Speech #780160953

This convention could not be modified except with the consent of the United States. Notwithstanding these specific provisions of our convention with Great Britain. the British Government without consulting us. and without obtaining permission from this country. issued what is known as the Palestine White Paper. Under this socalled White Paper. it was provided. among other things. that Jewish immigration to Palestine should be limited to not more than 75.000. and that this total must be reached by March 31. 1944. after which no Jews would be allowed to enter Palestine. In other words. the Jewish homeland would. be the only place from which Jews would be absolutely barred as Jewsin spite of the fact that Britain solemnly pledged herself to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Our Government cannot permit that a friendly government like that of Great Britain should thus flout its own solemn pledge in favor of the Jewish homeland in Palestine.