§ 10. Colonel HOWARD-BURYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies of what nature is the claim with regard to the Dead Sea salt concessions made by a foreign Power on behalf of its nationals; how does the matter now stand; whether he can state what has happened to the concession granted by the pre-War Turkish Government; and whether the International Court of Justice are to be asked to arbitrate in the matter?
§ Mr. AMERYBefore the War, the Turkish Government are alleged to have granted to certain Ottoman subjects a concession for the extraction of certain substances from the waters of the Dead Sea. From time to time His Majesty's 2588 Government have been requested to recognise this concession; the most recent request was preferred on behalf of a French group which, it is understood, has acquired an interest in the concession at a comparatively recent date. His Majesty's Government, being advised that they were under no legal obligation to recognise the concession, have consistently and repeatedly declined to recognise it. I see no reason to modify this attitude or to refer the question to the Permanent Court of International Justice.
§ Colonel HOWARD-BURYUnder the Treaty of Lausanne, were not pre-War Turkish concessions upheld?