As well as being the highest British official within '' Lehi '' 's reach , Moyne was regarded as personally responsible for Britain 's Palestine policy . In particular , he was regarded as one of the architects of Britain 's strict immigration policy , and to have been responsible for the British hand in the Struma disaster , which followed a refusal to grant visas to Palestine for its Jewish refugee passengers , decided during his time as Colonial Secretary . According to Bell , Lord Moyne was believed by the underground to be an Arabist , who had consistently followed an anti-Zionist line
Struma disaster
Struma disaster
Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne