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were reported to be supporters of the new party. Nothing has, however, been heard of it since, and its formation seems never to have got beyond the stage of preliminary discussion. There is nevertheless a section of opinion, mostly among the younger Arabs who have received a western education, which finds that its political views are expressed neither by the traditional parties nor by the extreme left wing Arab League of National Liberation and which inclines to the liberal socialism of Western Europe.

(p. 952)

(§ 22)

The Third Arab Higher Committee.

The second Arab Higher Committee did not function for long as the members of the parties (other than the Palestine Arab Party) and Musa Eff. el Alami soon withdrew their cooperation.

Soon after his return from Rhodesia, at the beginning of 1946, Jamal Eff. el Husseini formed a third committee under his own leadership consisting of the Palestine Arab Party members of the previous committee and the following :-

Faris Eff. Sirhan (A notable of Acre)

Sami Eff. Taha (Arab Workers' Society)

Ahmed Shuqairi (Arab Offices)

Auton Eff. Atallah (Orthodox Communitv)

Dr. Izzat Tannous (Palestine Arab Party)

Mr. Henry Cattan (Latin Community)

Dr. J. Attallah (Orthodox Community)

Sheikh Freih Musadder (A Sheikh of Beersheba)

Dr. J. Haykal (Chairman , Jaffa Municipal

Commission)

Anwar Eff. Khatib (A notable of Hebron)

The formation of the third committee was followed by the formation of the Arab Higher Front in June, 1946, including the five major parties other than the Palestine Arab Party, the League of National Liberation and the Palestine Arab Workers' Society.

The Arab National Front never became active since both it and the third Arab Higher Committee decided to cease all activities on the formation of the Fourth Arab Higher Committee.

The Fourth Arab Higher Committee (also known as the Arab Higher Executive).

This Committee was formed as a result of the extraordinary meeting of the Arab League at Bludan (Syria) in June, 1946. It consisted of :-

Jamal Eff. el Husseini- Vice-Chairman

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