Malcolm MacDonald,son of the British Prime Minister and parliamentary secretary to the Colonial Ministry,today denied in the House of Commons that his chief,Sir Philip Cunliffelister,had any intention of making a statement on the position in Palestine.He declared that there had been no new developments in Palestine which would require such a report.
MacDonald also informed the House that the cost of repairing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre will be met by the government of Palestine,and will amont to £75,000.
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