867N.01/1625: Telegram
The Consul at Geneva (Everett) to the Secretary of State
Geneva, July 10, 1939—6
p.m.
[Received July 10—1:45 p.m.]
[Received July 10—1:45 p.m.]
190. Consulate’s 186, June 30, 6 p.m. From another source I have obtained a somewhat fuller statement of the position in the Mandates Commission. The Commission approached the problem from two points of view.
- 1.
- Is the policy laid down in the British White Paper compatible with the Mandate as interpreted in the past by the British Government or the League Council or the Mandates Commission? On this point all members of the Commission except Lord Hankey agreed that the question must be answered in the negative, and this was so recorded in the Commission’s report.
- 2.
- Would the Commission now, in view of the changed circumstances surrounding the Mandate, be justified in considering the announced British policy as compatible with the Mandate? The position on this point and the action taken were as described in my telegram under reference.
Everett