SITUATION TENSE

Chronicle (Levin), 4 March 1947, Page 5

SITUATION TENSE

Press Assn.-

Jewish Population Awaits Developments COMB OUT OF TERRORISTS

Bv Telearavh

Conyrighi

Received Tuesday, 11.30 a.m. LONDON, March 3. All correspondents describe tht situation in Palestine as tense while the biggest part of the country Y Jewish. population waits for developments in the flve main sealed oh areas. The Army believes the terrorists are eontained in these areas. f. Tlie officer in clwuge of the Tel Avi f operatiuns, Major-General Gale, said " We will get tliem, tio matter how .lon^. it takes. " II e added tliat he believeu most of the terrorists wero in Tel Aviv. The British Army lias already began soreening operations in Jerusaleiti. Reuter's eorrespondent reports that 30. were interrogated in the Rehavia quar ter and 60 were detftbied for furtheinterrogation. Tel Aviv is at a standstill. 1 eojitains niost of Palestine 's ligh. industrv, which is lotally shut down. U is offieially announced that yest erdti.v 's death-roll lias risen to 2. witli the death tvoin injuries of a British soldier in a ,jee]> whirh struek a mine. Another mine e.xploded late today nnder a inilitarv truck, seriously injuring oue and injuring another soldier. The niilitary eommander of the Jerusalem district, giving conditions ot niartial law in the Mea Sherim area, said all shops exeept food and chemists, w otihi rentain shut. The Army had or gsinised eonvoys of meat, milk, bread and fruit to feed the arett. Two clinies luive been opened for treating minor euses of sickness. Serious eases will !>e evaeuated. A warning was given that a lighted lainp should be luing from a window to summon medieal aid if a babv was born. The eommander added that religious elders were cooperuting wtdl witli tlje niilitary. •