(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Government has rejected the demand of the anti-Zionist Arab Executive that the exploitation of the Dead Sea be taken over by the Palestine Government instead of granting the concession to private persons.
Col. Amery, Secretary for the Colonies, replying to a question in the House of Commons by Col. Bury, declared that in view of the highly technical nature of the enterprise the exploitation of the minerals of the Dead Sea could not properly be worked by the Government. The concession has not yet been granted to Moses Novomejsky. The negotiations with Mr. Novomejsky and Mr. Tulloch are still being carried on, he added.
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