Both Arabs and Jews Prepare for War
Received Monday, 11,0 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 19. J ews and Arabs are engaged - in a i'everisb race to build up stocks of wai material in preparation for a possible i'ullscale war wben tbe Britisb leave Palestine in August, says tbe Britisb United Press Correspondent in Jerusalem. Consiguments of arms are being daily smuggled in. The weapons which the Jews have acquired are partly of American origin. The Arahs' weapons originated in Britain, Germany and •Russia. The Arahs are reported to have several Messerschmitt 110 aircraft on an emergency aerodrome near Gaza. Outhidding Arah National Guard representatives, the Jewish Agency i bought from the British military authI orities 21 two-seater Auster aircraft to i lorai the mtcieus of a riaganah A11' l Force. The Jewish Agency also bought C00 tons of harhed wire which the British Army delivered with armed escort, | Reuter' s Rome correspondent reports that Jewish terrorist organisations are fltting out at least six ships to attempt 1 to land . in Palestine many young men [ trained in Italy for street warfare. Automatic weapons, ainmunition and ■ grenades will also be loaded.
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 January 1948, Page 5
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