I thought that the demand on the part of the British that the illegal armies surrender their arms and that we participate in the responsibility associated with settling 100.000 refugees in Palestine was not made in good faith. but was made to postpone and to put off and ultimately to sabotage the undertaking. It occurs to me that under existing conditions. with a hostile British administration. and with encouragement given to Arab leaders to initiate hostile raids. it might prove disastrous for the Jewish people to give up such defense methods as they may have under existing circumstances to protect themselves. It is not for them. in my judgment. to create peace in that community.
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