THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 22, 1989
No Agreement On McMahon Papers Interpretation
London, To-day.
The report of the committee set up by the United Kingdom and Arab-delegation to the Palestine Conference to consider the McMahon corres- pondence, is published as a White Paper.
Japanese
Move Against Ningpo
(From Our Own Correspondent.
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.
The Committee, which was head- ed on the British side by the Lord Chancellor and on the Arab side first by the Prime Minister of Iraq and later by his successor as lead- er of the Iraqi delegation Sayyid Taufiqai Suwaidy, cites the conten- tions of the two sides regarding the meaning of the correspondence. and then states:
"Both the Arab and United King- dom representatives have tried as TENSION REIGNS IN CHE-they hope with
to un- Buccess KIANG FOLLOWING THE MASS. derstand the point of view of the 'ING OF JAPANESE WARSHIPS other party but they have been un- IN HANGCHOW BAY AND OFF able to reach an agreement upon CHINHAL AND HAIMEN. *
interpretation of the correspond- The Japanese vessels which left ence. Shanghai on Monday have arrived in Hangchow Bay and were not des tined for South China as reported previously.
of the correspon-
ARAB CONTENTION
"The United Kingdom represen- tatives have, however, informed The Japanese object is to occupy the Arab representatives that the Ningpo, and yesterday warships Arab contentions as explained to shelled the city and the coast.
In-the committee regarding inter- habitants on the Chekiang coast be-pretation tween Siaoshan, opposite Hang-dence, and especially their conten- chow, and Chinhai have been or- tions relating to the meaning of dered by the Chinese authorities to the phrase 'portions of Syria lying move 50 li inland. Mass withdrawal to the west of the districts of has begun.
Damascus, Hama Homs and Aleppo", About 500,000 Chinese regulars have greater force than has appear- are in Chekiang, reinforced by ed hitherto. 500,000 trained guerillas.
"Furthermore the United King-
This morning's messages state that all the Japanese warships have dom representatives have informed assembled in Hangchow Bay. Athe Arab representatives that large aircraft carrier accompanies them.
Shelling of Haimen, Chinhai and Ningpo continued this morning. Our Own Correspondent:
TRANS-JORDAN PROBLEMS
London, To-day.
they agree that Palestine
was in- cluded in the area claimed by the Sharif of Mecca in his letter of July 14, 1915, and that unless Pales- tine was excluded from that area later in the correspondence, it must
be regarded as having been in- cluded in the area in which Great Britain was to recognise and sup- port the independence of the Arabs.
PALESTINE EXCLUDED
proper
see
The representative of the Trans- "They maintain that on Jordan Government at the Palestine construction of the correspondence, discussions, Taufiq Pasha Abul Palestine was in fact excluded. But Huda, Chief Minister of Trans- they agree that the language in Jordan, is remaining in London to which its exclusion was expressed discuss with the Secretary for Co-was not so specific and unmistakable lonies a number of questions con- as it was thought to be at the time.” cerning Trans-Jordan.
The committee also considered Taufiq Pasha has already had se- other documents and events to veral talks with Mr. Macdonald on what light they shed on the mean- these matters and has submitted to ing or intention of the him certain proposals for amend-dence, and while making clear that ment of the Constitution and of the it is beyond the committee's scope terms of the agreement of 1928,
Mr. Macdonald has carefully con-retation of these, various
to pronounce on the proper inter- sidered these proposals, and his discussions with Taufiq Pasha willments, they conclude their report now be continued.-British Wire- as follows: leas:
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state-
*"In ́the opinion. of the committee it is evident from these statements that His Majesty's Government were not free to dispose of Pales- tine without regard for the wishes and interests of the inhabitants of Palestine, and that these statements must all be taken into account in any attempt to estimate the respon- sibilities which i upon any interpreta- tion of the correspondence, His Ma- jesty's Government have incurred towards those inhabitants" as result of the correspondence."-British Wireless,
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