§ 15. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware of further infringements of the status quo at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem by the Moslem authorities, including the establishment of a hospice at a house adjacent to the Wall, besides other building activities and alterations; that a muezzin now appears on a roof adjacent to the corner where the Aronkodesh, or Ark of the Holy Scrolls, stands on Saturdays and calls to prayer five times during that day according to the Islamic rite; that this was not permitted under the Ottoman regime; that the Jewish religious authorities have protested to the District Commissioner; and whether he will take steps to prevent such action in the future by the Moslems and further infringements of the status quo?
§ Mr. AMERYNo, Sir, I am not aware of any such incidents, but I am still awaiting further reports on the whole question. I am confident that the Acting High Commissioner for Palestine would do everything in his power to prevent an infringement of the status quo.
§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYWhen is the right hon. Gentleman's White Paper on the whole matter to be laid?
§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYWill the right hon. Gentleman be good enough to inquire into these particular charges, which might not appear very serious to him, but which, he will be aware, were an infringement of the status quo?
§ Colonel WEDGWOODIs the right hon. Gentleman satisfied with the action of the Governor on this occasion; and is the inquiry into the action of the police or into the action of any superior officer?