Jewish volunteers in Palestine are being armed as fast as equipment can be found for them, according to official American dispatches from Jerusalem today. Whether any United States lease-lend material is being sent through the Red Sea route for use in the Middle Eastern campaign remained a “military secret” here.
A British Embassy spokesman said lack of equipment was hindering efforts of British military authorities to enlist Jewish volunteers.
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