§ 25. Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any information to give the House as to the assassination of Jewish settlers in the Valley of Esdraelon and the measures taken to put an end to these affairs?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI have recently seen a report in the Press of the murder of a Jewish farmer and the wounding of his wife by unknown persons in the Jewish Colony near Haifa. I see from another report that the police were on the spot within 10 minutes of the crime and that the local detachments have been strengthened and I am satisfied that the Government of Palestine will continue to take all possible action to prevent outrages of this kind and to bring the criminals to justice.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODIs there any possibility of these peaceful settlers in the Vale of Esdraelon being allowed to carry on?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThat is quite a different question, of which I should require notice.