, . / \ ! the pouce eit\ltftion In Belsstine Bescher Biuad of ths ~cret@xlat //I It coA%13t3 of a iTleadqua.rtsr8 (iA JerumlEB) aAd SIX police alstrlcte In cacc~8 with the admninestr8tivo dlviaio~ of the country. The dlstrfcts ~Of'tb pouch e&Q the fol&owlng: J+wuss~, udd.a (E.Q.Jaffa), Glfa, &z&r, Gazmr~~(R,Q.lBIeLblus), Oallle% (Hd.Q.&zts~etb). The p&sonael serving et 3kidq&~sre it3 app3mx3mately 400-500. Of th8sei about fifty per cent are polohe persayl, the other fifty per cent nuomb& Of pt3rSOaXre~ fo a dbtrict 8.Q. 1% 100-150, of w$ich tie prOpO~lOn of poll08 p8re~nxselconp3di wilt23 eiv%liasle is 75-25. Of the police personnel eerv~ at police X.Q.,md dietrict ltP.Q.'e, aza.the average about fifty per cent ar% BzWileh, tvmty-flv% par cent Arab, adi twmty-five per cent Jwieh, c ~ccordAx@'to whether the axxm of the distrfct lra premtily Arab ok Jewlah. IA moth mixed area8 Arexbe.and Jews work to@iber. * The'Dletrlct H.Q& have urider thels c- police divielcms, of which ' there are between two &l oev$rn in each dktrlct, The dlvlelone qaln have md5r their cm a number of police stat;o~s, police paste, frontier control poets and coast guard atatfom, varying In nur&sr in the different dletrlctf3 fro& about YXtea3;n to thlrty . The totd&b%P of poUc% personza%3.,~nPaX%etin% b&s varied coxmlderably I during the period of the kindate, according to the general security eltuatlon IA the OOuAtry. -/ l COPY/k@ The strength of the police in Fsleotfns iu eho"vu below for the yeare 193% We, ens.' 1948. It &ould be mted t&at the police and prfeon eerv~cea \ waxi eeparatca8 frm the pouce in 1945 6nd that th% fQl.lm38 for 1948 Britl8h Officera (*peetore ixacPudsd) l>% 344 228 1) - .;*--.: ! Pd.%etinleLn Offif2ere ( u It ) xi.6 133 133 pjkitleh other r&e 3&9 s,5= 3r 359 t Pacwmnwl w " i ~$549 3,434 3,115 T4?xlQor~ aahdit1oncdLpollice m 5,949 4.73.l TOti1 9s @7 15,373 u, 546 The temporary addItionA police In lg48 Z&,.X ix&o three categories: 0x1 gemral duties 3, ?a --. , s%tt~nt Police 1,756 I /_ Mlml~lpal POl.lC% ---i&L . 2) -Jewish aettl.a.ent police connected with the Sf%XSitJ of Jewleh / E3&bl.&8~and paid from 6overmnent funda; 3) !i!he suuniclgal po33ce fornsd recently, vith the eituatlon after Withdrawal of the B&tlsh fi&?dtistration an 15 i&y in Viev. It i8 , formad both on the, Arab dnd the Jeviah eide in entirely JevZsh . &mntsd police (not In cities] I . ! , , ,‘-. , ; ‘ i j \ / -.. , .I f . ,: 1 j (, _- / / 1: r I higher adrnlnler+-&ive officere, Thue the nunbar of Ambe or &we with expesitm: .E ., : ::,. _- ---------1; , il .t am/h3 -4- 1. xmlnly due to the relatively low x=&e8 of mymen* applkable to Paleatinlane. Theil poUce I.Q. statloJns or poprte ex+e tq a eonslderabti degree eltuated 'In Covtzxupxat-=d boi+.nge, of whlcb tp 2.ist is attached. About sltiy of the qproxkxately ll0 buil.dlngps were built between Il.939 and 1944, a8 a rcglault of the finaina;s of the Tegegt Coaeelon. !Eheee hotmes wa-e bull: tith t). view to,h+a ea~l3q deftied by a isinzimm fox=ce anrP are really MB&& fortre855~ l Thirteen of these bu.Udinp aLso have facllitlee for other Covet activities. The m&i stores for the Pa&e&be gal&e have beea under the contmL of the Police H.Q. Alfso the msln work&opa have been under the Polices E.Q, v&10le5 is the la Easfa, Thdor the a,& th% divisions have been the . atox- aocountiq unit63 with t3inaller btoms.for ii&b ne&e. All police poreonnel in Palestine QXW tsa.mya weapons, either rifle 'or pletoL, Apmt A?an ?&its the police have a number of other weapontp and 8QtipE23Xit a~ shown in the AppexadQma 1 to 4. * For the moat part, pollce'supgllers, I.e. xatianrs, petrol, and oil, etc, are"at tie &?.cmmt obtained locxU~ frcm BrltO& Army autborltlee. IUnety- tif3 point flvtt per cent of aU equip3rq 1.~3. clothin&, BP~ISLI,and ammunl- tion, vtUcle8, tsaddlw, signal equlpmssnt (W/T) etc, 3s obtained from theUnlt6dElx@omctgSln13tpspnt fromPaleatlx~3Cov ex7mlentfuuds. The 0.5 per cent, I.e. officwms and inspectors' uniforms, cex+taln itams of furniture, stc, are obtalnkd by local ~LWCJUNW. _’ .- - ‘\ / .-, -\ .; // L ,’ ;-- / / , 7 . : \ ‘r , ,’ _-7 .. ,I \ (.’ - 1 . .I : i * , ’ (1) Rifles of which 3,713 are held by the Jewish Settlement foX.ce, 3,073 by the Arab :L:unicipal kolice and the remainder by the kitish and ral4tinian ResuLar I oUce, Temporary I"idditional and Supernumerary r'olice and on formation ckrge to various Regular Police forma- tions and i.n store, , J 12) Light l'iachine Guns of which 4e are on charge to Lhe Jewish Settlement Police and the remainder on formation charge to Regular F'olice ! formations and in store only, (3) .Automatic Weapons 1,000 - held by British FoLice yersor~~el and in store, /~ (4) Fistols 2,600 - dlstx%buted throughout all‘sections of the Force and in store, / (5) Grs&sr Guns of which 377 are held by the Jawlsh Settlepent Felice and the remainder by -\ other formations' and in store, / I I ! I ,. i -: It nil1 be noted that: these ams are dispersed throughout Palestine, : amongst al1 sections of the Force. /i r.,, , . :/. , ;, . I AFF.%WCX2 MOTOR VEHICLRS _. ( Armoured light recq,nnaissance Cars 9s , ,- Locally manufactured armoured cars ,,---. Armoured personnel carriers ‘. Troop carriers (3 ton) ,-, i Trucks (3 ton) .- . Trucks (8 cwt. and 15 cwto) ‘, ’ Saloon and Utility WfP Cars Saloons, Utild.ties.and pick-ups Service vehicles, various, i,e, “Dog Vans, water carts, Storage trucks, breakdown vehicles, ex W/T vans without W/f equipment, / \ one ambulance, etc, 55 ,-, ~ T Motor Cycles 71 . &II:; of the above fleet of vehicles were purchased before the war, or purchased sedond hand from the Yar Department during the war, -------s-o-P It will be necessary'to retain certain of the Felice vehicles * .after . 15 May and until final evacuationof the British Security Forces, a--AF'FIl;raDIS3* . / STATE DOKAIN FROPBRTIES CR CH.r;.FK;Ew-w- TO K&ICE .Y -.-.-&.-&~,~,--- ., I----__---------IIps____oy_______ ----...D----P---~-~opp - 'DISTRICT STATION -OR POST N.%AR=T TO.44 PNP OH VILLAGE CO-GilDIM. TZ ’ ‘* .I------s-r.e-,r-,-------___---_-__ --------==~--------_-__p______________o_ GALlLEE Metulla Felice Post Ketu13_a 134 298 DISTRICT Khalisa Folfco Station Kh:a.sn 203 293, 'Rosh Pina P,S, Rosh Fina 201 26q Jim Binat Yacoub F,C,P. Jisr Binat 269 269 Yatxmb Nebi Yusha P.F, Nebi Yusha 202 330 Salha F.F, Salha 134 277 Sa'aa P.?. Sat 3a 184 272 Farradiya P.F. Farsadiya 191 261 Safad P.S. Safad 197 264 Safad D,H,Q. Safad 197 264 ,Tiberias D.H,Q. and P,S. Tibesias 199 244 Samakh F,S. Sakh 205 235 Jisr El Hajamie F,F, Jisr Zl I::sjmie 202 224 Beisan P.S. IMean 197 232 Shatta,F.P. Shatta 190 21.7 El Hame F.F. El_ Ifm&e 213 233 Acre D.H.Q. and F.S. Acre 157 259 Najd El Krm F.P, Kajd El Km 175 258 Bassa F.P. , Baosa I.68 274 Iqrit F.F. Iqrit I-76 276 Tavshiha P.P. Tarshiha 175 269 Nazareth District H.Qs and F.S. Nazareth 1'77 233 Affuleh P.S. Affuleh 177 224 Nahalal F,P. Nahalal 169 233 Ras En Naqura F.C.P. _ Ras En Naqura 160 277 HAIFA Mestern F.S. , Haifa 149 247 DISTRICT Eastern P.S. Waifa 151 245 Yazour F.S. Yazour 157 238 i ’ F.C. Uaifa Fort -- Hsifa 150 247 Zichron P auacov F.S. * Zichron Y atacov 145 220 Qiryat Haim F.S. Qiryat H aim 157 247 :. Hadera Y,S. Haciera 14.2 204 ATHLIT F,S; Athlit 147 235 Jallsma P.S. Jallma 159 236 Xarkour P.P. KZLPkOUP 153 209 .: Shefa Am F.S. Shefa Amr 166 246 _ Givat Olga Coast Guard Stn. Givat Olga 139 206 I SABARIA _ Nabius Ru&l . idablus 175 180 DISTRICT PJablus Urban Nablus 176 179, \I c Nablus D.H.Q. Nablua 176 180 Tubas F.F. Tubas 185 191 Jiftlik F.S, Jiftlik 196 172 Salfit F.S. * Salfit 167 165 ,c. Tulkarm,D.H.Q. and P.S. Tulkarm 153 191 Qalqilia P.S. .s . Qalqilia 147 178 .T, Khirbet Bcit Lid P,S. Khirbet Beit Lid 141 192 ' Afar Vitkin Coast Guard Stn, Afar Vitkin 137 198 p > fel Mond F.F, Tel I!ond 140 184 Jenin D.H.Q. and F.S. Jenin 177 207 -;- 7 Lajjun F.F. La>jun 168 220 Silat Ed Dahar F.'F, SiLat ed Dahnr i69 193 \,A’\ j2AZj ‘, DISTRICT STATION OR F03T ' N&VGC:T l’$& ,.\ OR VIJ2,Ac-E: CO=GRDIEJATE ' -:-sd----o----------a--^------- -_0_-------O------_I__-=._-.P----_---U-C--II--_---C-V-_-I-._ LYDX Petach Tiqva D.H,Q, and F.9, t .&ah Tiqva :139 147 ' _* DISTRICT Ramat Gan F,S, hi?at Gari 133 166 ‘Sidna Ali Coast Guard Stn, 3 i dI?a Ali 132 177 Ra'anana F,S. iifsr Sabz 141 175 Ramle D.&Q. R?!$.e 139 148 Latrun P,F, I Lztrun lib8 138 Dcir Qaddis F,F, Deir Qaddis 151, 151.