840.48 Refugees/2307: Telegram

The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

3784. Your 3510, November 16, 7 p.m. Am advised by Foreign Office that British Government intends hereafter to refuse admission into Palestine to all illegal immigrants. Accommodation for such persons is to be arranged elsewhere. An announcement of the foregoing is to be made tomorrow in Palestine. British Embassy in Washington has been fully advised of details and instructed to advise you.

Johnson