London reports reaching here today said that Emir Abdullah, Arab ruler of Transjordan, was negotiating with prominent statesmen to allow Jewish immigration into Transjordan.
Entry of Jews into the British-mandated territory, where they are now barred, would be contingent on their possessing no political rights and never exceeding a one-third proportion in the population, the reports stated.
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