945. The agitation for a Jewish State and unrestricted immigration

CHAPTER II.

15th November, 1945.

Mr. Bevin's statement of policy was formally presented to the heads of Arab States who were invited to consider it and to express their views on the proposal that immigration should be continued at a rate of 1,500 a month when the White Paper quota of 75 ,000 had been exhausted and until the Anglo-American Committee reported. An assurance was given that illegal immigrants would be deducted from the monthly quota proposed.

22nd November, 1945.

Largely through the intervention of Jamil Mardam Bey, Syrian Minister in Egypt, a new Arab Higher Committee of twelve members representing all parties was formed. The Palestine Arab Party obtained five places thereon. On 27th November the Committee informed the High Commissioner that they had been established "to assume responsibility for political and national affairs in the name of the Arab population of Palestine" and asked for the High Commissioner's "support and recognition of it as representing the Arab population of Palestine". They added that "neither this committee nor its composition is the same as the Arab Higher Committee which was founded in 1936". An acknowledgment to this communication was sent to the Committee on the High Commissioner's behalf on 8th December.

29th November, 1945.

Following the institution of court proceedings on an application for habeas corpus questioning the validity of his continued detention, Jamal Eff. Husseini was released from internment in Southern Rhodesia, but the order excluding him from Palestine remained in force. Re arrived in Egypt on 22nd December, and in Beirut four days later.

2nd December, 1945.

The Council of the Arab League decided to boycott Jewish goods from Palestine. The Council passed the following resolutions :-

"(a:) The products of Jewish industry in Palestine are undesirable in Arab countries, their entry resulting in the realisation of Zionist political aims. The States of the Arab League will therefore take appropriate measures before bt January, 1946, to prohibit the entry of such products into their countries and will take a.11 other measures to combat Zionist industry.

(b) The League Council invites Arab peoples not represented in the Council to collaborate in adopting this decision.
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