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Fazle Umar 374 a tiny 1% to settle the Jews in their homeland. ” (Al-Fazl, 31 Oct 1945, pg 2). The echoes of this statement made by Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] in the light of the teachings of Holy Qur’an were heard in the corridors of the American government and a member of the United States Senate wrote to his Foreign Secretary: “I want to state that America should play no part in setting up any kind of State in Palestine. If we intend to create a Jewish State in Palestine then we will have to defend this State from all those Powers who are opposed to its creation. ” This scheme received the greatest momentum from the United States. A corre- spondent of the “News of the World” issued in Jerusalem, spoke against the United States and Britain: “With the creation of the Jewish State in Palestine, Britain will have all bases which it needs and with the help of which it can be a guardian of the Suez Canal. In this situation Palestine could become another British colony. Contrary to this, if they follow the 1939 White Paper then in this situation the Jews will bind their future with the future of Arabs and they will promote the removal of the British from the Middle East and India. Not only have the people of the United States and Britain been misled over the issue of Palestine but so have the responsible officers about the relocation of every Jew from Europe into the deserts of Palestine. From every ten Jewish families living in America if one family was granted permission to give refuge to a single Jew then President Truman’s issue is resolved for one hundred thousand Jews. The Jewish families will not decline from providing refuge. President Truman ought to remove the restrictions over the entry of Jews into America. Every Allied country ought to permit the entry of Jews according to their capacity. ” (Al-Fazl, 3 Nov 1945, pg 2). Whilst issuing these reports a headline in the “Shahbaaz News” read, “Why are Jews not resettled in America. ”(Al-Fazl, 3 Nov 1945, pg 2).