Sidki Pasha, the Egyptian Prime Minister, has arrived in Jerusalem on a short visit together with a large number of members of his Party, the People’s Party. The visit is likely to be embarrassing to the Grand Mufti and his supporters, who are allied with the Egyptian Wafd Party, the opposition to the People’s Party. It is not thought, however, that the Grand Mufti and his supporters would dare to do anything to slight the head of the Government of a neighbouring Moslem country.
It is believed that the Prime Minister’s visit to Palestine will lead to a reduction on the Egyptian tariff on fruit from Palestine, which would be of great benefit to the Palestine fruit-growing and export trade.
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