The British initially balanced appointments to the Supreme Muslim Council between the Husseinis and their supporters (known as the "majlisiya", or council supporters) and the Nashashibis and their allied clans (known as the "mu'aridun", the opposition). The "mu'aridun", were more disposed to a compromise with the Jews, and indeed had for some years received annual subventions from the Jewish Agency. During most of the period of the British mandate, bickering between these two families seriously undermined any Palestinian Arab unity. In 1936, however, they achieved a measure of concerted policy when all the Palestinian Arab groups joined to create a permanent executive organ known as the Arab Higher Committee under al-Husseini's chairmanship.