§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any information regarding the proposed sale of 9,000 dunans of land in a single block in Palestine for the purpose of establishing a colony of distressed Armenians now in French 1882W Syria; whether such a sale is under the control of the Palestine Government; whether the scheme is supported by the League of Nations Commission dealing with refugees and minorities; and whether the establishment of such a colony in Palestine is considered to be consistent with the articles of the mandate for Palestine?
§ Dr. SHIELSMy Noble Friend has no information with regard to any such proposed sale, and, in the absence of particulars, it would be difficult to state to what extent the sale would be under the control of the Palestine Government, or to give any reply to the last part of the question.