A consignment of 149 rifles and one revolver and a large supply of ammunition, were seized in Haifa recently, Under Secretary Shiels replied, when asked by Howard Bury, in the House of Commons, whether he was aware and could now state how many consignments of rifles and ammunition had been directed to Palestine Jewish firms and seized by the customs officials. Shiels stated he had not received particulars of any other seizures of a similar kind.
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