A warning by the Irgun Zvai Leumi that it will fight not only in “Palestine but also abroad,” if the Haganah begins operations against it, was voiced here last night over the Irgun’s underground radio.
“We warn the Yishuv of the imminence of full-fledged fratricidal war if any one tries to stand in our way,” the broadcast said, adding that “all declarations by the Jewish National Council that it wants to free the Yishuv of extortion by self-defence against domination by terror constitute only camouflage.” It branded as “traitors and Vichyites” the leaders of the Jewish community, who, they charged have promised the British to calm down Palestine, and are, therefore, “liquidating the fight against the outer enemy and turning their force inward.”
The broadcast referred to an alleged agreement between the Haganah and the Irgun made in November, 1945, presumably covering joint action, and stated that the Irgun stood by the agreement. “If they (the Haganah) have laid down their arms and if ‘treacherous leaders accept partition, we will combat it,” the broadcaster said. “We will never allow the homeland to be converted into a ghetto. We will never give up Jerusalem. There will be no capitulation, but a fight for full liberation.”
FLOGGING OF MINORS REMAINS IN FORCE IN FORCE IN PALESTINE; AGE REDUCED
The Palestine Government announced today that flogging will no longer be used as a means of judicial punishment for youths over 16 years of age. Up to now, the maximum age for flogging was 18.
A report from Damascus says that the Syrian parliament today voted 1,000,000 Syrian pounds (about $456,000) for activities on behalf of Palestine Arabs. The money will be transferred immediately to the secretariat of the Arab League, the report said.
Sir Henry Gurney, chief secretary of the government, announced that the preliminary annual budget for the fiscal year beginning this April will be $92,000,000. In 1946, he said, Palestine exported $92,000,000 worth of goods and imported $276,000,000 worth.
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