(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Sir Frederick Hail asked in Commons yesterday whether the Novomejsky group is sufficiently financed for the development of the Dead Sea products as a commercial industry or only as an experiment.
Secretary Amery replied that the most favorable tender had been accepted, subject to conditions still under discussion. If the conditions are unfulfilled the matter will lapse, he declared.
Replying to a question raised by Col. Bury, whether the Dead Sea concessionaires will be entitled to employ workers of any nationality, the Secretary said it was impossible to publish the provisions of the agreement before the concession was granted, but that the problem would not be overlooked.
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