The original drafts of Rothschild, Balfour, and Milner did not include this safeguard, which came about partly as the result of the urging of Edwin Samuel Montagu, an influential anti-Zionist Jew and Secretary of State for India.
The original drafts of Rothschild, Balfour, and Milner did not include the commitment that nothing should be done which might prejudice the rights of the non-Jewish communities in other countries outside of Palestine. These changes came about partly as the result of the urging of Edwin Samuel Montagu, an influential anti-Zionist Jew and Secretary of State for India.