DEVELOPING PALESTINE
CO-OPERATION WITH ZIONISTS. ROOM FOR SEVERAL MILLIONS. PLENTY OF MONEY AVAILABLE. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Received January 12. 10.53 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 10. Dr Weizmann, president of the English Zionists, has returned from a visit lo Palestine. He Slated that the Palestine administration has agreed lo cooperate with the Zionists’ organisations in the development of the country. He is convinced that Palestine could support several millions of additional people without injury to the present inhabitants, if scientific methods of development were adopted. Thirty thousand Jews could he settled during the coming year. It is necessary to build 5000 houses, which, with other development works, will reciuire £1.000,000 spent annually till 1030. The money would be forthcoming.
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Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14262, 13 January 1920, Page 5
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