The Commission convened for 50 days, and examined 152 witnesses in eight languages (English, French, Arabic, Hebrew, Yiddish, Jargon, Russian and Hindustani).
Devonshire & Co., Advocates, and used the inquiry to make a "vigorous attack" upon the departing Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (OETA).
[4] The Report noted that Jewish representatives persisted in describing the events as a "pogrom", implying that the British administration had connived in the violence.
It cites Jean de la Fontaine's lines in the original French to describe the attitude of the Zionists towards the local Arab population: Cet animal est très méchant.
[6] The Report was sharply critical of the Zionists for exacerbating Arab concerns by their "impatience, indiscretion and attempts to force the hands of the Administration" into establishing a Jewish State, as there had been direct communication between the Foreign Office and the Chief Political Officer, Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, bypassing and sometimes contradicting the OETA.