The appointment of the Rt. Hon. Sidney Webb as Colonial Minister in the new Labor Cabinet was received with satisfaction in Zionist circles here.
Although there is no record of any public pronouncement by Colonial Minister Webb on the Palestine question, it is understood that he is very sympathetic to the Jewish colonization work in the country.
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