Five hundred Iraq Arabs have arrived in Transjordan to organize as nuclei for bands which will become active in Palestine when they deem it necessary, it was reported tonight. They are said to be commanded by Fawzi Bey el Kaukaji, Syrian terrorist leader, regarded as “public enemy number 1” by the Palestine authorities during recent disorders.
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