The question of the political activities of has Amine Husseini, exiled ex-Mufti of Jerusalem, is engaging the attention of the British Government in close consultation with the french authorities in Damascus and Paris, Colonial Secretary William Ormsby-Gore announced in the House of Commons today.
The Palestine High Commissioner is receiving information from time to time on the activities of Husseini, who is now domiciled near Damascus, the Colonial Secretary said. Geoffrey Mander (Liberal) declared that Husseini was receiving a substantial monthly subsidy from foreign sources and was now directing Palestine terrorists’ activities from his Syrian refuge.
Negotiations on a loan for Tel Aviv’s water supply, whose cost is estimated at £1,000,000 (about $5,000,000) have proved unsuccessful, Mr. Ormsby-Gore informed Tom Williams (Laborite). He said negotiations had been undertaken with the assistance of the Palestine Government, but owing to the state of the country and the uncertainty of the future, he had ascertained the impossibility of the municipality’s raising a loan in London now. Independent inquiries are now proceeding regarding a smaller loan in Palestine to meet the most pressing needs.
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