The British government is taking active measures to speed up the appointment of the Wailing Wall Commission that will investigate Moslem and Jewish claims to the ancient structure, it was announced today in the House of Commons by Dr. Drummond Shiels, under-secretary for the Colonies. His statement was in response to an inquiry from George Manders, Liberal M. P., as to whether or not the Commission had already been appointed and whether the names of the members had been submitted to the Council of the League of Nations for approval.
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