asked the Undersecretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any further information to give regarding the granting of permission to 700 Jews to enter Palestine in view of the pogroms in Rumania; and whether he can give an assurance that the 700 certificates were not old ones issued before the pogroms?

No, Sir. I am not yet in a position to make any further statement. My reply of 19th March related only to persons who had received Palestine immigration certificates before Rumania was declared enemy-occupied territory.

Why did my hon. Friend give me a misleading answer a fortnight ago? Was he himself misled by his own permanent officials?

I regret if I misled my right hon. Friend. It was not intentional.