Armories have been withdrawn from five colonies since the riots, while other Jewish colonies still retain custody of sealed armories, announced Drummon Shiels, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in reply to a question raised in the House of Commons by Archibald Sinclair.
Armories were withdrawn from Hulda, Artuf and Kustineh because the evacuated armories from one of these colonies was transferred to the neighboring colony of Katra. The armories at Ekron have been reduced from ten to six. The armory at the colony of Jiar Majamie is no longer necessary, because troops are stationed there.
The under-secretary detailed the proposals now under consideration for future defence. In the meantime, measures of immediate urgency are concerning the High Commissioner, who has authorized the government grants towards the cost of providing roads giving access to outlying colonies.
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