 A British inquiry into the disturbances and investigation regarding the principal issue in the Western Wall dispute , namely the rights of the Jewish worshipers to bring appurtenances to the wall , was convened . The Supreme Muslim Council provided documents dating from the Turkish regime supporting their claims . However , repeated reminders to the Chief Rabbinate to verify which apparatus had been permitted failed to elicit any response . They refused to do so , arguing that Jews had the right to pray at the Wall without restrictions . Subsequently , in November 1928 , the Government issued a White Paper entitled " The Western or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem : Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Colonies " , which emphasised the maintenance of the status quo and instructed that Jews could only bring " those accessories which had been permitted in Turkish times . " 
