No difficulty in the way of the granting of the Dead Sea concession is seen from the French Government’s claim by the Near East and India Magazine, said to be closely informed on matters connected with the Colonial Office.
The concession will soon be granted, the paper writes, since the British Government anticipates no difficulty from the French threat to take the Dead Sea matter to the High Court at The Hague.
The intricate history of the French claim to the concession is traced by the magazine. The old Turkish concession to a French subject, it writes, which lost its value because the concessionaires were war enemies who had never started actual work, was resold seven years ago to a British subject who in turn resold it to an Indian subject. But both as Britishers could not bring the case before the International Tribunal and again resold it to a French syndicate. It is believed that this French syndicate intends to collaborate with the British syndicate.
However, the British Government seems to adhere to the decision to grant the concession to those who have carried out large preliminary investigation and are known as being capable of working the concession, the paper declares.
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