Group Project - Primary Material Source 1: "1,200 British Recruits For Palestine" · Describes a "rebel gang" which British "troops" opened fire on. . Notes that the death penalty is used in Palestine writing "five Arabs are to die for possessing arms and ammunition" and this sentence was passed down by a military court, not civilian one. Source 2: "Police Patrol Attacked" . Military patrol was attacked by "Arab brigands" · Describes, heroically, the actions of fighting planes and their pilots coming to their rescue who "saved" the patrol. . Nods to a new system of identity cards for all inhabitants over the age of 16 introduced by "the Palestine Government" - identifies the reason behind the system as it being intended to assist the holders with their relations to the civil and military authorities. · Outlines, briefly, an attack on Jews in Haifa. . Denotes an American Jews' memorandum, attempting to influence the British Ambassador there to continue immigration of Jews to Palestine. Source 3: "British Police in Palestine" . Concerns HoC questioning of the Colonial Secretary by Mr Gallacher (Community Party). . Question is whether the Secretary will publicly state the duties of the Palestine Police. . The issue behind this line of questioning is that, apparently, British policemen in Palestine have been protesting attempts to use them as soldiers and that a number have been sent home under arrest because of their protests. . Also questions what concession Arab policemen got in the district of Jerusalem in which they threatened a strike. Source 4: Cabinet Papers - Letter from the High Commissioner of Palestine to the Secretary of State for the Colonies . Concerns an unstable situation in Galilee to which the Secretary had spoken about in the House. . Identifies the Police as being able to do their work as the Army has now undertaken patrol work as suggested in the Army pamphlet 'Imperial Policing'. . Is praiseworthy of the TransttJordan Frontier Force both in their ability to curb crime as the employment of Jewish police to restore confidence. However, casts doubt on whether this decrease in crime will continue pointing to a large "number of landless Arabs are near the border line of starvation". · Identifies progress in reducing open intimidation connected to boycotting, bringing it down "to a minimum". . Goes onto discuss different industries e.g. agricultural and the labour involved in them. . Notes, from very different standpoints, "Arab and Jew are severely critical of the suggestion to partition Palestine" as they both want, not a half, but the whole cake. No one has a good word to say on the suggestion apart from a few with dubious motives. · Considers question of 'hostages' and the idea hostages of a minority in one area will safeguard minorities in another tt isn't confident in this logic. Source 5: "Churchill's Plain Words to Palestine"
Group Project - Primary Material . Churchill takes offence to the crime against the Jews describing himself as a friend of