867N.01/1191: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 24—10:25 a.m.]
1236. My 1223, October 21, 1 p.m.87 I had a talk with MacDonald. He has received the report on Palestine and is taking it up with his colleagues this afternoon. He has agreed with the Foreign Office that just as soon as he and his colleagues have discussed it it will be given to me for your attention, so you won’t read about it some morning in the newspapers.
He told me they expect to have the report together with the Government’s recommendations some time immediately after the opening of Parliament.
I asked him if he could give me his general impressions even though he had not discussed it as yet and he told me he was going to definitely recommend that immigration to Palestine for the Jews not be stopped and that he thought on the whole the recommendations would be looked upon rather favorably by the Jewish people. Beyond that he did not feel able to go at this time.
[Page 965]He realizes the great interest in this subject in America and will keep me advised.
He thinks the tension is easing up a bit and hopes that conditions will improve reasonably soon.
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