I humbly venture to express a hope that the Board of Deputies will still continue to entertain this subject, and that it will not think it inexpedient to endeavour to ascertain the feelings and wishes of the Jews in the rest of Europe on a question so interesting and important, one in which is necessarily involved that of the prospective regeneration of their long-suffering and afflicted country. I beg leave to offer my best thanks and warmest acknowledgements to the Board of Deputies for the kind manner in which it has been pleased to receive my previous communication, and to assure it that my services are ever at its command. I have the honour to be, &c., CHAS. CHURCHILL. (Minute-Books of Board of Deputies, 1841-43.) * * * * * THE ENTENTE POWERS AND PALESTINE, 1917. _Extract from Agreement between Great Britain, France and Russia, dated February 21, 1917._ "5.... With a view to securing the religious interests of the Entente Powers, Palestine, with the Holy Places, is separated from Turkish territory and subjected to a special régime to be determined by agreement between Russia, France and England." (_Manchester Guardian_, January 19, 1918.) * * * * * GREAT BRITAIN AND ZIONISM, 1917. _Mr. Balfour to Lord Rothschild._ FOREIGN OFFICE, _November 2nd, 1917_. DEAR LORD ROTHSCHILD,--I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet:-- "His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country." I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation. Yours sincerely, ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR. (_Times_, November 9, 1917.) * * * * * APPENDIX. INTERNATIONAL ANTI-SEMITISM IN 1498.