The Arthur Greenwood Pledge was a declaration made by Arthur Greenwood, a British Labour Party politician and Minister without Portfolio in Winston Churchill's War Cabinet, on September 9, 1940. Delivered to a delegation representing the World Jewish Congress and the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the pledge acknowledged the severe sufferings of the Jewish people during World War II. It stated that the British government was 'fully aware of the sufferings of the Jewish people' and promised that 'when the time comes to establish a new world order based on peace, security and justice, the Jewish people will be given the opportunity to play their part in its establishment and to right the wrongs they have suffered.' This 1940 British government declaration was widely interpreted as a significant, albeit non-committal, expression of British sympathy for Jewish aspirations and a promise of future consideration for Jewish claims, particularly concerning a national home, during a critical period of the war. It was reported in major newspapers, including the New York Times on September 10, 1940, and was seen by many as a moral commitment from the British government to address Jewish grievances in the post-war era.