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In ~ou I r.re~t tho noble ,r -aon nho

reprt~ernta t~e idc:c.l e ot hw:m.n1 t..Y, "'.n4 i;t JOU I

.:root the pr-r&o:l311t1 ~~~o cnuno1,t.ed t":.o::., ~'ll-h

prinoi,lc::i !"or uhioh thic \.'er in b~1'\- '1'~""-~'-d

thoac pr1no1plcc \';ltioh you cnbo41cd in tho Atlnntio

Cho.rtcr.

It r,iv~o no pleneurc to nd1roec

Your =xcellt•~lC~' :lt o. tine \!hen t~" bo.Me!"C ot victory

~r~ riel.n.:; ;:,ver .... 11 !:'\'" ~!).ttlc ~l~lda :>f t'.e t10rl4,

hopln. · , by tho -rn.cc of Ood , t'l:. t t~c dey of !'1:-.al

v1otor.7 ,·,'ill ~ot be 1~1\'l' drle..:;ed , '""'.d thnt. the :.1oblo

14,.. lo !'?r ····.to~ ,e:..e~-lo·r!!'"~ .d ~ ... ~!o:~-lovt:c

n!lt.iono ttl'C at~..;l1:1t'; t.o \'tin il t'110 ::~1· '"ill '}e

1'uU7 ;>i'lcd .

1 ... ~ ?:0.3U1. ~~ t t:f COW\tr:T !\ D &t~od,

bod:! • tel &O'll , on the &ide ot t~c de!~ocr .. t1o r_..,t!ono

i'\ t~1o = · ~ccllc.::tc:,• .

Your ;:..~o!'l'tone~· ia ~uitc '-':~~ .. ~h:·.t tht:

f!r:a:t t:1.1:..; ~ :- \torl4 '!C: clo. :-.!~t.r t~1::; :.::-.r ic ..; ~~:r~

eco·uitJ !or .... 11 n· t1or.= G.l!d 1n41•:1dclc , .::~CYlrlt/

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t1hich llll l ~C t~O fruit ot univcrGoJ. Juottoe :SU~,ortcd

b)" force . :to country or ,aople . ho,:evcl" 01.o.ll , ahould bo

4c,r1Yed ot t~e bcnet1to or t~1o Juotico . Anj ~oat·~r

octtlcr .cnt ~ot br.ooa. on Juatioo u1ll be o. ooaroo or :ru.turo

troublo. ~! ~rld need not ~~•o thc~c troubl~e 1t itc

!';)Ol1t1col :n·oblot•o &re dealt ":.:it' Hiacly and. nith a.

tr.J.t!l-ceoi-..1.1..: n111.11 . One ot thccc ;r.oblotla t!\r.t nccd.o \Iitle

tre3t~ont bAsed ou r~cta , re~itJ, rclrnoa~ , ~~d rcoo=n!tto~

ot tho oth&r::. ' 'o1.1t ot vit!u, to t"te !lroblc:1 o1' ¥t:.loat1~o .

~eaUne is one ot t:1o Art..-b countries \1' 1c:1

\'tCL& ~c,a.rc.ted ~rou tho Ottouru: Znpirc as c. rcf1'llt or t!le

first ::orld ::nr. In 1.ta A.rc·b1c o!:."r'" cte r 11. ia not 41!!'~:-ont

t'No t!le- other J..r~b eo~t."1itrii'JS t"!':toh arc roco~li~ed a.a

independent st~tco ~uoh co Ir~q. C~r1n, :CJPt ~nd Ycr.nn .

PQle3ti~o is 43 Arnb ea Devonshire 1s :~;11nh or Vtr-1=1&

t1t..:e it :'U'c b~cn Aro.b , in B.l)ito of tj~~ !'!"Ot that it \':aB

c ba:~!;lct1el4 tor !::lJl7 ::r~nt conqucror::J .

On tho .;roundn oi' :!istor:r, t:lo ~1oni~t

ola1::a ere i:::.con:J1at~:lt 11ith lo ;1o c.ud trJ.t~ . I!' "'t.Oh

~oople \:ere to trcoo t:1oir !t1:Jtor1cnl. cor..:tcctio.lD to

oth~r pnrts or t'ht t:orld, end el~it: :t territory t ho;r

hc4 onoo 1n::tCb1 to4 tjlc rco:ult t:Oal4 be ::. o.14.n;e in t"hc

c thno,:re,hic::U tt.Q!) o!' t:u. world ~·hioh u.Jul4 l o:ld t:·t.n,:r

peopleo t o c-r.lc:uo.te t~e co,.mtrlea iJ:. t:>l.!ioh t!te:t livo .

Even 1! \:c nosw:~o thr;1t 1 t 1:. pocaible to e,cer!)t t :tio

prir.ciplo o~ ~1st,r1c~ al~i~s . thor~ ta ct1ll r~ :rour~

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~or tho Ziont ct clA1ca e1:~e t hu Jeus 414 not rul~

1!::1. Pr lr.!c~iuo tor t.orc t"•4.1 !'1Te ce~turita t:~c-n~

t"t(· /or-:bo 11·· .. 11. i r. Y. 1 ~utinc O"!'or1> e.~~ ~!tcr the

Jctns. ror ~""'rly t tTent.:r ocnturtec . Tbrou':'~tout t hie

,crio\1. t hey ~~~her clirco tly r"liOd t "tr Cl)untry Or

pc.rt1ot;~:tc4 1n it~ .. dnl.liJ:tr ·t1Jn. l>..1r1.,~ t~o l:ust

t'ourtoC"n cer.tu.r1~c t "1c;r h. vo b ~en continouoly l1v1.:l!-

1n ?31:-ctinc .

Froa t hfl rol1C1ous ,o1.at or vi~"

PQlcetl:lo to r ==.lrclcd c~ a holy l "lt4 by : \lalina ,

Chr1st1e.ntt o.n4 Jenu a lU:e . 'l'!te J .. r .. ba or Pc.lcstinc

h~ve ~~-1a r~1n~~Jnc4 ~ li~cr--1 r ;l1-1oua trt41t1~n

\;cl l .. :.OlO\tn 1u :tistOl'J • T:1c oclcbro.t c d address ot

J.bu Ja;:r, t!le !"i..,t C&llph of Isl:w, ( 1!41' Cod bo

c raelouo to hie:. ) to tho Arob cxt~c41t ion uh1ch wo.a

ae:tt to S;rrl:a c.Jld ::o.lest!no is o.:.l.y o::.e ox::u.::plo ot

thone l1Dor t'l trcc11t1on.s , t:e dccl(l.i'od :

• Sto,. C , eoplc t:t.*'t I ::::1.7 :;1ve you

te~ ruleo to l:cc; bi/ hct\rt : Do not cot::.t1t trc:tohcry l

nor dt:,J1rt tro~ t:-:e ric!lt. ,1th . Yo~ C".l.Bt !lOt rutil~te .

nci t h or kil l A c~1ld or a.ccd ::.an or '"'·o::~nn. Do not

dcstro)' a :;1&1.&-t:-ec . uor burn H. tr1th !tro c.ud do not

out 8.)\¥ !rut t tu.l tr'c . You t.1U5t not ale~ t::JY ot the

tloc:..""C o r t he ~ercl.o: or tlie oc:.;.ela , ee:tc: for your

oubslotenoo . You nl'C 11:toly to r•o~ p~o,le \'Iho have

devoted t::ctr 11Tta to :on:..at:c etrricca: lee.ve ~!iec

to t:u-.~ to H~1 ioh t :lc)" h:we dft'tot~d t '".o1r l lvee . · · "

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rhoae ltberftl 1natr~ot1on. :41 be eontrnate4

uith t~ose at.;..t:4 in Joa .. ·a r.t t ""' t11 e of tho oa.,turc

o! Joriaho . lt io :~trto4 :

" And t· ~e.v utterl:.r destroyed. ell t 'tat ':IC.a tn

t :o clt,y ~ot'l c:on :~ :4 r.J~mn. both ¥OW'\"; c...'14 old, a:14 ox

t !1oy 'b".l.rned t:•e otty \':it~ tiro c.."14 c.l l thnt 'IJ'/lO thoroin.

I t is to be noted trom the aboYe oontraot t hat

co::.::on bo::!o ot :ut1onal u:·U.t7 0\1ht,;; to t he 11ber-al1an

ot the Artlba . Owtnc to Arob libcrnltsm o.o.oh !Bith h:t.a f'or

oentur1eo prt\ottoed 1te O\'m r1tos in ita own glo.oe a' or

norahi p nithout let or ~ind%--r.oe . It cc~~ot be cl~lued,

tti th t:J..n:J Juotlc~ tJ-.r..t the !'ol1.~1oua con:.:.ect1ons ot tbe

Je\~ ~ith Palestine orc: to cny v~lid olcio to t he poec~seton

of t het country , Junt os 1 t !a not ,oaaible for .i::;u:.tn

to olstm Ro~c on rel1;1ouc vro~a or tor the L~liD I~i~D

to ol.sir th~ ~1Ja; ov1~\,'; to t~v·i!" rcl1c1oua OO!Uteot1ona

~ith ~eooa. Lor:cver, political Zion1aa 1s to- day cninly

a seoulcr cove=ent and ~any Zio~icto aro not pr: ct1e1~

Jewa . !herctore, t~e relt:ioua olnics ot Zionie~ are

untou.nded.

Froil t!le national point of v Utt ?nle~otinc hoe

be cil l nha b1 t.cd do\.m to t.hc :!'irut i.orl4 r.u by e na.Jortty

ot Artbo tJho o.rr cnt1 tle4 to t heir Jn4e,en4tonc.e aa. other

A.:-cb peopleD h3vc o.lrfu .. e.y ~!tleved theirs . To de.,r1vo

t.le .Ar:ba of P!llc~tino ot thla rl,;:,t 1D 1noonaiste3t

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l.itb t~c obvious alec 1or -r:-:Sob. thio uo.r ia bei!\';

to~ht . ::~vn· l ot uu !'or·;ct thc.t Z1on1D!l io o.n a.c ·rcoo1ve

nn.tio~tt.l :n.oveo~ut c.1~L;:; :;tt t:te ellr. i n t1on or DJ.l

by all tho .lr:1b1 , 1u o.U tho ..'.rQ.b oou.'"lt.ric:s \t'lo rtill

unite aca.itwt DJl1 d:u:,crcr t :13t t \0 Ambo ot Palcetine an.r

hnve to a.:tt .

'lho ,erocout1 on of t:to Jeus ir: eertnin

!uropc~ ooantr1ea io c tven no a reacon tor han41ne over

at::Lte • .;uoh an aru.mcnt Sa w1 .. en:1~le , tor t'1o dctetl.t ot

~az1aa 1~ ~pe \rlll cl1u1~to t~o oauoe ot a~l the

troubles ot the Jevm 1n Europe a.nd the Jcrlah ;roble:t in

E'Uro!)o 'ffUl be tir..:1lly aolTed . :.:oreoYer, ?:1leuttne 11

too aull a cowttry to ot!'er a. aolution f ol" the Jowinh

probl ett in Z'urope or in the world c.t l :.roe . It hne been

do:.1onctr~ted bif e~orts , r..1.c:1 ... tr John r;ope !:iiaDDO:l, t:c.t

Jew13h 1-~~~~tion 1nto P~eati~e o~~ot b~ continued

>~ltbout ::.~ it oxcocd1'161Y 41f!1c\llt for the 1nht\o1tonto

o f Paloet1no to au.rvive t o.::1n: into conoider~. tio!'\ t?le

norusl 1ncre~se o~ ita ArQb po'ul~t1on. It lc uttr~1r to

.attco't to nolvc t~~c Jeuloh 7robll'<t1 by oreC"tiac e.n Ara b

problcc in Poloctino , b~ ooc~cll1nr. n Dillion :~alto ft~d

Chr1st1nn Ar~bc to tool th~t they ore 4Qlnc to bo to:ci~crc

tn t~~tr countrJ . ShoUld t~t b3p~en, th~ e roQteet t rr~edy

ot the t\Ye:ttieth oe:.1tnr:r will to..!~c pl~oo in Palcat tne .

~he 21or.1otu 1n.o.y olo.ia t!l:t.~ the Jen should

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Mvo a r1.;:1t to eet· Olioh ::. Gto.te UJ:...t\'ih~ro in t hio

world . jhoulll t~t rleht be oonoade d to 01\1 relictouo

croup , llhioh is not ,r~otico.l in thio :::o4.crn cc;t , such

ttn cxpcr1nent :should be unclo 1n o. O:)u.ntt·7 nithout

popul~tion , a!1d not at t"le expcnac or til" 1~b1tnnta

ot e oountrr ~read1 oecu~ie4 by a pencetul la~-o.b1~1nG

,oo;le .

The Zlo!'lint claim titc.t t:'lolr 1o.i1!;r!\t1on

Jn~o ~~le~t1~c ho.o dot1~1tc economic , hyr.tcn1c And eoolftl

ndv~mtc.coo for the Al";:bts is ooo,le tcl)' u.."\!oundcd . :'v\!n

' it so~e ~be have benet1ttc4 in ant ~y t~e 3dT4nt~s

arc outbalanced b7 t'le crc~t 4~-;e do::.e to the :.:ornl,

eocial &~ polttionl ll~o ot t~c ~eoplo • The Ar~bs do

not t:-a.nt euoh ::.atcri:U a.dvD..nto.;;ca 1r they cu·o aoinc to

lend to tho do~tn.r..t1on o~ Pc.l.cs~1ne by the Jens . The

Z1on1nt ochcnc tor the oolontz~tion o~ Pnleatino te a

srave donzer or which all ~bs are o~nst~tl7 4~e nn4

~c~ent oY~r t~c tuture ot Poleattnc tor the tol\o~ine

rec.aons:

l . Since t:te lc.ot tmr 1m::1-;ro.t1on into P~loetine

wo.a contrnr:; to the uir~hea of ita people c.n4 to t:u!ir

na.turo.l r1::ht to 4co14e t~tl! !l'I.W.ber to be ad!litte4 to

t ~c1r o~ co~~t:y. ?he ~ber o: Je~ u~o entered Pnlootine

olnce t!te leat. wnr ts !11)t.' core thc.n teu.told t~e or1~hl.O.l

nunber o: Je\'13 w:to were 11v1!\,"" thc.rc 1n 1919. ; .. 11 tho

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t.n4 d1ntur'b!lnec:s tr~ 2nl~'>Bt i no aud rdJ!lc.,nt Arab OI)'U"ttr1e~

11re a a.~ur- l rc ction t.> t tr tear o~ t'1.t t:--;1e .... t·u-~

nnn1t1:'1.-: t.:,c •• ro.bo ot' :'t~leot.t1"1C it' t.~iu 11 1,;r ... tio.l or

Jo\,•!) contirmeo .

2 • '!'h(" J'!'':1J L.C l'.lircd t'1e b~et l~dtl Of l'::.leettno

n.n4 re!"'tdcrrd t';.o•-'t ... ~dG ::»1" i.ro.ba hoPol'3ca . Your Z.xct•llc;-.c.:r

lando trom ler;ioh ht\nds An4 they d oo11n<' to coploy Ar~b

oultiv.tora LJ:ctcd r~~= l=ndo cctulr"d b,:r tho :c~ hco

bcoo~e quite ~1t1~bl~ .

3 . The Je:tra hCLTe been co tAr r. a,onotblc tor

:prrv,.~tin,: t··c Pclctztinc J.rc.bc tr.,1:t cxcretstn~ ucl"1'·

ct:~co h~vc ~lre~dl "Chi~vtd t~c1r indc,~ndencc. ~to tc

1noo~tc1ote~tt t:it!l thr s,1r1t of do·~oorco:r r.nd l"Jith Jor"b

4 . 'l''lr. J'c• .. '!1 tu Pr.leatlno hc.vo bccoco \Jell· tu·w•d

nnd l::c!..l-tr:\tn~d in n111ttr,y t nct1o:l . ?hey !\~vc bee.n flble

to tr~1n a?r.e ~itt:r t:toua~ n4 you."l.."" r·rn in th,. e.ost aod~rn

do~ dly :ct"lodc or ,., .. r . Z'le,. have catubliah~d , t:orcover ,

n~~-~nt r ct,~i~c . Zh~~- ~ot1on3 p~ ~vi4rnce ot th~ir

ae :r~crtve 1~t ht1ona . ~h1G h~G bo n o~onn ~ultc cle rly

lite of !;1 r :L.rold r"o:·tcMol c:td -.:'-~ c.c&!'::Jlnrtto!'l o!

LorO :·o;rno . ·.:c nro 1:1oltned to bcllnvo th-rt thoDe o.ota

~~ t('rr.>:-11~ ~..... but ,:..rt of n nuc:h I 'Oi"(: o.l:"t,r· ~(:usivc

Z10!\1ot plnn . ':hit. b ~uc:c io !'ort1t1t·~ by th,. t>.ct:1vo 1n':.or\'e~t1on

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1ut~rYr:lt1on oi' ::1o:rlat1 !'rlU ~very llU:tt'ter ot t he

tl4rld to o'bt 1:1 1..1~ rr,rlevc troa t'\c ~~""th aent~nce

or t-::o a.o::D.£o1:u. ot Lor4 :·o;:to . It \10.0 c:x;ected th::.t

o.ll Ziontato \'I0-..14 h:~.vo c lnd": v·d. t~e ·:urJ.crcra ~::1d

au,,orted t~c t~~th •cn~tnce i n order to olcnr thec­

colvco ot o lapl1c1ty in thotJc outrc..·~es . 1.'hord"ore tho

i..J.";..~s !\.c.vc c•t..'!::J r1 ;::.: t) !",.~ c latent ="ollc; or

~:reo~ton on tn, pArt of t~~ Zio~cto ~n1~t t~c

.o\r'"b '1?::.·ld ~)t !"'C:!' lj rc-.1~:;!1r..o .

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uunt to hc·1e ?:ll('Gtlilc o~r ne Q :"OQ..:UJ tor t~t.oir !"Ut1.ll"c

doair..:J.tion o~ tbe t:!:aol'! Ji.rob ·.·orl.d coono:D1co.ll.7 C1.G r:ell

oa :,1olitice.ll;r. Thdr tutur· c.iu io no lcoo t~~.:t tha

oolo:li:c.tion o!' ell ~dJ lO"'.l.~ .~:t-b co\\atr1t t; . 'lhe J.raba

natur3l,ly are op,oaed to such doni~.

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unl~ss P:lleat1r.~ is o!"\l!' o: ~hoi r eo:latitueut :;e:Jbera.

Tho ;co,;r:~.-,hionl. poait1on o~ ?:.lcct1nc ,.,111 obstruct

A.rc'b U."\1 ty s!l.ould 1 t ~e i::l t •-:e !un4a of non-~ba 1:!:oae

in~creota oonfliot with those ot t~c Ar:l.bB . Th, Arabe

never &erce to l tnve out Pclcotine Tho .. ·.:nbs indi vid•tc.lly

And collcct1vol,7 rcc-... rd the tut.urc ot P:U.eotlno CUJ a

catter of life :·!:4 4?:-th t~r thea .

ExocllOtlo:r ,

?~e:ae ere or.l.:f aouo or !~o oost i.I:Qortwt

r~c.r:ona t1"'l1C!~ hlduo'd ~~.e Aro:.Jo t::» dotond t"t,.ir ~turr l

ri ;:tta in ?:lleretil~ • .;.uo:, ri ;~to e.r~> u.:l.out.t .. d.l)r

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IIUJ o~ct. ~Y ::11 "\,;...._-.1t ... ..:.·1·,:t r!~~tz,l·' • It lc ·.~

encronohucat on t~uch prlnciplen t;~~ioh ic t~o nain onu.oe

t:ttccd. nf' to t ·~ • t. .... ~::::.:u:o o!' ). c:c .. .d J~c~ice tn

orcler to r~o:.icYo :;,~ou1•ltJ ~d coo;ttrt..t1oa --.r.oJ\3 t:1o

.... e 1our :.:-:eel !. -~0:1 io 0!1f' or th:.

reaponatblo ~:ten 1n b1gh office who to endoo.vouri:1~ to

Ar:.bc in l)1. l r.ct1no . In ct?i::-; r.o 70u \Jill c-l1t11n!lte one

ot tho 1: ... port:w.t !'.:.otorc ~":1ch dtst".lrb 'ecce c.:~d accurit:;"

not only 1:t. t?:~ ::14C:.lt. =::_st ~u.t. c.!3o t·~rau ~:-.out th~ :1ttrc

\'"Orld. .

oetce~ .

J nTail eycc.l~ or ~!lie o,_ .. ortunity to

3:l.,;!'ldd4 £C kb1 ' c.l .lt: .• c.l , 1364. ~~ lOth , 1945.

Bon~rablc I"t--"'L:ll:l l). ::oo:::cv,.lt

Preeidc~t ot t~c Un1to4 ~t~t~s o: ~c~tce ,

::~e.ht:v;ton , D.c.

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