The Archive · 1937

To Be Stopped

Firm Measures to Curb Palestine Unrest

Jerusalem, Oct. 2.

Police and military patrols "have been intensified throughout Palestine and Transjordan following the sensational developments yesterday Ju the arrest of several High Arab officials, including Hussein Khalidi, the Mayor of Jerusalem, and the outlawing.of the Arab Higher. Committee and all its constituent bodies.

These developments were pre~ cipitated by the murder of Mr. Lewis Andrews, District Commissioner of Galilee, who was shot while leaving the Angelican Church at Nazareth last Sunday.

All police leave has been cancelled, while the departure of the battalion of the Royal Sussex for Egypt has been cancelled, although the Black Watch has arrived according schedule.

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