Gurion Hints Hagahah Will Launch Attack on Terrorists; Hits Police Complicity

A warning that the Haganh may soon be called on ##or an open attack against terrorist groups was given here today by David Ben Gurion, ##airman of the Jewish Agency executive, addressing a special session of the Jewish ##tional Council.“It is said that we face civil war,” Fen Gurion declared in a blistering attack on the extrenmists. “That is incorrect — we are now engaged in civil war, and ## action of the Haganah might stop it. There is no contact between us and the terrorists,” he continued, “therefore, if we are compelled to approach them, we will speak to them in the only language they understand. If it becomes necessary, the ##ishuv’s organized power will be directed against them, even if the Palestine police ## some of their officers attempt to interfere.”Ben Gurion charged that some Palestine police officers not only favored the terrorists, but were in contact with them. “We have no share in the administration of Palestine and cannot examine the peculiar behavior of the police which apparently ##oes not want to suppress terrorism,” he added.

SAYS JEWS IN”TERRIBLE POSITION, BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT”

Ben Gurion’s warning of imminent operations against the terrorists came on the heels of a series of clashes between the Irgun and the left-wing anti-terrorist Hashomer Hazair which have been occurring sporadically for several days, particularly in Rishon Le Zion. Several youths have been injured.

Meanwhile, police today carried out intensive raids throughout the country, presumably in search of the perpetrators of the Haifa refinery blast, responsibility for which was assumed last night by the Stern Group. The searchers concentrated on Jerusalem, but few arrests were made. A gray hazs still hung over Haifa as the oil tanks set afire yesterday continued to blaze, Authorities estimate that 7,000 tons of oil have already been consumed. High oil company officials met today to discuss a scheme for distributing available stocks.