(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Sir Robert Waley Cohen, oil magnate, delivered an address on the problems connected with the reconstruction of Palestine, at the summer session of the Inter-university Jewish Federation.
Although the task facing the Zionists in Palestine is very difficult and cannot be carried through in a few years, he is certain that the work will be crowned with success, notwithstanding the present crisis and all other obstacles.
Sir Robert recently returned from Palestine where he made a study of conditions in the country.
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